Miss Thing’s Toronto is one of the best Polynesian restaurants in the city.
Located on trendy Queen Street West in Parkdale, Miss Thing’s restaurant is known for its tropical craft cocktail bar and Polynesian-inspired dishes.
Step Inside Miss Thing’s Toronto
The first queer party I attended when I moved to Toronto in 2010 was Big Primpin at Wrong Bar. It was my local watering hole, a quick hop, skip and a jump from my apartment at King and Jameson. What a surprise I received this past August after arriving to dinner to find myself standing inside the familiar space, now transformed into a Bora Bora inspired Tiki Bar!
The space has been totally redesigned and reinterpreted. The live music venue known as Wrong Bar has been sized down and renamed the Coconut Room while a swish restaurant now dubbed Miss Thing’s Toronto, has been decked out in fancy design elements reminiscent of a French Polynesian beach party. I was immediately brought back to the Four Seasons Bora Bora, which I had the pleasure of staying last December while researching the most luxurious honeymoon paradise destinations on earth.
The Queen West restaurant and bar is named after a nickname the owner, Nav Sangha gave his four-year-old daughter. Miss Thing’s Toronto’s interior is designed by Ian Rydberg of Solid Design Build, taking subtle cues from American and Hawaiian tiki culture, and the retro mid-century hotel lobby bars of yesteryear with a fresh modern perspective. You’ll find a sophisticated space featuring pink, white and gold florals splashed across turquoise walls.
Miss Thing’s Toronto Cocktail Bar
Hop up at the bar and you’ll find a wild variety of premium wine and craft beer available. The cocktail program at Miss Thing’s Toronto is what they do best so we’d suggest start your evening by sipping through one of their Hawaiian beach-inspired libations.
The popular Polynesian restaurant’s head barman Robin Wynne offers playful yet decadent tropical cocktail creations.
- Disco Juice: tito’s vodka, cucumber watermelon juice, lemonade
- Caribbean Queen: flor de cana 7 rum, st remy brandy, red wine, pomegranate juice, citrus, ginger beer
- Fuzzy Wawa: daiquiri in a coconut with havana club 3 year rum, coconut lemongrass sake, kaffir lime syrup, coconut bitters
- Matcha Matcha Man: absolut lime vodka, melon liqueur, matcha, pandan, yuzu, lemon, toasted sesame
- Electric Banana: havana club 7 rum, banana liqueur, pineapple, lemon juice, spiced bitters
- Maggie Made Me Do It: margherita with altos blanco tequila, cointreau, red chili, mint, lime, pineapple juice
- Pretty in Pink: altos blanco tequila, st germaine elderflower liqueur, maraschino liqueur,sorrel hibiscus syrup, orange bitters
- Man’s Not Hot: aviation gin, ginger, jalapeno pepper syrup, cilantro, lime, cucumber
- Flower Power: bombay east gin, lillet blanc, martini bianco, house falernum, lavender vanilla bitters, egg white
- Becky With Good Hair: malibu rum liqueur, limoncello, orange brandy, white wine, lavender, lemonade, coconut water
- Moby Daq: daiquiri with goslings black seal rum, ume plum wine, lime juice, spiced bitters
- All Night Oolong: beefeater gin, havana club 3 year, altos tequila, absolut vodka, cointreau. lime, house made cola syrup, oolong tea
- Acceptable in the 80’s: el dorado 3 year rum, blue curacao, coconut syrup, lime, egg white
- Total Eclipse of the Shark: mount gay eclipse rum, lychee cactus pear juice, passion fruit, lime, simple syrup
Miss Thing’s Toronto Menu
Chef Michael Sutherland’s menu at Miss Thing’s Toronto features contemporary and classic Hawaiian and Asian dishes.
If you’re enjoying dinner for two we suggest ordering 4-5 dishes to share at the the table.
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Miss Thing’s Toronto Small Plates
- Pineapple Jicama Salad: pineapple, jicama, mint, crispy sweet potato, peanut satay dressing
- Spicy Grilled Edamame: chili lime salt
- Poke Wonton Tacos: salmon, nori, pickled ginger, wasabi aioli, pineapple ginger tamari, sushi rice, crispy wontons
- Tempura Corn Fritters: corn, sambal aioli, togarashi spice
- Fried Eggplant: szechuan chilli glaze, smoked paprika aioli, pickled radish, scallion
- Kalua Bao: slow cooked kalua pork shoulder or pulled tofu, szechuan sauce, pineapple kimchi slaw
- Chicken Yakitori: skewered grilled chicken, chili lime glaze, peanut satay sauce
- Miso Mussels: portuguese sausage, house made kimchi, charred green onions, miso broth
Miss Thing’s Toronto Large Plates
- Poke Bowl: raw marinated ahi tuna or salmon or ahimi with wakami, pickled ginger, wasabi aioli, edamame, pineapple, green onion, pineapple ginger tamari, furikake, nori, sushi rice
- Short Rib Loco Moco: beef short rib, shiitake mushroom gravy, fried egg, seasonal greens, green onion, crispy onions, sushi rice
- Katsu Saimin Noodle: chicken or seitan katsu with saimin noodles in japanese curry broth, enokitake mushrooms, marinated boiled egg and green onions
- Maui Kalbi Ribs: tamari marinated short ribs, crispy sweet potato, cucumber cilantro chimichurri
- Pineapple Fried Rice: braised pork belly or sweet and sour jackfruit, pineapple, red peppers, sambal mayo
- Spicy Tako: octopus sous vide, confit fingerling potatoes, cucumber cilantro pesto, shrimp vinaigrette
- Lau Lau: pork shoulder and red sea salt cod in banana leaf, steamed pancake, sushi rice, poi, pickles, kimchi, sesame tamari sauce
- Opakapaka: fried bone in whole red snapper, coconut papaya broth, flat parsley, jicama, togarashi, katsuobushi
- Mochi Fried Chicken: rice flour dredged herb brined chicken, szechuan chilli sauce, pineapple kimchi slaw
Miss Thing’s Toronto Desserts
- Pineapple Upsidedown Cake: pineapple almond cake, salted caramel sauce, tahitian vanilla creme anglais, mango coulis, ice cream
- Tropical Panna Cotta: coconut milk, goji berry coulis, tropical and seasonal fruit
Miss Thing’s Toronto Hours
Tuesday to Saturday: 5pm-2am
Sunday and Monday: closed
Miss Thing’s Toronto Reservations
1279 Queen Street West, 416-516-8677
