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Paper Lantern
Vietnamese Cocktail Bar
Down a staircase beneath a Chinatown restaurant, red lanterns mark this below-street Vietnamese cocktail bar as something worth finding. The drinks lean tropical but take detours, like a Vietnamese iced coffee built with cold brew, condensed milk, and coconut. Small plates of bánh mì and shaken beef have a way of appearing at tables where nobody ordered food. It landed on Canada's 100 Best Bars list, which tracks, given how often people seem to lose track of time here.
The awards strongest first
- Canada's 100 Best #33 · Best Bars
- AAA Approved
One number, weighted & current 66
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Thịt lụi nướng
“thịt lụi nướng (skewers of pork belly, chicken or beef)”
Canada's 100 Best, 2026 -
Bánh mì
“The sizzle and sear of street food staples — bánh mì subs, thịt lụi nướng (skewers of pork belly, chicken or beef), bo lúc lắc (shaken beef)”
Canada's 100 Best, 2026 -
Bo lúc lắc
“bo lúc lắc (shaken beef)”
Canada's 100 Best, 2026
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