The Nameless Restaurant: A Cozy Cooking Fantasy by Tao Wong

There is a restaurant in Toronto. Its entrance is announced only by a simple, unadorned wooden door, varnished to a beautiful shine but without paint, hidden beside dumpsters and a fire escape. There is no sign, no indication of what lies behind the door. If you do manage to find the restaurant, the décor is dated and worn. Homey, if one were to be generous. The service is atrocious, the proprietor a grouch. The regulars are worse: silent, brooding, and unfriendly to newcomers. There is no set menu, alternating with the whim and whimsy of the owner. The selection of wine and beer is sparse or non-existent at times, and the prices for everything outrageous. There is a restaurant in Toronto that is magically hidden, whose service is horrible, and whose food is divine. This is the story of the Nameless Restaurant.

Adult • Fantasy/Cozy, Low, Mundane, and Slice of Life • Fantasy/Contemporary

arianavictoria book blogger

The Nameless Restaurant feels like a mashup of the richness of a Studio Ghibli film and the food passion of Food Wars. It’s just an all around cozy read.

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OneReadingNurse book blogger

Definitely made me hungry but might have appreciated it more having read Hidden Wishes first

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