| Conejo Negro | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | November 1, 2023 [1] |
| Owner(s) | Diego Diaz [2] Lamine Martindale [2] Alycia Wahn [2] |
| Manager(s) | Lamine Martindale [2] |
| Head chef | Alycia Wahn [3] |
| Food type | Caribbean Creole Latin American |
| Rating | Bib Gourmand (Michelin Guide) |
| Street address | 838 College Street |
| City | Toronto, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Website | conejonegrotoronto |
Conejo Negro (English: Black Rabbit) is a restaurant located in the Little Italy neighbourhood of Toronto's West End.
The restaurant opened in November 2023, serving a combination of Caribbean, Creole, and Latin American cuisine. [4] [5] It is co-owned by three friends: Alycia Wahn, who runs the kitchen; Diego Diaz, who oversees the bar; and Lamine Martindale, who manages the service. [2]
The business's name, Conejo Negro (Spanish for "black rabbit") references the Chinese Zodiac symbol for the year the restaurant opened, 2023. [5]
Wahn cites her time living in Southern United States cities Memphis, Nashville, and New Orleans as influences in her creations, including the Creole spice mix used in many dishes. [3] The restaurant seeks to make the majority of its dishes from scratch, including house-made butter. [3]
The business was named a Bib Gourmand restaurant by the Michelin Guide at Toronto's 2024 Michelin Guide ceremony, one of four new awardees that year. [6] A Bib Gourmand recognition is awarded to restaurants who offer "exceptionally good food at moderate prices." In its review, Michelin commended the restaurant's "generously portioned" Creole, Caribbean and Latin cuisine, including spiced firecracker shrimp, braised beef, and fried chicken. [6] The restaurant's co-owner and general manager, Lamine Martindale, also won Michelin's 'Service Award' at the 2024 Toronto ceremony. [2]
The restaurant also made Toronto Life magazine's annual list of Toronto's best new restaurants in 2024. [3]
The Michelin Guides are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few restaurants in certain geographic areas. Michelin also publishes the Green Guides, a series of general guides to cities, regions, and countries.
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