{"id":551148,"date":"2026-03-21T12:21:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T12:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/551148\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T12:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T12:21:20","slug":"family-run-montreal-restaurant-opens-first-toronto-diner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/551148\/","title":{"rendered":"Family-run Montreal restaurant opens first Toronto diner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re on the hunt for a new spot to enjoy a comforting meal in Toronto, look no further. A family-run Montreal restaurant has expanded to Ontario with the opening of its first Toronto diner.<\/p>\n<p>This March, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVwLKRBCSEj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Spano\u2019s Diner<\/a> unveiled its new location in the city at 1 Hafis Rd. in North York.<\/p>\n<p>Known in Montreal as Pizza Spano, the restaurant has been around for four decades. And the Toronto opening marks the second ever Spano\u2019s location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor 40 years, our family has served Quebec,\u201d according to the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow \u2014 for the first time \u2014 we\u2019re bringing it to Toronto.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the menu, visitors will find traditional pizzas made with hand-tossed dough, freshly cooked subs, souvlaki, comforting pasta dishes, flame-grilled burgers, Montreal smoked meats, and plant-based alternatives. Spano\u2019s is also known for its big portions and loaded toppings.<\/p>\n<p>Following the grand opening on March 6, the restaurant is now open for both dine in and take out and is also available on delivery services including Uber Eats, DoorDash and SkipTheDishes.<\/p>\n<p>But if you will be enjoying your meal inside of the restaurant, expect true diner vibes with red booths and memorabilia plastered on the walls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a family business, we believe in creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere where everyone feels at home,\u201d according to the team.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for other new restaurants aside from Spano\u2019s Diner, Canadian-cult favourite chicken brand from British Columbia also launched its first Toronto location this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.com\/things-to-do\/food-and-drink\/dl-chicken-toronto-opening-2026\/article_9cbe60a4-41c9-570c-b2a9-47334333f092.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DL Chicken<\/a>, which first opened in Vancouver in 2018, has now brought its celebrated Nashville hot chicken concept to 538 Manning Ave. at Harbord St.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant was founded by Toronto native Doug Stephen, who built a career in the city\u2019s restaurant scene before relocating to Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith its Toronto opening, Stephen brings the concept back to his hometown in a full-circle moment for the brand,\u201d according to the team, which opened its doors in the city on March 20.<\/p>\n<p>And for a full list of the most anticipated restaurant openings in Toronto right now, check out our story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.com\/things-to-do\/food-and-drink\/most-anticipated-restaurant-openings-toronto-march-2026\/article_45205b9c-cf3d-5a2c-843d-5e3834ae258b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here.<\/a> Which spot will you be checking out?<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re on the hunt for a new spot to enjoy a comforting meal in Toronto, look no&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":551149,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[49,48,3302],"class_list":["post-551148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/551149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}