Civil Liberties is a bar in The Annex, Toronto.
Editorially verified June 8, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Bar snacks only
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Address: 878 Bloor Street W, Toronto, ON M6G 1M5
Dreyfus on Harbord is the Annex's reference cocktail and natural-wine bar since 2018, chef Zach Kolomeir's small-plate kitchen under 50 seats.
OrderA spritz and the cured fish board.
DrinkMediterranean spritzes, Beaujolais by the glass
FoodMediterranean snacks and pasta
TipClosed Mondays. Sister to Bar Mordecai on Dundas West. The chairs at the bar take walk-ins.
Cocktail Bar on Dundas West is Jen Agg's drink room since 2013, the menu split seasonal, bold, citrusy, liquor forward and wild cards, sister to Grey Gardens.
OrderWhatever the bar manager David Greig is excited about that night.
DrinkSeasonal cocktail rotation
FoodSnacks from Grey Gardens sister kitchen
TipClosed Mondays. Snacks from Grey Gardens kitchen run light. Bar seats walk in; tables on Resy.
BarChef on Queen West is Frankie Solarik's modernist cocktail bar since 2008, theatrical drinks with dry ice, smoked glass domes and botanical foams.
OrderThe signature smoked Manhattan presented under a glass dome.
DrinkSmoked Manhattan, Abstract Ice
FoodBar snacks only
TipReservations recommended; cocktails run $25 to $50. Closed Monday.
Mahjong Bar on Dundas West pours Asian-inspired cocktails behind a Vietnamese sandwich-shop facade since 2016, a speakeasy through the back door.
OrderA Pandan Highball with the bahn mi sliders.
DrinkAsian-inspired cocktails
FoodVietnamese small plates
TipEnter through the sandwich shop; the back door opens after 19:00. Reservations on Resy.
Dreyfus on Harbord is the Annex's reference cocktail and natural-wine bar since 2018, chef Zach Kolomeir's small-plate kitchen under 50 seats.
OrderA spritz and the cured fish board.
DrinkMediterranean spritzes, Beaujolais by the glass
FoodMediterranean snacks and pasta
TipClosed Mondays. Sister to Bar Mordecai on Dundas West. The chairs at the bar take walk-ins.
Pinkerton's Snack Bar on Gerrard East is the city's reference snack-and-cocktail dive since 2017, owner Marc Baglio's pan-Asian plates and drinks.
OrderA house cocktail with the bao buns and crispy rice.
DrinkHouse cocktail rotation
FoodPan-Asian snack bar
TipWalk-ins only. Closed Monday. Late nights to 02:00 Friday and Saturday.
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.
OrderA pint of local lager with a shot of rye.
DrinkBeer and a shot, well drinks
FoodBar snacks
TipCash preferred under $10. Late kitchen has frozen pizzas after 22:00.
