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Canada’s 50 best bars for 2025 are here — and the top spot went to a location with serious buzz

Charlie Hart
Charlie Hart
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May 6 2025, 12:00 am
Canada’s 50 best bars for 2025 are here — and the top spot went to a location with serious buzz

Shortly after a huge list of North America’s very best bars dropped, it’s officially Canada’s time to shine. The organization behind Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants has just shared its annual 50 Best Bars list.

The list encompasses everything from “swanky cocktail lounges to cheerful public houses,” as voted by judges from across the country.

For the second year in a row, the top spot was snagged by Toronto’s Bar Pompette, a Parisian-style cafe and cocktail bar. The spot has received some serious accolades over the past week, also being declared the best in Canada in the ranking of North America’s 50 Best Bars.

Cloakroom Bar in Montreal (2), Civil Liberties in Toronto (3), The Keefer Bar in Vancouver (4), and Montreal’s Atwater Cocktail Club (5) round out the top five.

In addition to bars from Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, there is representation from cities including Calgary, Quebec City, Halifax, Saskatoon, Edmonton, and more.

See the full lineup of Canada’s 50 Best Bars below:

  1. Bar Pompette (Toronto, Ont.)
  2. Cloakroom Bar (Montreal, Que.)
  3. Civil Liberties (Toronto, Ont.)
  4. The Keefer Bar (Vancouver, B.C.)
  5. Atwater Cocktail Club (Montreal, Que.)
  6. Library Bar at The Fairmont Royal York (Toronto, Ont.)
  7. Prophecy (Vancouver, B.C.)
  8. Missy’s This That (Calgary, Alta.)
  9. Cocktail Bar (Toronto, Ont.)
  10. jjacques (Quebec City, Que.)
  11. Cry Baby Gallery (Toronto, Ont.)
  12. Mother Cocktail Bar (Toronto, Ont.)
  13. Dear Friend Bar (Dartmouth, N.S.)
  14. Bar Mordecai (Toronto, Ont.)
  15. Doc’s Green Door Lounge (Toronto, Ont.)
  16. Proof (Calgary, Alta.)
  17. Laowai (Vancouver, B.C.)
  18. The Narrows Public House (Halifax, N.S.)
  19. Coldroom (Montreal, Que.)
  20. Botanist (Vancouver, B.C.)
  21. 1608 (Quebec City, Que.)
  22. Humboldt Bar (Victoria, B.C.)
  23. Bar Banane (Toronto, Ont.)
  24. Paper Lantern (Calgary, Alta.)
  25. Pop Wine Bar (Saskatoon, Sask.)
  26. XXX (Toronto, Ont.)
  27. The Raven Room (Whistler, B.C.)
  28. Honi Honi Tiki Lounge (Edmonton, Alta.)
  29. Bar Raval (Toronto, Ont.)
  30. Simpl Things (Toronto, Ont.)
  31. Chez Tao! (Quebec City, Que.)
  32. Civil Works (Toronto, Ont.)
  33. BarChef (Toronto, Ont.)
  34. Brasserie Dunham (Dunham, Que.)
  35. Rain Dog Bar (Calgary, Alta.)
  36. Bar Le Mal Nécessaire (Montreal, Que.)
  37. Gift Shop (Toronto, Ont.)
  38. Slice of Life (Toronto, Ont.)
  39. Bar Bello (Montreal, Que.)
  40. Prequel & Co. (Toronto, Ont.)
  41. Godspeed Brewery (Toronto, Ont.)
  42. Writers Room (Toronto, Ont.)
  43. Citrus & Cane (Victoria, B.C.)
  44. Parlor (Saskatoon, Sask.)
  45. Shelter Cocktail Bar (Calgary, Alta.)
  46. Business & Pleasure (Calgary, Alta.)
  47. Bisou Bisou (Montreal, Que.)
  48. Bagheera (Vancouver, B.C.)
  49. Salon Badin (Montreal, Que.)
  50. Compton Ave. (Toronto, Ont.)

For more information on each of the bars, see Canada’s 100 Best’s website.

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