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Twelve of Toronto’s best new happy hours
Where to find cheap drinks and snacks every day of the week
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What’s on the menu at Bar Maaya, a moody new lounge serving over-the-top cocktails
Including traditional absinthe service
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Twelve new restaurants and bars you’ll want to try now
From high-end Asian eats to destination burger joints
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What’s on the menu at Compton Ave., the new British cocktail bar from the BarChef team
That’s Compton, London
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“I work as a bottle girl in a club. Here’s what it’s like behind the scenes”
Victoria Cunningham, 27, once made $2,500 in tips in a single night. She also spends $15,000 a year on treatments like filler and Botox to stay club-ready
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What’s on the menu at Paradise Grotto, a new tiki-inspired cocktail bar in the Entertainment District
Including Loco Moco burgers, pu pu platters and a lot of rum-based drinks
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Backyard hideaways, rooftop lounges, a 2,000-square-foot all-season terrace, and more of Toronto’s best new patios
And stay tuned as we add to this list throughout the summer
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The best places to eat and drink near the Rogers Centre
A dozen bars within a 10-minute walk of the stadium
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What’s on the menu at Prequel & Co. Apothecary, a whimsical new Queen West cocktail lounge from the owner of BarChef
Just don't call it a speakeasy
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What’s on the menu at Short Turn, a snazzy new cocktail spot on Queen West from the 416 Snack Bar team
Including a drink inspired by Michelle Rabin’s Miso Banana Upside Down Cake
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“It was time to come home”: After Banknote Bar was booted from King West by the Ontario Line, owner Louie Cristello looked to Little Italy
How Ladybug Tavern landed on College Street
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Where to watch the World Cup in Toronto
No matter which country you're rooting for, there's a bar for that
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Where to get a drink or dance until 4 a.m. during TIFF
Where to go after the after-party
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Toronto’s best new LGBTQ bars and queer hangouts
Including Lavender Menace, Tammy's Wine Bar and Houndstooth
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Q&A: The co-founders of Grape Witches on the power of natural wine
Including details on what they’ll be bringing to TL Insider as this month’s sommeliers-in-residence
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What’s on the menu at Miracle on Ossington, a super-seasonal holiday pop-up with egg nog and fire pits
If you like string lights and strong cocktails, this is the bar for you
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The 30 best bars in Toronto
From molecular cocktails to top-notch tap lists, these are our favourite places to drink in the city right now
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Amsterdam Brewing is opening a new Leaside location, and it’s going to be pretty funky
Expect barrel-aged beers and a 300-seat restaurant with a wood-fired grill
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What’s on the menu at Tennessee Tavern, Grant van Gameren’s new Eastern European bar in Parkdale
It's a real sausage party
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Toronto’s patio fee “nightmare” reminds us just how vital outdoor seating is—and not just for happy hour
"Myself and friends in the industry are talking about packing it in and moving up north"
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What’s on the menu at Baro, King West’s new Latin American compound with a password-protected lounge
Yep, a password-protected lounge
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Clocktower Bar is a new cocktail spot from the Boxcar Social team
And it's right next door
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Introducing: The Shameful Tiki Room, a Polynesian paradise in Parkdale
This is the second tiki bar for the west-end neighbourhood
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Ceili Cottage loses its yurt
Leslieville's Mongolian patio won't be going up this winter
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Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
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The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
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The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
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Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
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Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
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Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
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Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
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Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
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The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
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Almost
Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
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“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
Deep Dives
Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
Deep Dives
The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
Deep Dives
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
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The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
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These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions
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“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business
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Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand