Nuit Blanche 2011 Guide: All-Night Eats

By Carly Maga

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A successful romp through Nuit Blanche depends on three things: an open state of mind, proper gloves/mittens, and a well-fed belly. If you don’t already have the first two with you when you head out the door, you’re in for a long night. Luckily, the third can be achieved with a variety of late-night noshing options.

Five rest areas and food vendors will be stationed within the core of the zones; four are located along Yonge Street—each one block north of Wellesley, College, Dundas, and Adelaide respectively—and one beside City Hall at Bay and Albert.

Street meat is always an option for midnight morsels, with plenty of locations, usually friendly service, and a warm meal ready in a few minutes.

If Toronto’s 24-hour restaurants aren’t busy enough in the wee hours of a Sunday morning, they should be positively buzzing during Nuit Blanche. Expect to meet fellow artgoers finding nourishment and shelter in places like The Lakeview, Fran’s, and 7 West. Or stop by Poutini’s at Dovercourt and Queen West, which is dishing out its signature spuds and curds until 5 a.m., including two specials: Beef Burgundy and Caramelized Onions & Mushrooms.

But perhaps drawing the biggest crowd over any art installation will be the third installment of the uber popular Food Truck Eats, which is setting up in the Distillery District from 8 p.m. until sunrise for any spectators with a more refined palate for late-night gourmet cupcakes or burritos.