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Great Toronto Bars/ Food
Mill St. Brew Pub is one of Great Toronto Bars/ Food.

1. Mill St. Brew Pub

8.1
21 Tank House Ln (at Pure Spirits Mews), Toronto, ON
Pub · Distillery · 217 tips and reviews

2. Steam Whistle Brewing

9.3
255 Bremner Blvd. (btwn Rees St. & Simcoe St.), Toronto, ON
Brewery · Entertainment District · 142 tips and reviews

Ryan B.Ryan Bradley: Going to a Jays game and looking to get drinks at a reasonable price? Check out the tour of the brewery tour before the game, it's interesting and drinks are cheaper than in the stadium!

3. barVolo

587 Yonge St (at Dundonald St), Toronto, ON
Beer Bar · Church and Wellesley · 87 tips and reviews

Ryan B.Ryan Bradley: $5 pints on Mondays are a deal that cannot be beat!

4. South of Temperance Bar and Grill

20 Adelaide St. W (btwn Bay & Yonge), Toronto, ON
Cocktail Bar · Financial District · 23 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: All you need to know is it’s the Financial District’s best patio. Sure, you may wait for that drink, but hey it’s summer. Once you get past the clutter you may lose sight of all the towers around you. Read more.

5. Blowfish Restaurant

333 Bay St. (at Adelaide St. W), Toronto, ON
Japanese Restaurant · Financial District · 9 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: There’s nothing like charging big prices for raw fish & getting away with it. Blowfish opens location No. 2. Frequenters of the original location will be familiar with the name and menu. Read more.

Piri-Piri Churrasqueira is one of Great Toronto Bars/ Food.

6. Piri-Piri Churrasqueira

8.4
1444 Dupont St. (Symington), Toronto, ON
Portuguese Restaurant · 8 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: Fresh food, unassuming service, hot and smoky piri piri sauce, and a desert called heavenly cream, which tastes exactly as it sounds. Read more.

Bar Wellington is one of Great Toronto Bars/ Food.

7. Bar Wellington

6.5
520 Wellington St. W (at Portland), Toronto, ON
Pub · Fashion District · 53 tips and reviews
Gladstone House is one of Great Toronto Bars/ Food.

8. Gladstone House

8.1
1214 Queen St W (at Gladstone Ave.), Toronto, ON
Hotel · 71 tips and reviews

9. Against the Grain Urban Tavern Corus Quay

25 Dockside Dr (at Queens Quay E), Toronto, ON
Bar · Downtown Toronto · 47 tips and reviews

National PostNational Post: Beer lovers have many choices, from Ontario craft beers to German and Belgian imports. Westvleteren, one of the world’s hardest beers to track down, pops up here at $25 a bottle. Read more: Read more.

10. barVolo

587 Yonge St (at Dundonald St), Toronto, ON
Beer Bar · Church and Wellesley · 87 tips and reviews

National PostNational Post: Bending Elbows: One of the city’s best beer lists. Nibble on Italian nosh while watching the Yonge Street people go by. Read more.

11. Toronto Temperance Society

577A College St (W of Manning Ave), Toronto, ON
Speakeasy · 20 tips and reviews

National PostNational Post: Bending Elbows: Is membership worth the $285 annual fee? If you are keenly interested in cocktails and respect them as a culinary craft, the answer is, at last, yes. Read more: Read more.

The Fifth Social Club is one of Great Toronto Bars/ Food.

12. The Fifth Social Club

5.7
225 Richmond St. W.,Suite 100 (at Duncan St), Toronto, ON
Night Club · Entertainment District · 10 tips and reviews
The Guvernment is one of Great Toronto Bars/ Food.

13. The Guvernment

132 Queens Quay E (at Jarvis St.), Toronto, ON
Night Club · Downtown Toronto · 44 tips and reviews
Spice Route Asian Bistro + Bar is one of Great Toronto Bars/ Food.

14. Spice Route Asian Bistro + Bar

499 King St. W (at Portland St.), Toronto, ON
Thai Restaurant · Fashion District · 62 tips and reviews
Smoke's Poutinerie is one of Great Toronto Bars/ Food.

15. Smoke's Poutinerie

7.3
218 Adelaide St. W (btwn Duncan & Simcoe St.), Toronto, ON
Poutine Restaurant · Entertainment District · 81 tips and reviews

16. Biff's Bistro

4 Front Street East (at Yonge St.), Toronto, ON
French Restaurant · St. Lawrence · 37 tips and reviews

ChelseaChelsea: Great food and nice atmosphere! Loved the steak frites here (seasoned perfectly), escargot frisse, bone marrow pudding, steak tartare, and pork belly. And yes the $1 oysters after 5pm is a great deal!

Grazie Ristorante is one of Great Toronto Bars/ Food.

17. Grazie Ristorante

8.4
2373 Yonge St., Toronto, ON
Italian Restaurant · 74 tips and reviews
The Mad Bean Coffee House is one of Great Toronto Bars/ Food.

18. The Mad Bean Coffee House

8.2
519 Eglinton Avenue West (Heddington Ave), Toronto, ON
Coffee Shop · Forest Hill south · 25 tips and reviews