The Barrel Yards | 25 fl | U/C

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What places, other than Morty's (as I know that place well) do you recommend? Morty's obviously for wings, tho.

• Mimo Thai tops my list. Best Thai curry in KW by far, as good as the best of Toronto.
  
• Bao is a popular spot.
  
• Gol's Lanzhou Noodle is a great hand-pulled Chinese noodle spot. Originally run by immigrants in Montreal, this is their second location.
  
• Sugar Marmalade is notable for being an Asian dessert place, and probably the only dessert place open until 2am in KW.
  
• Bogda makes authentic Uyghur food, and is probably the only local place to. They're known for their noodles.
  
• Countless bubble tea places are in the university area, and nowhere else in KW.
  

There's lots more, but this is off topic for the thread. Almost all those places are in newly built Northdale retail spaces, and many of them inside the neighbourhood (rather than University/King/Columbia).

Northdale is definitely becoming one of the most interesting areas in KW. The design may not always be great, but the pedestrian-first retail in the middle of the neighbourhood makes me think that in 10-20 years it'll be a destination in a way Barrel Yards won't be.