Restorations ready a downtown Toronto niche for the next generation

As the second decade of the 2000s hit Toronto, the old Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant on Richmond Street West just wasn’t luring them in as much any more. So, by 2015, the neon waves were shut off and a big “For Lease” sign took the place of the little, posted catch-of-the-day menu.

Today, the quirky little building that had been wedged between the stately, columned Graphic Arts Building and the red brick building at 67 Richmond St. W. is only a memory. And, in its place, two ceremonial gates clad in luscious, Italian, blue-glazed brick lead the way to a new, outdoor dining spot.