3. Buonanotte
Buonanotte Toronto is a new outpost of the Montreal-based restaurant and lounge. The decor includes leather and hardwood furniture against a backdrop of a vintage-photo feature wall. Buonanotte has several options for private events, including a buyouts for 375-person receptions or seated dinners of as many as 170. Partial buyouts are available for smaller events.
Photo: Courtesy of Buonanotte
9. Que Supper Club
Scheduled to open by early April, Que Supper Club is a two-story venue with a private event space. The first-floor restaurant, which seats 130, will serve barbecue, kebabs, and other Portuguese-style dishes. The upper level is available for private events of as many as 200 people. Both levels will be available for buyout. Late nights on Friday and Saturday, the entire space will be converted into a dance club with standing room for 2,500.
Photo: Courtesy of Que Supper Club
10. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives
Following a renovation, the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives offers several spaces for events. The Courthouse holds as many as 100 people with its theatre-style setup. A glass-enclosed lounge in the former Hydro Building—now an art gallery—has its own bar and provides downtown views. It has room for receptions of as many as 40 guests. The former Peel County Jail’s exercise yard is now a garden, featuring a surrounding 20-foot stone wall.
Photo: Azure Blue Photography
5. 2nd Floor
A private event space, 2nd Floor is an open-concept 3,000-square-foot space with an industrial feel highlighted by exposed brick walls and large bright windows. It features a 36-foot bar with custom light boxes, an elevated DJ booth, and audiovisual equipment. The venue has the capacity for 160 seated or 215 standing and can be used for launches, concerts, previews, runway shows, film and photo shoots, and more. 2nd Floor offers in-house catering of local, seasonally sourced items from executive chef Jon Lovett.
Photo: Courtesy of 2nd Floor Events
