Opening last spring at Bloor and Symington, this cozy spot from Megan Jones and Tim Pritchard is the kind of local you’re happy to spend all night in. Cocktails are downplayed (though they’re also fantastic) in favour of craft beers and wine. Garth Legree’s menu of comforting snacks and plates suits the inviting atmosphere perfectly, but the real reason to stay is the hospitality - you'll feel like a personal guest of Megan and Tim. It’s enough to make you feel all fuzzy inside.

Nick, Cole, and David — the three guys who made ordering a cocktail so much fun at Salt have a place to call their own, and it’s a doozy. Adopting a Casablanca design ethic, they’ve built an elegant and stylish room, and given themselves enough space behind the bar to get really playful with the drinks. Forgotten classics are unearthed, Tiki madness is embraced, and charcuterie is sliced. Bloor and Ossington is lucky to have them.