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  1. A garage-door window folds open along Queen West when the weather cooperates, turning this narrow cocktail bar into something between a room and a street corner. Grey-and-green walls, yellow chairs, and a small raised library nook with a sofa and an aquarium give it the feel of a well-curated living room. The bar industry tends to hold its parties here, which tells you something about the drinks program without requiring further argument.


  2. Rank 303. La Banane

    French

    Leather banquettes, brass fixtures, and a room full of people who clearly planned their outfit around the reservation: La Banane is a French bistro on Ossington that leans into the romance of it all without apology. The kitchen plays with classic French forms, pairing one of the city's more ambitious raw bars with a cooking style that wanders toward yuzu and other detours. The banana cake with salted caramel ice cream has its own cult following.


    Address
    227 Ossington Ave, Toronto, ON · Toronto
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Tuesday 5:30 PM–10 PM

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  3. Rank 305. Fat City Blues

    New Orleans-inspired Cajun & Creole

    Absinthe comes out the traditional way here, slow drip and all, which tells you where this New Orleans-inspired bar's priorities lie. The cocktail list splits into classics and signatures, and the Louisiana-comfort food is priced like the neighbourhood actually lives here, because it does. Live blues on weekends keeps things from getting too precious. The kind of bar that already has regulars who know the staff by name.


  4. Rank 305. Linwood Essentials

    Cocktail Bar



  5. Address
    1-60 Bloor St W, Toronto ON · Toronto
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–11:59 PM

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  6. Address
    195 Dundas St W, Toronto ON · Toronto
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Tuesday Noon–11 PM

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    Tock
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  7. Address
    2031 Yonge St, Toronto, ON · Toronto
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4:30 PM

    Tuesday 4:30 PM–9:30 PM

    Reserve
    Resy
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    Website

  8. Address
    81 Harbord St, Toronto, ON · Toronto
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Tuesday 6 PM–11 PM

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    Website


  9. Address
    414 Dupont St, Toronto, ON · Toronto
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–10 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram




  10. Address
    85 Lynn Williams St, Toronto ON · Toronto
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Tuesday 10 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–8 PM

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  11. Address
    106 John St, Toronto, ON · Toronto
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Tuesday Noon–11 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram

  12. Address
    25 York St, Toronto, ON · Toronto
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Tuesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–9:30 PM

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