It’s an exciting time for Liberty Village these days. First came Liberty Belle Bistro, then The Beer Boutique. Now, a new restaurant from the team behind South of Temperance and Joy Bistro Bar is on the horizon. Williams Landing, tentatively set for a mid-July opening, is bringing with it a fresh and local approach to food, not to mention a spacious 175-seat patio.
General Manager Jay Costescu tells us that the new restaurant’s menu, headed up by executive chef Marco D’Angelo (formerly of e11even), will feature Latin, Moroccan and Italian influences, among others. He’s not giving away many specifics just yet, but there will be a pizza oven, and mains are expected to range from $17-$28.
Ingredients will be sourced locally and organically, where possible, and nearly everything will be made in-house, including smoked and cured meats. Suppliers include Beretta Organic Farms and the Ontario Food Terminal (a produce buyer will be heading there every morning to buy fresh Ontario produce).
At 5,000-square feet, it’s a sizeable restaurant, seating around 400 with the patio. It also has a tangible green bent: the building has silver LEED certification and there’s a canopy over the patio to collect rainwater (so as not to waste city water on landscaping and such). Decor, by McMillan Design, will be “slick but comfortable,” Costescu says. A vague descriptor, perhaps, but then again, there’s less than a month until the restaurant is set to open.
Williams Landing, 120 Lynn Williams Street