Vitamin Daily

There’s something wonderfully nostalgic about pantries stuffed with paella rice, pickled onions, Grasse D’Oie and dried Chanterelles.

Step into Pantry on College Street and you’ll feel like you’re raiding your posh aunt’s larder. Floor to ceiling shelves are stacked with gourmet sauces, spreads, salts and tapenades while the counter boasts an array of tasty homemade tarts, cookies and cupcakes.

Sit back on the big red leather sofa with a plate of pesto orzo, beetroot salad and curried cauliflower ($14 for a mixed salad plate with a cup of tea and carrot cake) and then pick up something hearty and delicious to take home for supper.

At pantry you can’t help but feel like you’re in the English countryside – Norfolk maybe – sipping tea and leafing through old cooking magazines. But where are the flapjacks?

Pantry, 974 College St. (at Dovercourt Rd.), 416-364-2495.