FK

What is FK? Set along St. Clair Avenue West near Arlington, FK is the intimate fine-dining dining room helmed by husband-and-wife duo Chef Frank Parhizgar and Shawn Cooper. Cooper styled the room in soft blues, pristine white table linens, and warm accent lighting, with seating spread across an inviting dining room, a marble bar counter, and a seasonal patio. Parhizgar fuses classical French technique with Canadian provenance, keeping the restaurant firmly on the Michelin Guide's recommended list.

FK Menu & What to Order Dinner opens with an exceptional, complimentary basket of warm house-baked breads and infused compound butter—a signature standard kept alive from the duo's Frank's Kitchen days. The seasonal menu delivers precise plates like escargot bourguignon paired with melt-in-your-mouth wagyu short rib, rich duck egg yolk raviolo with shaved truffle, and pan-seared sablefish with miso butter. Parhizgar is a certified sommelier overseeing a 400-bottle cellar, offering curated wine pairings alongside mid-week multi-course tasting menus; vegetarian diners are accommodated with advance notice, and nobody should leave without ordering the goat-milk cheesecake.

Know Before You Go FK manages its own reservations rather than using third-party booking apps, so plan to call the direct reservation hotline (416-551-9731), which is staffed Tuesday through Saturday starting at 1:30 p.m. Prime Friday and Saturday evening slots fill weeks ahead for date nights and anniversaries. Commuters can hop on the 512 St. Clair streetcar directly to Arlington Avenue, with metered street parking available along St. Clair.