Commis

If you're tracking the Johnston Street dining circuit, your first stop is Commis. A modern wine bar and restaurant—moody, brooding, and intensely cozy. The floor staff operate with immaculate *mise en place*, shaking up bone-dry martinis while dropping serious cocktail knowledge. The kitchen keeps things tight and relentlessly focused. Impeccably fresh seafood. Killer pasta. Crusty bread slathered in wildly rich cultured butter. Those who know the Collingwood scene single out the unmatched synergy of the team here—every plate and pour feels perfectly orchestrated. Finish with a decadent *babka au rhum* and a sharp apricot brandy. Intimate. Atmospheric. Unmissable.