- Neighbourhood
- Queen West
- Style
- Craft cocktails
- Known for
- Elaborate, technique-driven cocktails with smoke and theatre · One of Toronto's longest-running signature cocktail rooms · A deposit-required reservation policy on busy nights
- Prices
- $$$$ · cocktails $21+
- Getting in
- Book ahead. Deposit required on OpenTable; late-night counter seats sometimes open to walk-ins
- Food
- Snacks and small plates
- Hours
- Mon-Wed and Sun 6pm-1am, Thu-Sat 5pm-2am per OpenTable; confirm before going
- Recognition
- Condé Nast Traveller Gold List mention; long-running fixture on Toronto best-bar roundups
- Address
- 472 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2B2
Checked: Instagram posted twice on October 27, 2026 and the official site and OpenTable listing are both current. Checked Oct 2026.
Photo: BarChef, from their website.
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