Nyood
Opulent high ceilings and stainless steel doors at Nyood (pronounced nude) set the mood for this resto/nightclub, where owner Hanif Harji and chef Roger Mooking (the duo behind King Street East’s Kultura) brought in designers Hamid Samad and Sara Parisotto of Commute Home to deck out the space’s sweeping interior with über-hip lighting fixtures with exposed bulbs and industrial cords, walls covered in handwritten words or textured to look like tree bark, and a polished Cipollini marble bar. The tapas menu is crafted for sharing: lamb fougasse flatbread with goat cheese and roasted tomatoes, artisanal charcuterie and braised short ribs, followed by chocolate espresso mousse, among other sugar-infused desserts. $$