{"id":5354,"date":"2022-10-25T14:56:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T14:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/?p=5354"},"modified":"2022-10-25T14:56:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T14:56:30","slug":"bawara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/?p=5354","title":{"rendered":"Bawara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bawara<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1570 Bloor St W<\/p>\n\n\n\n

416.532.2323<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dinesafe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restaurants Indian<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bawara is an Indian restaurant serving up classics like Butter Chicken and Tandoori accompanied by Hakka-style street foods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This spot was born out of longtime efforts between two former coworkers and chefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraGunateet Lavania and Rebecca Didio cooked together while working at the InterContinental Hotel. In 2020, after being laid off during lockdowns, Didio started pushing the idea for Lavania to open his own restaurant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraLavania started his\u00a0journey as a chef in Mumbai where he\u00a0cooked a lot of Indian\u00a0street food. His experience expanded to new flavors and places, as he worked as a chef for the cruise ship industry traveling all over Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraDidio and Lavania always knew they wanted to focus on Indian cuisine for the restaurant they would open up. In early 2021, they came across 1570 Bloor Street West, which had been empty for a long time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraBefore they knew it, the pair were negotiating deals to buy the building and it became home to Bawara, meaning “crazy and passionate” in Hindi.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraThe structure of the restaurant itself has not changed much from the old Tibetan restaurant that was once here. One of the perks was that the previous owners left a wok grill behind, which would end up being a great addition for cooking Hakka food on Bawara’s menu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraThe presentation\u00a0and diversity of\u00a0color in every dish\u00a0is what makes a dining experience here different from many classicly Indian food spots\u00a0in the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be prepared to pay reasonable prices for large portions of food that taste\u00a0as someone made it for you at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraKanpur Style Aloo Tikki ($11.95) is a popular Indian street food with a mix of fresh toppings. Spiced yogurt is topped with shredded fried potato patties, chickpeas, and grated radish.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A blend of Bawara’s chutneys adds\u00a0softer textures to the dish, plus pomegranate\u00a0seeds, which Lavania says minimizes spiciness.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraOn the Hakka side of the menu is Szechuan Noodles ($14.95) we got the vegetable option, but you can get the chicken version for $16.95 or shrimp for $18.45. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraNoodles are stir-fried with a spicy housemade\u00a0Szechuan sauce giving it a rich shade of red.\u00a0Mixed julienne vegetables, specifically various peppers, and onions, are sauteed throughout.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraChicken 65 ($15.95) is one of the most popular dishes at Bawara and it makes sense.\u00a0This hearty bowl of meat pairs perfectly with any of\u00a0the various naan options or fried rice that’s served here.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crispy bits of fried chicken are tossed into a wok with onions, red chilies, mustard seeds, and curry leaves. The juicy sauce on this dish is made from a mixture of soy sauce, chili paste, and seasonings.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraTandoori Chicken ($16.95) is slightly charred but still remains tender when you bite into it. A half chicken is marinated overnight in yogurt, ginger, garlic, and a house-blend spice mix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraThe chicken is baked inside a tandoor clay oven and served on a plate of various chopped veggies. Dip the meat into the two sauces served on the side: a sweet sauce made with dates and coriander chutney.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraIf you’re looking for something sweet to end the meal, the Mango Lassi ($6.95) is a thick, fruity drink with a smoothie consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s simple, just chunks of fresh mango blended with yogurt. Rose syrup is drizzled onto the side of the cup adding some sweetness, plus crumbled pistachios on top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"bawaraBawara sits near the Bloor Street West and Dundas intersection facing a row of residential buildings, about a 10-minute walk away from High Park. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bawara 1570 Bloor St W 416.532.2323 Website Dinesafe High Park Restaurants Indian Bawara is an Indian restaurant serving up classics like Butter Chicken and Tandoori accompanied by Hakka-style street foods.  This spot was born out of longtime efforts between two former coworkers and chefs. Gunateet Lavania and Rebecca Didio cooked together while working at the InterContinental Hotel. In 2020, after being laid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5354","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dining"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5354"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5356,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5354\/revisions\/5356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}