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1. Bar + Karaoke Lounge
Toronto, ON M5B 1S5
Canada
(416) 340-7154
Category:
Karaoke
Neighbourhoods: Ryerson, Downtown Core
We've had some good times at Bar Plus. Like the time we were asked to leave because we snuck in our own bottle of Grey Goose and got caught turning our doubles into triples. Or the time Brian K. took the microphone from our private room, ran to the…More »
2. Czehoski
Toronto, ON M6J 1E5
Canada
(416) 366-6111
What's not to love? The staff is friendly, the food is fantastic, and the atmosphere is cosy and convivial. So far, I've enjoyed the chorizo mac and cheese, the flawless risotto, the amazing pierogies, and the veggie burger -- all winners. DIY…More »
3. Prohibition Gastrohouse
Toronto, ON M4M 1G9
Canada
(416) 406-2669
Categories:
Pubs,
Gastropubs,
Sports Bars
Neighbourhood: Riverdale
I've always had a good time at this place. The food is decent and a cut above regular pub fare, and I have no compunction about getting totally sloshed here. The layout is a bit schizophrenic: restaurant to the right, expansive bar to the left, but…More »
4. Hair Of The Dog
Toronto, ON M4Y 2C3
Canada
(416) 964-2708
Category:
Pubs
Neighbourhoods: Church-Wellesley Village, Downtown Core
Magical spot in the Village. The food (brunch, lunch, dinner) is great, the service is even better, and the drink selection is top drawer. They have an eclectic assortment of martinis and mixed drinks with names like "My Little Pony" and "Hot Tranny…More »
5. The Mod Club
Toronto, ON M6G 1C4
Canada
(416) 588-8663
Categories:
Bars,
Music Venues
Neighbourhood: Bickford Park
I've been to the Mod Club a few times now. Here's a venue that isn't dripping with clubland douchebaggery nor is it a moldy hipster dive. It's a respectable bar and concert venue that caters to a mixed crowd. I like it.
The Diamond Rings / Twin Shadow…More »
6. Graffiti's Bar & Grill
Toronto, ON M5T 1L8
Canada
(416) 506-6699
Categories:
Breakfast & Brunch,
Dive Bars
Neighbourhood: Kensington Market
I don't think I've ever had brunch in a dive bar before, but I will again. Graffiti's is a hodge-podge of paint, bric-a-brac, grit and Kensingtonian squalor. You could make a drinking game tallying Elvis sightings in this place. I decided to hit up…More »
7. Grand Electric
Toronto, ON M6K 1L4
Canada
(416) 627-3459
Grand Electric is a tiny space, woody and dark. Though it's packed with seats, we were still told to wait at least an hour. Stomachs rumbling but determined to dine here, me and my man-date (Paul H!) decided to wait it out. Parkdale is still vibrant…More »
8. Dominion On Queen Restaurant Bar & Lounge
Toronto, ON M5A 1T7
Canada
(416) 368-6893
Categories:
Lounges,
Restaurants
Neighbourhood: Corktown
Respectable east end spot with daily specials and quick service. They also offer live music and comedy nights, but I think the place is better suited for drinks and food. The east-facing patio is small, but a good place to booze after work in the…More »
9. Sin & Redemption
Sin and Redemption is the upscale sister of the Village Idiot Pub. Located right next door, S and R offers a just as impressive beer selection with a focus on imports. Food attempts to be upscale but sadly disappoints. Lots of seating and a very…More »
10. The Paddock
Toronto, ON M5V 2R4
Canada
(416) 504-9997
Categories:
Lounges,
Restaurants
Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Niagara, Queen Street West, West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods
Wandered into this spot for drinks (and drinks only) after dinner on a Friday night. It's a bit muddy in there; dim lighting, not too loud, and everything's got the faintest touch of, let's call it, "history." But it's charming in an art deco kind of…More »
11. Esplanade Bier Markt
Toronto, ON M5E 1R2
Canada
(416) 862-7575
Categories:
Belgian,
Gastropubs
Neighbourhood: St. Lawrence
The Bier Markt is what my wise old pappy used to call a "horse of many feathers." Sometimes it's a gastropub with decent eats and an impressive selection of beer, and sometimes it's a lifesized whack-a-mole of douche-baggery (i.e., a club), filled to…More »
12. Wide Open
Toronto, ON M5V
Canada
(416) 727-5411
Every time I mention this place, someone nearby is quick to mention that they think it closed down. Well, they're wrong. The Wide Open is exactly that. Open for freaking business.
I generally end up at this Spadina Ave joint on Tuesday nights where --…More »
13. The Ossington
Toronto, ON M6J 2Y9
Canada
Category:
Dive Bars
Neighbourhoods: Ossington Strip, Trinity Bellwoods, Beaconsfield Village
I've been to The Ossington a few times now. The mood of this Ossington Ave bar changes dramatically based on the crowd. (Did I need to mention this bar is on Ossington? Whatever.) On nights like Saturday there is a DJ pumping gratuitous beats while…More »
14. Toronto Temperance Society
Toronto, ON M6G 1B2
Canada
Category:
Bars
Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Palmerston, Bickford Park
I got to visit the Toronto Temperance Society for a Maker's Mark tasting session last night, as a guest of esteemed member and top-notch yelper Kent P. If you didn't know, the TTS is a cocktail lounge open to members only. Its location isn't really a…More »
15. The Underdown Pub
The Underdown Pub is a literally underground spot at Gerrard and Berkeley. Happening new pubs are popping up like crazy in this part of town and the Underdown is no exception. I popped in around midnight on Saturday night and the place was filled to…More »
16. The Lakeview
Toronto, ON M6J 1X2
Canada
(416) 535-2828
Categories:
Diners,
Canadian (New)
Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Little Portugal, Ossington Strip, Trinity Bellwoods
The Lakeview is a 24-hour diner at Dundas and Ossington. They serve all day breakfast, brunch from 9-5, sandwiches, burgers and confusingly inexpensive cocktails. Though you might be tempted to sample their 2007 Flat Rock Reisling (you won't really),…More »
17. The Wilson 96
Toronto, ON M6G 1B4
Canada
(416) 516-3237
Category:
Pubs
Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Bickford Park
Toronto politicians take heed. Sandwich boards are a serious determinant in the success of small businesses in Toronto. Just tonight a sandwich board informed me of a $5 draught special at The Wilson 96. Without that flimsy sign dressed in chalk, I…More »
18. Bairrada Churrasqueira Grill
Toronto, ON M6H 1A7
Canada
(416) 539-8239
Categories:
Portuguese,
Barbeque
Neighbourhood: Dufferin Grove
After Kent P refused to shut up about the patio at Bairrada, I had to check it out. Everything you've heard is true: it rules. The patio is enormous, covered with picnic tables and well-shaded by towering trees. There is a large spit for roasting…More »
19. The Emmet Ray
Toronto, ON M6H 1A4
Canada
(416) 792-4497
Category:
Jazz & Blues
Neighbourhood: Dufferin Grove
Popped in here late last night for some drinks before last call. The place was crawling with locals in various stages of inebriation.
It's a long and narrow space. The front is dark and cozy and the raised back room is a bit brighter and better for…More »
20. No One Writes To The Colonel
Toronto, ON M6G 1A4
Canada
(416) 928-6777
Category:
Bars
Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Palmerston
Just about every other bar on College street is the size of a minivan and rammed like fourteen pencil crayons in a box of twelve. (YA KNOW what I mean?) Not this place. Maybe it's the ungainly name, or the fact that you have to climb a short flight…More »
21. Goodnight Bar
With their virtually blank business cards, and their virtually blank website, and their virtually blank entrance situated in the bowels of a filthy alley at Richmond and Spadina everything about this place screams (well, whispers really), we're not…More »
22. Detour Bar
Cool spot. We stopped in after simmering in the Red Room's oppressive lameness for way too long. Detour is deep in the heart of Kensington Market, right by Tom's Place (if that helps you), and is pretty nondescript. It's about as long as a school bus…More »
23. Magpie Taproom
Toronto, ON M6J 1V4
Canada
(647) 350-8305
Categories:
Bars,
Music Venues
Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Trinity Bellwoods
Delicate nook of a place on Dundas west. Many great craft and imported beers (including Chimay!) on tap and in bottles. Apparently they only have one bartender, because I've never seen anyone else working. Decor is dark, secluded, and cozy. On…More »
24. Ronnie's Local 069
Toronto, ON M5T 1M6
Canada
(416) 340-1110
Category:
Dive Bars
Neighbourhood: Kensington Market
Diminutive bar with a patio to match in Kensington Market. If I understand correctly, a requisite amount of coolness is required to imbibe at Ronnie's. (And possibly a union card.) I lack both, but enjoyed myself anyway. Didn't get much service on…More »
25. Eat My Martini
Toronto, ON M6G 1B8
Canada
(416) 516-2549
Category:
Lounges
Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Bickford Park
If you pass by this Little Italy spot looking for dinner and cocktails, keep on walking. The miniscule food menu is mostly pub fare and pasta dishes; there are no standouts and it's not much of a dining room vibe. With so many terrific eateries a…More »
26. Imperial Pub
Toronto, ON M5B 1C7
Canada
(416) 977-4667
Let me describe this tri-partite debacle of a pub. First, is the horseshoe-shaped main floor: seemingly a hangout for regulars and roustabouts. Avoid this place. Yours truly chills on the second floor where one can find couches, books and hipsters in…More »
27. Unicorn Pub
Toronto, ON M4P 1J4
Canada
(416) 482-0115
Category:
Pubs
Neighbourhoods: Mount Pleasant and Davisville, Yonge and Eglinton
With a Happy Hour which ranges from 11:30am to 7:30pm daily, standard operating procedure at The Unicorn is inexpensive drinks, a variegated crowd that covers every demographic, and a subterreanian coziness that will usually produce fun times.
Jim…More »
28. Piri-Piri
Toronto, ON M6P 4H3
Canada
(416) 536-5100
Category:
Portuguese
Neighbourhood: Wallace Emerson
Piri-Piri is a Portuguese Churrasqueira in the Junction. I have no worthwhile adjectives for it, because I was generally unmoved by my experience here. The most emotion I felt due to Piri-Piri was in the parking lot, on my third attempt at…More »
29. Pour Boy Pub
Toronto, ON M6G 2W4
Canada
(647) 343-7969
Category:
Pubs
Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Seaton Village
The Pour Boy Pub is located at 666 Manning avenue which makes it an excellent locale for my neo-satanic meetups. When walking west on Bloor, you can't miss the mural of Bob Dylan and Jimmy Hendrix on the second floor looking down at the citizens of…More »
30. Scallywags
Toronto, ON M4V 1K6
Canada
(416) 922-3737
Categories:
Pubs,
Restaurants
Neighbourhoods: Yonge and St. Clair, Deer Park
Scallywags is AAAAIGHT. I've been here a few times now for the infamous Yelp Board Game Events and they've always accomodated us graciously as we while away the evening surrounded by Scrabble, or Scattergories or Zombie Fluxx. (You must play the…More »
31. Crown and Tiger
Toronto, ON M5T 1T3
Canada
(416) 920-3115
Category:
Pubs
Neighbourhood: Kensington Market
It was half past midnight on Friday night. I was catching some nocturnal rays from the glow of my laptop screen. Yelping. That's when my stomach started talking, and it wasn't to chat. It was saying, listen up bub, and not in a friendly way. I'd…More »
32. OurHouse
Toronto, ON M6J 2Z7
Canada
(647) 341-4477
Category:
Bars
Neighbourhoods: Little Portugal, Ossington Strip, Trinity Bellwoods, Beaconsfield Village
While most other bars on the Ossington Strip were packed on Saturday night, it was telling that OurHouse had the ventilated feel of an art gallery or the Parthenon. Not a lot of crowds; not a tonne of fun.
OurHouse skews on the nightclub side of…More »
33. Mullins'
Toronto, ON M6J 2K2
Canada
(416) 885-5876
Mullins' Pub is a wee spot at the corner of College St and Euclid Ave. It's the type of place that practically screams "Local Pub", down to the modest decor, simple menu and bright-eyed, smiling staff. You can pull up to the bar for a pint or grab a…More »
34. Toby's Famous Eatery
Toronto, ON M5T
Canada
(416) 925-9908
Neighbourhood: Kensington Market
Surviving my previous dining experience here gave me the confidence to go deeper on the menu and order some Real Food. I got a $0.99 burger (with fries and toppings it works out to $5.50) and my date ordered the perogies. Awful. (Her exact words were…More »
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10/22/2011
Just what exactly is Toby's famous for? They've got notorious drink specials, and a fairly touted… Read more »
35. Ten Mile Aroma
Toronto, ON M5T
Canada
(416) 916-8170
Category:
Chinese
Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Downtown Core
There should be a circle of Hell reserved for those who pursue cheap booze. It would be manifested by hand-scrawled and barely-literate signage, viciously inebriated derelicts (no less than two in this joint, and a few from our party), the pungent…More »
36. The Red Room
Toronto, ON M5T 2G8
Canada
(416) 929-9964
Categories:
Indian,
Asian Fusion,
Pubs
Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Kensington Market, Downtown Core
Were I only allowed four words to describe the Red Room I'd probably select: sweltering, discombobulated, aloof and dingy. But since I am entitled to more I shall use them. This place kind of blows.
It's located at the northern tip of Chinatown just…More »
37. Village Idiot Pub & Grill
Being my local bar, I've logged a lot of hours at the V.I.P. They offer a plethora of beer and their food is top-drawer. In the summer, they can open the place up (huge windows slide up into the ceiling) giving you the experience of the outdoors,…More »
38. XO Karaoke
Toronto, ON M6G 1L5
Canada
(416) 535-3734
Category:
Karaoke
Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Palmerston, Bickford Park, Seaton Village
XO is an all right, sort of, kind of, OK karaoke bar in Koreatown. It's a sticky, sweaty place with thirteen rooms (in three sizes) that smells like beer and bodies. According to their website, it's $20 per hour for a 5 person room. $40 for a 10…More »
39. Motel
Toronto, ON M6K 1L5
Canada
(647) 381-6246
Category:
Dive Bars
Neighbourhood: Parkdale
Located right next to door Salvador Darling[1], this dashing dive serves as a presage to Parkdale. It represents all I've come to expect from this 'hood: a somewhat sketchy deviation from Queen West with boundless potential.
I came here to see Thom…More »
40. Betty's
Toronto, ON M5A 1K1
Canada
(416) 368-1300
Categories:
Pubs,
Dive Bars,
Canadian (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Corktown
A mish-mash of clientele fill out this East End watering hole. It seems to be the venue of choice for after work -- and after class -- as it's packed by 6pm. I can't vouch for the food since I am always inebriated or en route to drunkytown whenever I…More »
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