A new board-game café, hookah lounge and “bohemian tea house” is now open in Harbord Village
In Toronto, board-game cafés—once so daringly niche—have become superabundant. Bampot, the city’s newest social-gaming centre, has more ambiance than the standard venue. Its beaded curtains, Moroccan tiles and rattan wall coverings seem designed to court a slightly earthier, freer-spirited variety of gamer—the kind who likes to sip chai and smoke a hookah while plowing through an epic game of Settlers. Modeled after a traditional Czech tea house, Bampot officially opened last Monday, and the early reviews are positive. There’s a $5 cover for access to the café’s library of over 150 games, or $3 with a meal (recent specials included apple-lentil curry and carrot soup with curried croutons).
Bampot, 201 Harbord St., 416-537-5959, bampottea.com
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In Toronto, board-game cafés—once so daringly niche—have become superabundant. Bampot, the city’s newest social-gaming centre, has more ambiance than the standard venue. Its beaded curtains, Moroccan tiles and rattan wall coverings seem designed to court a slightly earthier, freer-spirited variety of gamer—the kind who likes to sip chai and smoke a hookah while plowing through an epic game of Settlers. Modeled after a traditional Czech tea house, Bampot officially opened last Monday, and the early reviews are positive. There’s a $5 cover for access to the café’s library of over 150 games, or $3 with a meal (recent specials included apple-lentil curry and carrot soup with curried croutons).
Bampot, 201 Harbord St., 416-537-5959, bampottea.com){kind=link}
Great food and tea, amazing hosts, and a beautiful atmosphere. I have already planned my next trip!
what a bite off
Try shishalicious.. It just opened 3 weeks ago. They are really good! Best hookah place I’ve seen in Toronto so far!
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REALLY cool atmosphere, I highly reccomend the peppermint/licorice herbal tea…to-tea-lly amazing.
Very knowledgeable host.