Back to the future

Bar food and cocktails are celebrating a nostalgia-fueled resurgence of decades past: deviled eggs and potato-chip-dusted hot dogs, anyone?

Tickets are on sale now for Toronto Cocktail Festival

The second annual festival runs from October 18 to 25 with a full slate of events, including the unmissable Gala of Cocktails.

Lemon Aid

When life gives you lemons… make limoncello.

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Hi-fi watering holes

Hi-fi watering holes

Inspired by classic Japanese kissas, retro and vinyl-inspired listening bars are shaping a new culture in drinking, snacking and grooving across Canada.
Get Your Paws on Bearface Bear-bon

Get Your Paws on Bearface Bear-bon

B.C.’s Bearface offers a Canadian take on bourbon with this corn-forward whisky, balancing bold caramel and vanilla notes with a warm, smoky cask finish.
Victoria’s hot bar summer

Victoria’s hot bar summer

Recent moves and openings have created one of the best six-block drinking neighbourhoods in Canada. Come to Victoria, and join us on the top bar crawl of summer 2026.

Where to drink

Spirits, spice and everything nice

Spirits, spice and everything nice

At the Indian-French fusion Peya, Chris Enns mixes up an irresistible cocktail.
We are who we meet

We are who we meet

At No Vacancy, Troy Gilchrist distills a lifetime of experience into flawless hospitality.
Great World Bars We Love: Handshake Speakeasy

Great World Bars We Love: Handshake Speakeasy

Behind an unassuming black door marked “13” in Colonia Juarez, Mexico City, lies the best bar in the world: Handshake Speakeasy.

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Bel Tempo

Bel Tempo

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Limoncello and gin meet crisp Prosecco and citrus in this vibrant, slush-style cocktail layered with aromatic and orange bitters.
Upturn

Upturn

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Aged 12-year rum meets tangy banana-peel shrub, chai, and coconut water in this richly layered, velvety cocktail.
Tropic Like It's Hot

Tropic Like It's Hot

Rich Jamaican rums combine with charred pineapple, cool mint, tart lime, and a kick of spicy bitters for a balanced, punchy tropical drink.
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