Canada’s 50 Best Bars of 2018 has been revealed

The 50 Best Bars in Canada have been ranked for the first time ever

Canada’s annual list of 100 Best Restaurants has just been revealed and new this year, the same editors have also compiled an accompanying list featuring the 50 Best Bars in Canada!

The inaugural list ranks the finest wine, beer, and cocktail lounges across the country and offers an excellent excuse to raise a glass.

These places not only serve excellent beverages but also “elevate bar culture in Canada.” Per the criteria set, “great bars needn’t be chic or luxurious, but they must be comfortable retreats. The service should be hospitable; the atmosphere convivial.”

Here are Canada’s 50 best bars in 2018:

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

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