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Bentwood chairs, a marble bar, and jazz on Sundays give this College Street cocktail bar the plausible deniability of a Parisian café. The drinks are where things get interesting: curry leaf and rum, cognac stirred with masala chai, combinations that sound like a dare and drink like they were inevitable. North America's 50 Best Bars places it at number eight, and the hospitality matches the ambition. The garden patio fills up fast.
Twelve honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- 50 Best #55 · The World's 50 Best Bars
- 50 Best #8 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
- Air Canada 2021 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- 50 Best Art of Hospitality Award
- Foodism Mixology Icon · ICON Awards · Hugo Togni
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Top 10 International Nominees · Best International Cocktail Bar
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Top 10 International Nominees · Best International Bar Team
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Bar Team – Canada
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide
One number, weighted & current 94
How we score
Nearby in the record closest first
- Restaurant Pompette Eat · 66
- Casa Paco Spanish Eat · 86
- La Bartola Eat · 44
- Toronto Temperance Society Drink · 67
- N.L. Ginzburg Eat · 84
- Contrada Eat · 80
- Suite 115 Cocktail Bar Drink · 88
- Kiss My Pans Singaporean Malaysian Eat · 65
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