Police are looking for three suspects who attacked and robbed a man who stepped out of a downtown restaurant to smoke a cigarette Friday night.

The man was eating with friends at Mesa restaurant on James Street North on Friday night around 8:15 p.m. when he stepped outside to smoke a cigarette.

He heard someone ask him if he had an extra cigarette, and when he turned around, he saw three men — one of whom struck him on the side of the head, police said.

He told police he tried to run south on James Street but the suspects caught up to him, hit him and stole some jewelry, police added. The man suffered minor cuts to his head and hand.

Police have released descriptions of the three suspects:

A chubby black man with facial hair

A black man wearing a dark varsity-style jacket with the number "02" on the back

A white man.

Police are asking anyone with more information to call 905-546-3817 and speak with one of two detective constables: Pete Harding or Andrea Kuruc, or to contact Crime Stoppers.