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A tour of The Addisons, the new King West bar that looks and feels like someone’s parents’ house

By Renée Suen

| August 26, 2015

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A tour of The Addisons, the new King West bar that looks and feels like someone's parents' house — (Image: Renée Suen)

Going for drinks at The Addisons, a new bar in the Entertainment District, is meant to feel like crashing a house party. Interior designer Lisa Ho outfitted the Wellington Street space to look just like a Beverly Hills manse (it’s basically a much swankier version of this similarly themed Los Angeles bar). Inside are three rooms: a kitchen, a living room and a rec room—plus, just in time for TIFF parties, a 5,000-square-foot backyard patio complete with outdoor games and boozy slushies. Here’s a tour:

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