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Grey Tiger, a vegan bar and café, is now open in Bloordale
Vegans now have a second reason to visit Bloordale: the recently opened Grey Tiger (which the owners named after their rescued...
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A tour of The Addisons, the new King West bar that looks and feels like someone’s parents’ house
Going for drinks at The Addisons , a new bar in the Entertainment District, is meant to feel like crashing a house party. Interior...
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A breakdown of BarChef’s Abstract Ice, a cocktail you eat with a spoon
Since 2009, Frankie Solarik of Queen West's BarChef has been rattling the cocktail scene with hyper-modernist elixirs, like the...
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Rosedale loses Le Petit Castor
Le Petit Castor , a midtown restaurant that was half pub, half club, quietly closed last weekend. Open since 2008, the one-time...
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Introducing: The Four Seven, a new Bloordale bar from Tequila Bookworm’s owners
Name: The Four Seven Neighbourhood: Bloordale Contact Info: 1211 Bloor St. W., @the47TO Previously: Ortolan Owners: Jeff Caires...
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There’s a cute new bar (and McDonald’s breakfast rival) at Bathurst and Dundas
Bathurst Local is a new bar and café on Bathurst Street, just south of the big drive-through McDonald's on Dundas. It opened...
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Furlough, a new bistro from the owners of BarChef, is opening on West Queen West
The words "classic" and "traditional" aren't usually associated with BarChef concoctionist Frankie Solarik, whose hyper-modern...
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How Real Sports feeds thousands of ravenous fans a day
It's 4:15 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at Real Sports Bar, the stadium-sized beer hall and restaurant next door to the Air Canada...
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Civil Liberties brings cocktails, charcuterie and laid-back hospitality to Bloor and Ossington
This week marks the debut of Civil Liberties, a new speakeasy on Bloor West. Housed in a redbrick Edwardian just east of...
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Introducing: Bar Fancy, Chantecler chef Jonathan Poon’s new Queen West snack bar
Name: Bar Fancy Contact Info: 1070 Queen St. W., 416-546-1416, @BarFancyTO Neighbourhood: West Queen West Owners/chefs:...
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Something called a “tiki rock bar” is in the works for Leslieville
Bill Hicks is the name of the business that's moving into the little second-storey space once occupied by Swirl, Leslieville's...
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A Prohibition-themed bar has replaced A-OK Foods
The second-storey space at 930 Queen West, tucked above a convenience store, never seemed like an optimal spot for a food...
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Introducing: Rush Lane, a modernist snack bar and booze laboratory on Queen West
Name: Rush Lane Contact Info: 563 Queen St. W., 416-551-7540, rushlaneto.com , facebook.com , @rushlaneco Neighbourhood: Queen...
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Patio Guide 2014: 10 spots the locals don’t want you to discover
"Big" and "new" don't always mean "better," especially when it comes to patios. That's why this year's guide is devoted to a less...
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This may be the cheapest place to drink on (well,
near
) Ossington
The Ossington Stop ( formerly Ossington Station ) is a new late-night snack bar on Dundas, just west of Ossington. The bare-bones...
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Leslieville is losing its cutest date spot
Swirl Wine Bar, the only place in Toronto to sip wine while snacking on Alice in Wonderland jars of paté and pickled eggs, is...
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A low-key dive bar and veggie café opens on the Queen West strip
Situated smack in the middle of one of Toronto’s most self-consciously cool bar zones, Lipstick and Dynamite— the name is an...
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The El Mocambo is back up for sale, this time for $4 million
For those born after 1983 or so, the El Mo is just “that place in Chinatown with the lit-up palm-tree sign that sometimes has...
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Updated: early-morning boozing approved for Olympic men’s hockey finals
—City councillor Mike Layton on his forthcoming motion to allow Toronto bars and restaurants to serve top-of-the-morning booze...
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Introducing: El Caballito, a new tequila bar and taqueria on King West
Name: El Caballito (which means “the little horse” in Spanish) Contact Info: 220 King St. W., 416-628-9838, elcaballito.ca...
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Introducing: Snakes and Lagers, Little Italy’s new craft beer hall and board-gaming café
Name: Snakes and Lagers Board Game Bar Neighbourhood: Little Italy Contact Info: 488 College St., snakesandlagers.com Owner: Aaron...
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Ossington party destination Levack Block is no more
When Levack Block opened at the corner of Ossington and Humbert, it was the shiniest, least decrepit storefront on a...
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Snakes and Lattes owners launch Snakes and Lagers, a board-gaming bar on College
Snakes and Lattes , the Annex board-game café, is opening a new spin-off that adds the one lubricating ingredient that could turn...
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A new clubhouse on Queen East from the owners of Table 17
Fans of The Avro, the beloved Leslieville dive that closed last spring, may have found a new watering hole. Hi-Lo, a new bar on...
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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
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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
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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
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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