3 late-night dives worth the night across Canada, editor-ranked. All Canada guides.
Sneaky Dee's ★ 4.3 · Toronto
little-italy · 431 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1T1
Sneaky Dee's at College and Bathurst is Toronto's reference dive bar since 1987, the upstairs live music venue and downstairs Tex-Mex kitchen open until 04:30.
Tip: Cash discount under $20. Late-night kitchen the city's most reliable after-bar option for nachos.
Communist's Daughter ★ 4.2 · Toronto
ossington · 1149 Dundas Street W, Toronto, ON M6J 1X3
The Communist's Daughter on Dundas at Ossington is the strip's reference dive bar since 2003, a former Portuguese diner with low ceilings and cheap beer.
Tip: Cash preferred under $10. Late kitchen has frozen pizzas after 22:00.
The Cascade Room ★ 4.2 · Vancouver
mount-pleasant · 2616 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E6
The Cascade Room on Main Street since 2008 is the city's reference late-night neighbourhood cocktail dive, Mount Pleasant's longest-running craft-cocktail room.
Tip: Weekends are full from 21:00; the pub kitchen runs to 23:30.