Blue Bovine Steak + Sushi House

  • Prize
    Honorable Mention in Interior Design / Hospitality: Bar and Restaurant
  • Company/Firm
    Liberty Entertainment Group
  • Lead Designer
    Nadia Di Donato
  • Architect
    Organica Studio
  • Photographer Credit
    Build It & Door24
  • Location
    Union Station, 65 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J 1E3
  • Client
    Liberty Entertainment Group
  • Project Date
    February 2024


Nestled within Toronto’s iconic Union Station, this space blends sleek modernism with classic industrial elements, creating a fusion of art, materials, and design. Warm earthy tones, rich textures, and Canadian maple, walnut, and oak, paired with natural stone and sculptural details, evoke a vintage-modern aesthetic.

Guests are welcomed by an open stone-clad entrance with oversized front doors and a custom ‘Doors Jim Morrison’ area rug, setting a grand tone. A metal-framed private dining area showcases the Japanese yakisugi technique with hand-burnt wood.

To address lower ceilings and exposed mechanics, CNC laser-cut panels and crown moulding reveal the mechanics above like intricate timepiece workings. Sculptural pillars, clad in laser-cut stone with Indigenous-inspired bovine motifs, anchor the space visually. Soft, ambient lighting highlights artworks by contemporary street artists like Mr. Brainwash, Peter Tunney, Mr. Pink Brush, Peter Triantos, and Olivier Bertrand, infusing urban energy into the interior.