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The cocktail menu arrives as a fabric-swatch book, sourced from a textile shop up the street, which tells you exactly the kind of cocktail bar this is. Each drink comes tethered to a chapter of Toronto history, wars and labour movements and immigration woven into the tasting notes. It lands on North America's 50 Best Bars list, and the ambition never crowds out the fun: they also do craft-cocktail Jell-O shots, which is the right call.
Seven honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- 50 Best #29 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- 50 Best Best Cocktail Menu Award
- Foodism Mixology Icon · ICON Awards · Élise Hanson
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · International Bartender of the Year · Elise Hanson
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Canada
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Bar Team – Canada
One number, weighted & current 44
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Toronto Purchase Canada's 100 Best, 2026
- Needle/Thread Canada's 100 Best, 2026
Nearby in the record closest first
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- White Lily Diner American Eat · 74
- Que Ling Restaurant Vietnamese Eat · 65
- Ricky + Olivia Eat · 77
- Madrina Bar y Tapas Catalan Eat · 69
- The Burger's Priest Eat · 40
- Cherry Street Bar-B-Que Barbecue Eat · 74
- ARDO Southern Italian Eat · 69
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