Miss Thing's is a bar in Ossington, Toronto.
Miss Thing's on Queen West in Parkdale runs Polynesian tiki cocktails and Pacific Rim plates since 2013, the painted bamboo interior the strip's reference.
Must order: A classic Mai Tai with the salt-and-pepper squid.
Food program: Pacific Rim small plates
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Weekend nights take walk-ins after 22:00 only.
Address: 1279 Queen Street W, Toronto, ON M6K 1L4
Bar Mordecai on Dundas West is a retro Wes-Anderson cocktail room since 2020, World's 50 Best Discovery list with vintage and modern drinks.
Order: The Mordecai Martini, served with house olives.
Tip: No reservations; small room fills early on weekends. Closed Sunday-Tuesday.
Sneaky Dee's at College and Bathurst runs the city's reference late-night Tex-Mex kitchen until 04:30 on Friday and Saturday nights since 1987.
Signature drink: Pitcher of cheap lager
Food: Tex-Mex, King's Crown Nachos
Order: The King's Crown Nachos with a pitcher of Stella.
Tip: Cash only at the till; debit card at the bar. Late-night kitchen the city's most reliable after-bar option for nachos.
Bar Pompette on College Street is the aperitif bar above Pompette since 2018, North America's 50 Best Bars ranked #8 in 2026 with a low-ABV cocktail program.
Order: The signature Pompette Spritz or whatever the bar is pouring on draft.
Tip: Reservations through Tock. The downstairs Pompette is the restaurant; bar is upstairs.
Bar Mordecai on Dundas West is a retro Wes-Anderson cocktail room since 2020, World's 50 Best Discovery list with vintage and modern drinks.
Order: The Mordecai Martini, served with house olives.
Tip: No reservations; small room fills early on weekends. Closed Sunday-Tuesday.
Track & Field on College Street is the lawn-games cocktail bar that returned in October 2021, two floors with bocce, shuffleboard and a photo booth.
Order: A round on the bocce court with a tapped cocktail.
Tip: Walk-ins or Tock reservations for the bocce lanes; 30ft bar runs through the main floor.
Bar Raval on College runs vermouth on tap and Spanish bar snacks from a mahogany Art Nouveau counter since 2015, Grant van Gameren's room the Michelin Bib.
Signature drink: Vermouth on tap, manzanilla sherry
Food: Pintxos and Spanish snacks
Order: A vermouth on the rocks with a slice of jamon iberico.
Tip: Walk-ins only. Arrive before 17:30 for an easy stool. Open from 09:00 for the coffee crowd.
Civil Liberties on Bloor at Ossington runs a no-menu speakeasy since 2014, bartenders mixing drinks to your taste in an industrial-vibe back room.
Signature drink: Dealers' choice, bartender-led
Food: Bar snacks only
Order: Tell the bartender three flavours you like and let them mix.
Tip: No menu by design. The door at 878 has no signage; ring the bell. Late nights until 02:00.
