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| - Walking through the polished wood doors at Bar Mercurio, transports the bloor street pedestrian into Europe. Or a bougie facismile thereof.
Either way, the long narrow room, beautiful bar, royal blue accents, little round tables and open kitchen make for a pleasing space, while the simple Italian menu (salad, pizza and pasta) and good Italian wine list pleasure the mouth.
I'm addicted to the calabrese pizza with a douse of chili oil for good measure; but regularly wish I could also order an omelette (comes topped with sour cream and caviar). The pastas are well done, though the gnocchi is often heavy in texture. Of the salads, I've only tried the tuscan bean, which has been different each time, and never really on the mark (too much bean; too much chicken; too much onion; not enough of anything etc.).
All in all, its my favourite place on this part of Bloor West, and a lovely spot to enjoy a glass of wine and some well done thin crust za.
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