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Best bars in Toronto: 9 award winners for 2026
Toronto holds ten of the top 22 bars in Canada. Nine of them also made the North America list.
- 10Toronto bars in the top 22 on Canada's 2026 list
- 8Bar Pompette's rank on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026
- 4Toronto bars in the North America top 50, 2026
How we pick
A bar is here if it is in Toronto and ranks on both Canada's 100 Best Bars 2026 and North America's 50 Best Bars 2026. Nine do. They follow in North America rank order. North America's top 50 was revealed on April 22, 2026, and its 51 to 100 list on March 31, 2026. Canadian ranks and addresses were read on each bar's official page. blogTO confirms the Canadian ranks. Streets of Toronto confirms the addresses of the six bars it covers.
Bar Pompette
The highest-ranked Toronto bar on both lists. The official page calls it a lively neighbourhood Parisian café with a marble bar and a garden patio. The kitchen stays open all night.
Library Bar
Named Best Hotel Bar 2026. It sits off the lobby of The Fairmont Royal York, across from Union Station. Martinis have been poured tableside there for more than 50 years.
Mother
A fermentation-focused cocktail bar run by Massimo Zitti, the 2022 World Class Canada Bartender of the Year. It has a fermentation cellar downstairs and a patio.
Civil Works
Its printed menu pairs cocktails with stories from Toronto's past, including the Garment District. It also pours a guided water tasting for whisky.
Civil Liberties
A bar with no printed menu, known for custom cocktails. A flood closed it for about half of 2025, and it has since reopened. Streets of Toronto lists its address on Bloor Street West.
Cry Baby Gallery
A whitewashed-brick bar behind an art gallery, reached through a dark curtain. Its menu follows the format of the Yellow Pages.
Suite 115
A speakeasy with the entry code posted outside. Co-owners Oliver Leung and Jacky Ha make food-forward drinks, such as an Ackee and Saltfish Martini.
No Vacancy
Named Best New Bar 2026. It opened in November 2024 and runs a Japanese-inspired cocktail program.
Bar Mordecai
A busy bar with a hotel-lobby feel upstairs and karaoke downstairs. It also hosts bachata classes, tarot readings and bingo nights.
What is North America's 50 Best Bars?
It is a yearly ranking of bars across the continent. The 2026 top 50 was revealed on April 22, 2026, at a live ceremony in Vancouver. The 51 to 100 list came out on March 31, 2026.
Toronto has four bars in the top 50: Bar Pompette, Library Bar, Mother and Civil Works. Six more appear on the 51 to 100 list.
Questions people ask
Which Toronto bar is ranked best in Canada?
Bar Pompette, at No. 2 on Canada's 100 Best Bars 2026. Cloakroom in Montreal is No. 1. Bar Pompette also ranks No. 8 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026.
How many Toronto bars are on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026?
Ten across both lists. Four are in the top 50: Bar Pompette (8), Library Bar (19), Mother (22) and Civil Works (29). Six are in the 51 to 100 list: Civil Liberties (54), Cry Baby Gallery (69), Suite 115 (74), No Vacancy (82), Slice of Life (90) and Bar Mordecai (94).
Sources (5)
- Canada's 100 Best Bars 2026 (2026-11-14)
- North America's 50 Best Bars 2026: the list (2026-04-22) (2026-11-14)
- North America's 50 Best Bars 2026: ranks 51 to 100 (2026-03-31) (2026-11-14)
- blogTO: Toronto bars on Canada's best bars list (April 2026) (2026-11-14)
- Streets of Toronto: 6 Toronto bars named among North America's best (2026-04-01) (2026-11-14)
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