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The worn white cabinets behind the bar hold the spirits like a well-organized medicine cabinet, which feels right for a cocktail bar that started as somewhere to wait for a table across the street and quietly became a destination of its own. Up a short flight of stairs on Dundas West, the room is tiny, warm in winter, breezy in summer, and usually full of people who knew exactly where they were going.
Seven honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Difford's Guide 5 stars · Difford's Guide
- Canada's 100 Best #49 · Best Bars
- Foodism Legendary Icon · ICON Awards · Jen Agg
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – 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
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Bar Team – Canada
One number, weighted & current 86
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Absinthe Whip Canada's 100 Best, 2026
- Manhattan Canada's 100 Best, 2026
- Deep Cut Canada's 100 Best, 2026
Nearby in the record closest first
- Bar Vendetta Italian Cocktail Bar Eat · 73
- Rhum Corner Eat · 54
- Bar Pompette French Cocktail Bar Drink · 94
- Restaurant Pompette Eat · 66
- Toronto Temperance Society Drink · 67
- La Bartola Eat · 44
- Casa Paco Spanish Eat · 86
- Contrada Eat · 80
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