Canada’s 100 Best have been busy. They have just released their 2018 list of the 100 Best Restaurants in Canada and have now just released an accompanying feature with the 50 Best Bars around the country.
This is the first time the company has released a list featuring bars that serve the finest wines, beers, and cocktails.
“Our idea of a great bar starts with an atmospheric setting and an exceptional beverage program,” reads the ranking. “We think excellent cocktails are just like the best food: they should respect the past but do more than simply repeat it. And we think that any good bartender should be able to pull o that trick with a non-alcoholic mix, too.”
The winner of the inaugural list is Toronto’s, Bar Raval. The unsuspecting bar that opened in 2015 is being touted for a relaxed environment, great décor, unique cocktails, and top-quality food.
Here is the list of the 50 Best Bars in Canada as selected by Canada’s 100 Best:
- Bar Raval – Toronto
- The Keefer Bar – Vancouver
- Coldroom – Montreal
- Proof – Calgary
- The Bar at Alo – Toronto
- Lot Six Bar & Restaurant – Halifax
- Bar Von Der Fels – Calgary
- Pretty Ugly – Toronto
- Clementine – Edmonton
- The Woodcutter’s Blanket – Whitehorse
- Gift Shop at Ossington – Toronto
- Atwater Cocktail Club – Montreal
- Prohibition – Vancouver
- Soif Bar à Vin – St. Gatineau
- Cold Tea – Toronto
- The Moonroom – Ottawa
- The Diamond – Vancouver
- Archive 909 – Toronto
- Cocktail Bar – Toronto
- Grapes & Soda – Vancouver
- Baijiu Bar – Edmonton
- UVA Wine & Cocktail Bar – Vancouver
- Birreria Volo – Toronto
- Little Oak – Halifax
- Maison Cloakroom – Montreal
- The Shameful Tiki Room – Vancouver
- Côte de Boeuf – Toronto
- Rush Lane & Co. – Toronto
- Little Jumbo – Victoria
- Civil Liberties – Toronto
- Burdock – Toronto
- Union Local – Ottawa
- Midfield Wine Bar & Tavern – Toronto
- Ricardo’s Hideaway – Calgary
- Mahjong Bar – Toronto
- d | Bar – Toronto
- Big In Japan – Montreal
- Milos’ Craft Beer Emporium – London, ON
- BarChef – Toronto
- Gokudo – Montreal
- The Drake Hotel – Toronto
- Rouge Gorge Bar à Vin – Montreal
- Noble – Halifax
- Bar Laurel – Ottawa
- Milk Tiger Lounge – Calgary
- Arabella Park Beer Bar – Kitchener, Ontario
- Paris Paris – Toronto
- Belmont – Ottawa
- MWT Brewing Co. – Yellowknife
- The Emerald – Montreal