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Canadian-made substitutes for American beer, wine and spirits

Canadian-made substitutes for American beer, wine and spirits

There’s never been a better time to drink local

The best new non-alcoholic wine, beer and seltzers

The best new non-alcoholic wine, beer and seltzers

Just because your January’s dry doesn’t mean it also has to be dull

Twelve of Toronto's best new happy hours

Twelve of Toronto’s best new happy hours

Where to find cheap drinks and snacks every day of the week

What's on the menu at Bar Bossanova, a nerdy new wine bar on Roncesvalles

What’s on the menu at Bar Bossanova, a nerdy new wine bar on Roncesvalles

It’s right next door to its sister bottle shop

What's on the menu at Sing Sing, the Financial District's new spot for pizza, pho and beer

What’s on the menu at Sing Sing, the Financial District’s new spot for pizza, pho and beer

Including burgers, banh mi, and pizza topped with brisket and kimchi

"To find the drinks I liked, I used to have to drive around the city": A Q&A with the owner of Toronto's first stand-alone non-alcoholic bottle shop

“To find the drinks I liked, I used to have to drive around the city”: A Q&A with the owner of Toronto’s first stand-alone non-alcoholic bottle shop

The new Kensington Market store focuses on wine, spirits and beer that have all of the flavour and none of the booze

Booze-free beers, a phony negroni and 10 other actually good non-alcoholic drinks for Dry January

Booze-free beers, a phony negroni and 10 other actually good non-alcoholic drinks for Dry January

All of the taste, none of the hangover

"I was a successful marketing exec in Toronto. I gave it all up to farm hops and open a brewery"

“I was a successful marketing exec in Toronto. I gave it all up to farm hops and open a brewery”

Graydon Lau had a decades-long career in the marketing industry, working for big-name alcohol brands. When his best friend approached him with a business idea, he left his job and dove in. Then, just as everything was coming together, tragedy struck

The best places to eat and drink near the Rogers Centre

The best places to eat and drink near the Rogers Centre

A dozen bars within a 10-minute walk of the stadium

What's on the menu at True History Brewing, a new craft brewery in St. Clair West Village

What’s on the menu at True History Brewing, a new craft brewery in St. Clair West Village

It's the neighbourhood's new spot for German- and Czech-style beers

The best Ontario-made light beers for summertime drinking sessions

The best Ontario-made light beers for summertime drinking sessions

They're low in alcohol, big in flavour and highly crushable

What's on the menu at Great Lakes Brewpub, the Toronto brewery’s big new beer hall by the water

What’s on the menu at Great Lakes Brewpub, the Toronto brewery’s big new beer hall by the water

Including personal pan pizzas, smash burgers and lots of beer

What's on the menu at North of Brooklyn's Better Half Bar, a new east-end pizza parlour and craft beer hangout

What’s on the menu at North of Brooklyn’s Better Half Bar, a new east-end pizza parlour and craft beer hangout

Including one new thing: chicken wings

“I think we need to embrace the awkwardness”: How a Toronto brewery is helping people relearn the art of small talk

“I think we need to embrace the awkwardness”: How a Toronto brewery is helping people relearn the art of small talk

It's like platonic Tinder for tech-averse beer lovers

The best new non-alcoholic drinks to get you through Dry January

The best new non-alcoholic drinks to get you through Dry January

Zero-proof hooch has come a long way since Near Beer

"We work the canning line until 4 a.m. some nights": How an ex–government employee and a data manager opened the brewery of their dreams

“We work the canning line until 4 a.m. some nights”: How an ex–government employee and a data manager opened the brewery of their dreams

"People were posting photos of our beers and I was in tears. I held up my phone, like, 'People like us! They really like us!'"

Toronto's best new bottle shops

Toronto’s best new bottle shops

Takeout booze is here to stay

What's on the takeout menu at Collective Arts' new Trinity Bellwoods brewery and kitchen

What’s on the takeout menu at Collective Arts’ new Trinity Bellwoods brewery and kitchen

The Hamilton brewery has landed in Toronto with takeout beer, and food by Jonathan Poon

“We've been inundated with orders”: A Q&A with the owner of Red Tape, Toronto’s new bespoke brewery

“We’ve been inundated with orders”: A Q&A with the owner of Red Tape, Toronto’s new bespoke brewery

They won't just sell you beer, they'll make you your very own brew

What beers Toronto brewers are drinking in isolation—and how you can have them delivered

What beers Toronto brewers are drinking in isolation—and how you can have them delivered

Get the good stuff delivered to your door

15 breweries, wineries and distilleries offering delivery for house-bound happy hours

15 breweries, wineries and distilleries offering delivery for house-bound happy hours

Bars and tap rooms are closed, but the booze is still flowing

What's on the menu at Bar Volo, the new location of Toronto's favourite craft-beer bar

What’s on the menu at Bar Volo, the new location of Toronto’s favourite craft-beer bar

It's a stone's throw from the original bar

What's on the menu at Mascot King, the brewery's new Entertainment District location with a backyard beer garden

What’s on the menu at Mascot King, the brewery’s new Entertainment District location with a backyard beer garden

King West has itself a new watering hole

Bar Volo is back. Here are seven things you need to know

Bar Volo is back. Here are seven things you need to know

It's officially open now, less than 200 metres from the original location

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

Big Stories

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

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

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

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

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

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

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

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

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

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?

Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm

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

Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian

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

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield

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

The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation

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?

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

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

"I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial"

“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

Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025

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

The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own

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

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024

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

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative

These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you

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

"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

“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

Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus

Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus

With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand