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Cocktails
Food & Drink
Waterworks Food Hall is opening not one but
two
big patios
Grape Witches and Civil Works are behind the drinks
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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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What’s on the menu at Gochu Libre Kantina, a Korean Mexican snack and cocktail bar
Including bulgogi tacos, ramen birria and a kimchi martini
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Toronto bars are giving the margarita savoury and seasonal twists
Featuring bar recommendations, at-home hacks and the secrets behind General Public’s Thai-inspired take on the summer favourite
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Toronto bars are giving Jell-O shots all kinds of grown-up twists
Featuring bar recommendations, flavour ideas and a recipe for perfectly set shooters
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Canadian-made substitutes for American beer, wine and spirits
There’s never been a better time to drink local
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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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What’s on the menu at Belle Isle, a new snack and cocktail bar in the east end
It’s the new sister spot to Lake Inez
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A look inside Miracle on Bloor, a diabolically festive pop-up cocktail bar from the Civil Liberties elves
It’s time to dig those ugly Christmas sweaters out of the closet
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What’s on the menu at Aisle3, a Vietnamese snack and cocktail bar
Including deep-fried shrimp toast and a pho-infused old fashioned
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What’s on the menu at Slice of Life, a kooky new cocktail bar with a laboratory in the basement
Ever had a cocktail made with parmesan cheese? Now you can
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What’s on the menu at Civil Works, a gorgeous new cocktail bar inside Waterworks Food Hall
Including drinks inspired by tom yum soup and al pastor tacos
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Take a big sip of these cocktails built for two
Featuring recipe ideas, glassware recommendations and the best bars for doubling down on the city’s large-format cocktail trend
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Tropical cocktails are taking Toronto by storm
Recipe ideas, bar recommendations and canned favourites to quench your hot-weather tiki cravings
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What’s on the menu at Alice, Little Italy’s chic new spot for upscale diner fare
Including street-style corn, tomahawk steak and a bananas foster martini
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What’s on the menu at Martine’s Wine Bar, a nostalgic farm-to-table restaurant from the Bar Raval team
Including sea urchin–topped pasta and a cocktail menu stacked with classics
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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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Over-the-top cocktails are sweeping the city
Garnishes include cotton candy, dry-ice clouds and blazing pyrotechnics. Here, the Library Bar’s director of mixology explains the method to the madness
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What’s on the menu at Charlemagne, Café Renée’s second-floor speakeasy
Including an all-dumpling snack menu
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Super fizzy and ice cold, highballs are an exercise in simplicity
Featuring spirit ideas and bar recommendations for the city’s most understated sippers
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What’s on the menu at Bar Ardo, a new Sicilian-inspired cocktail bar
It’s from the team behind Italian restaurants Ardo and Dova
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What’s on the menu at Electric Bill, an Aussie-themed cocktail bar from the Civil Liberties team
Including sausage rolls, Marmite-glazed cabbage and mushroom “scallops”
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What’s on the menu at Lisbon Hotel, a new all-day café and cocktail bar in Corktown
But it’s not Portuguese or a hotel
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Best New Restaurants
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
Big Stories
Deep Dives
Sex worker and
Anora
consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood
Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight
Deep Dives
Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal
As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down
Deep Dives
Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial
She’s fierce, shrewd and relentless. And she doesn’t just want to win—she wants to dismantle the prison system altogether
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
Deep Dives
Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
Deep Dives
Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
Deep Dives
Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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?
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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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An all-Canadian wine festival is coming to Fort York
Elbows Up aims to make it easier (and cheaper) to buy Canadian-made bottles
Food & Drink
This Toronto Italian restaurant is launching a pasta tasting menu made with all-Canadian ingredients
It’s Amano Trattoria’s elbows-up moment
City News
A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs
How to reduce our reliance on American farmers? Rely on robot ones instead
Food & Drink
“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling