A Toronto restaurant that's been at the centre of some controversy in its time has left the neighbourhood for good.

For six years, King West's Marbl has been a go-to spot to see and be seen, attracting its fair share of notable clientele — as well as a healthy dose of controversy — over the years.

The upscale steakhouse first drew in drama in June of 2020, after clips and photos of huge crowds drinking and socializing there made rounds online, sparking outcry about the restaurant's apparent failure to enforce Covid-19 rules during the height of the pandemic.

Later, the restaurant was shut down by city health officials for continued failure to adhere to the city's Covid guidelines, before reopening once the coast was clear.

The latest controversy — albeit a more lighthearted one — came in early 2024, when the restaurant published their perplexing dress code guidelines, which prohibited things such as bathing suits, athletic wear and, "men's side bags," in an Instagram post, subjecting themselves to a healthy amount of trolling in the comments.

This past weekend, though, the restaurant made an announcement through their Instagram page that the King West restaurant would be shutting down, citing Sunday, Aug 4 as their last day.

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Hand-in-hand with the closure announcement, though, came the official announcement of the steakhouse's newest location, this time taking on the Financial District with a new space at 40 Temperance Street.

While the opening date of the new location has yet to be determined, Marbl's closure announcement also notes that the restaurant's original space at 455 King West will be transforming into a new (and, at the same time, old) concept.

Starting on Saturday, Aug 10, the King West space will be home to the remount of 100 Days, a restaurant and bar concept that existed and closed in the city 15 years ago.