In a competitive city like Toronto, it’s a triumph to stay open for five or 10 years. So 36 years? Now that merits a standing ovation. Gio Rana’s Really Really Nice Restaurant serves Italian cuisine in Leslieville , the large nose adorning its exterior one of the most recognizable restaurant facades in the city. (Say you’re going for dinner at the Nose and most people will know what you’re talking about.)

Where Chefs Eat

Where Chefs Eat is a weekly series that asks Toronto chefs and restaurant owners to name their favourite places to dine in the city: where they go for everything from weekend brunch to late-night cravings, fancy dinners to dessert.

This week: Margio Rana, Gio Rana’s Really Really Nice Restaurant

Known for: Running a Leslieville institution famous for Italian c

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