What to know
- Canada’s 100 Best released its annual ranking of the country’s top bars, curated by critic Jacob Richler.
- Bar Pompette placed second overall, highlighted for its creative Parisian-style cocktails with unconventional ingredient pairings.
- Toronto dominated the list with 21 bars featured and six spots in the top 10, including Civil Liberties and Library Bar, which also won Best Hotel Bar.
- Cloakroom claimed the top spot, while Montreal had nine bars recognized overall and Vancouver’s The Keefer Bar ranked third.
From cocktail lounges to pubs, Canadians are now able to sip the best of the best, as a new list ranking 50 of the best bars in the country just dropped.
Canada’s 100 Best, a notable culinary magazine, has released its annual list of the top bars in the country. This is the eighth year the magazine has curated the line-up, doing so through writer and critic Jacob Richler.
Bar Pompette, a cocktail bar in Toronto’s Little Italy, took the runner-up spot on the list, trailing behind Montreal’s Cloakroom bar.
Bar Pompette is a Parisian style café and bar that provides its patrons with unique cocktails combining ingredients not typically paired together. Whether it’s masala chai and cognac or curry leaf and rum, this spot is one to check out to quench your adventurous side as well as your thirst.
“Bravo the team,” the bar posted in an Instagram story on Tuesday, reacting to their ranking in the list.
The Little Italy bar is among 21 other Toronto spots that snatched a spot on the coveted list. Just up the street from Bar Pompette is Civil Liberties, whose no-menu, custom cocktails earned it the fourth spot on the list. Based on the customer’s palette, bartenders create artisan drinks unique to each person.
Additionally, Library Bar, nestled in The Fairmont Royal York hotel, took both the fifth spot as well as the award for Best Hotel Bar. The classy and cozy vibe of this bar leaves customers craving more.
Some other bars listed include Cry Baby Gallery, XXX, Bar Raval. No Vacancy, which opened in November 2024, took home the award for Best New Bar.
Ontario made up 31 spots of the 50 on the list, with Montreal-based bars taking 9 of them.
Here’s a look at the top 10 list, where six Toronto bars claimed their spots.
10. Bar Raval (Toronto)
9. Missy’s This That (Calgary)
8. XXX (Toronto)
7. Atwater Cocktail Club (Montreal)
6. Cry Baby Gallery (Toronto)
5. Library Bar (Toronto)
4. Civil Liberties (Toronto)
3. The Keefer Bar (Vancouver)
2. Bar Pompette (Toronto)
1. Cloakroom (Montreal)
