Yafo

Walk into Yafo on North Street and you'll find yourself in one of those rare restaurants where the food does the talking. This is serious Eastern Mediterranean cooking—the kind that respects ingredients and technique without getting precious about it. You're looking at vibrant mezze, beautifully charred vegetables, and meat cooked with real confidence. The space itself is unpretentious; Southville's had a quiet revolution and Yafo sits comfortably in that neighbourhood's mix of proper restaurants and genuine local spots. Service feels genuinely warm rather than performed, and that matters when you're eating.