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Taste Bender
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Canadian flag TORONTO MADE. CHEF CREATED.

BEND THE
ORDINARY.

Your usual, with a twist.

Crispy katsu. Buttery biscones. Seriously good coffee.
Original recipes, made in-house on College Street.

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GOOD FOOD. GOOD PEOPLE. NO SHORTCUTS.
A spread of Taste Bender sandwiches, fresh biscones, desserts and drinks
BIG FLAVOUR.ZERO
BORING.THAT’S OUR THING.
MEET YOUR NEW REGULARA little bit of everything
MADE FROM SCRATCHBENT WITH IMAGINATIONSERVED WITH LOVERIGHT HERE IN TORONTO

MEET THE MIND BEHIND THE MENU

ONE CHEF.
ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.

Chef Danny Kim grew up watching Chef Choi — every show he appeared on, every book he was mentioned in, and eventually a seat at his restaurant. They connected in 2020, and Chef Choi told him he’d be watching back. In January 2026 the invitation came: a stage at Choi Dot, where every chef on the line made time to teach him.

He brought that home to College Street. From Toronto’s night markets to our own counter, Taste Bender runs on the same curiosity — a biscuit that meets a scone, a familiar sandwich with a completely original twist. Influences that shouldn’t work together, made to.

Chef DKCREATOR, TASTE BENDER
Chef DK with Chef Choi in the kitchen at Choi Dot, during his stage in January 2026
Choi Dot, January 2026. Learning from Chef Choi.

YOUR NEXT GOOD FOOD DETOUR

FOLLOW
THE YELLOW.

Pull up a chair. Grab something for the road.
Make us your new College Street ritual.

Get directions
COME ON OVER

316 College Street

Toronto, Ontario
Just west of Spadina.

WHEN TO FIND US

Tuesday–Sunday
Closed Mondays

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✳ GOOD THINGS HAPPEN AROUND A TABLE.

YOUR NEXT CRAVING IS CALLING.

LET’S EAT.
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