BizBash
  • Production & Strategy
  • Catering & Design
  • Event Tech & Virtual
  • Venues & Destinations
  • Meetings & Trade Shows
  • Sports
  • Advertise
  • Events
Topics
  • Production & Strategy
  • Catering & Design
  • Event Tech & Virtual
  • Venues & Destinations
  • Meetings & Trade Shows
  • Sports
  • Advertise
  • Events
  • Industry Buzz
  • BizBash Lists
Resources
  • On-Demand
  • White Papers & E-Books
  • Podcast
  • Magazine
  • Events
  • Awards
  • Subscribe
User Tools
Follow BizBash
Instagram iconLinkedIn iconFacebook iconTwitter X icon Pinterest iconYouTube iconTikTok
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Get Featured
  • Press Releases
  • Newsletter Signup
  • Subscribe to Magazine
Follow BizBash
Instagram iconLinkedIn iconFacebook iconTwitter X icon Pinterest iconYouTube iconTikTok
  • Production & Strategy
  • Catering & Design
  • Event Tech & Virtual
  • Venues & Destinations
  • Meetings & Trade Shows
  • Sports
  • Advertise
  • Events
  • On-Demand
  • White Papers & E-Books
  • Podcast
  • Magazine
  • Events
  • Awards
  • Subscribe
  1. Venues & Destinations
  2. Canada
  3. Toronto

BLD: Modern Old Toronto Restaurant With a Semiprivate Room for 18

Carla Warrilow
June 3, 2011

The upscale BLD in historic Old Toronto—short for "breakfast, lunch, dinner"—serves bistro fare centred on local, seasonal ingredients.

Inspired by classic New York diners, the venue's clean lines and black, white, and red colour scheme are matched with spacious leather booths, intimate tables, a long bar, and a host station that can double as a DJ booth. A custom-made chandelier acts as a focal point, reflecting light down the length of the dining room.

The 2,300-square-foot space has seating for 50 and standing room for 63, and can accommodate intimate events like a cocktail party or a corporate dinner. A semiprivate room is sectioned off with red glass and comes outfitted with audio and video-projection equipment.

Chef Marcus Montiero will customize the menu for events. The only requirements? Ingredients must be local and in season, as he only works with the freshest produce.

E20707sag
Photo: Courtesy of BLD
The semiprivate room seats 18 and is sectioned off with red glass. It comes equipped with audio and video-projection equipment.
The semiprivate room seats 18 and is sectioned off with red glass. It comes equipped with audio and video-projection equipment.
Photo: Courtesy of BLD
A custom-made chandelier reflects light in the main dining area. The bar runs the length of the space, and tables can be removed to accommodate a cocktail party.
A custom-made chandelier reflects light in the main dining area. The bar runs the length of the space, and tables can be removed to accommodate a cocktail party.
Photo: Courtesy of BLD
Black leather booths are reminiscent of a New York diner.
Black leather booths are reminiscent of a New York diner.
Latest in Toronto
Warwick Le Crystal – Montréal
Canada
5 New Venues in East Canada for Fall 2023 Meetings and Events
Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
Canada
6 New Venues in East Canada for Summer 2023 Meetings and Events
Hyatt Centric Ville-Marie Montréal
Canada
5 New Venues in East Canada for Spring 2023 Meetings and Events
Muir, Autograph Collection
Canada
5 New Venues in East Canada for Fall 2022 Meetings and Events
Related Stories
E20696so
Toronto
New Rosedale Shop Offers Sweets and Customizable Gifts
E20704standalone
Toronto
Polo Fund-Raiser Brings Real and Wooden Horses Downtown for Heart and Stroke Foundation
E20691sa
Toronto
One King West: Luxury Hotel Gets $2 Million Renovation, Offers Dynamic Event Spaces
E20664sol
Toronto
Japanese-Inspired Bridgepoint Health Benefit Breaks Fund-Raising Record
More in Toronto
Canada
5 New Venues in East Canada for Fall 2023 Meetings and Events
Take a peek at these buzzworthy restaurants, hotels, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in East Canada.
Warwick Le Crystal – Montréal
Canada
6 New Venues in East Canada for Summer 2023 Meetings and Events
Take a peek at these buzzworthy restaurants, hotels, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in East Canada.
Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
Canada
5 New Venues in East Canada for Spring 2023 Meetings and Events
Take an inside look at these trending restaurants, resorts, meeting and event spaces, and more recently opened in East Canada.
Hyatt Centric Ville-Marie Montréal
Canada
5 New Venues in East Canada for Fall 2022 Meetings and Events
Take a peek at these buzz-worthy restaurants, hotels, meetings and event spaces, and more recently opened in East Canada.
Muir, Autograph Collection
Toronto
9 New Venues in Toronto for Summer 2022 Meetings and Events
Take a peek at these buzz-worthy restaurants, hotels, meetings and event spaces, and more recently opened in Toronto.
Altea Active Liberty Village
Toronto
10 New Venues in Toronto for Spring 2022 Meetings and Events
Take a peek at these buzz-worthy restaurants, hotels, meeting and event spaces and more recently opened in Toronto.
Gladstone House
Most Popular
Brands & Event Pros
Meet the BizBash Most Influential Event Profs of the Past 25 Years
Experiential Marketing, Activations & Sponsorships
40 Cool Event Ideas You May Have Missed From YouTube, Backstreet Boys, and More
Sports
WNBA All-Star Weekend 2025: How Brands Engaged Fans During the League’s Record-Setting Event
Strategy
How Shopify Shook Up the Traditional Conference Playbook
Experiential Marketing, Activations & Sponsorships
How Legacy Sponsors Showed Up at the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture
Sports
What You Didn’t See on TV at the 2025 ESPYS
Toronto
10 New Venues in Toronto for Fall 2021 Meetings and Events
Take a peek at these buzz-worthy restaurants, hotels, meeting and event spaces and more recently opened in Toronto.
Harriet's Toronto
Toronto
5 New Venues in Toronto for Summer 2021 Meetings and Events
Take a peek at these buzz-worthy restaurants, hotels, meeting and event spaces and more recently opened in Toronto.
Lavender Menace
Event Production & Fabrication
How Pride Toronto Plans to Pull Off a 'Phygital' Festival
The 40-year-old festival's executive director explains how the team is hosting over 70 individual events, including weekly online programming, a virtual parade and a series of physically distanced art installations.
Trans Pride, seen here in 2019, will take place virtually this year along with Dyke Pride and the Pride Parade.
Toronto
5 New Venues in Toronto for Spring 2021 Meetings and Events
Take a peek at these buzz-worthy restaurants, hotels, meeting and event spaces and more that recently opened in Toronto.
Minami Toronto
North America
18 Most Anticipated Event Venues in Canada for 2021
These soon-to-open hotels, restaurants and other event venues are ideal spots for your 2021 gatherings.
W Toronto's rooftop bar and restaurant
Canada
This Week in Canada: a Scuba Santa Show, Massey Hall’s Massive Renovation, Canadian Live Music Initiatives, and More
BizBash's new Canada-focused column covers the week's biggest event news.
For its 15th year, Montreal’s electronic dance party Igloofest is being moved online from Jan. 14 to Feb. 6, 2021.
Page 1 of 83
Next Page
BizBash
Follow BizBash
Instagram iconLinkedIn iconFacebook iconTwitter X icon Pinterest iconYouTube iconTikTok
  1. Privacy Policy
  2. CCPA: Do Not Sell My Personal Info
  3. Contact Us
  4. Site Map
© 2025 Connect Biz, LLC. All rights reserved.