Nightlife in Toronto
Where Toronto goes out — handpicked bars, clubs, live music rooms and late-night eats for any kind of night.
Top spots in Toronto
Kensington Market
Food & DrinkKensington
Pedestrian Sundays, vintage stalls and global street food.
Best nightlife in Toronto
12 hand-picked bars, clubs, live music rooms & late-night eats.
Civil Liberties
$$Cocktail bar · Bloordale
No menu — order by mood, bartenders riff.
Bar Raval
$$$Cocktail bar · Little Italy
Gaudí-esque carved-wood room, vermouth & pintxos.
Track & Field
$$Pub · College West
Basement bar with shuffleboard & bocce.
The Drake Underground
$$Live music · Queen West
Indie shows, downstairs at the Drake Hotel.
Coda
$$Club · Annex
Underground techno, Funktion-One sound system.
Bar Pompette
$$$Wine bar · Dovercourt
Natural wine & oysters in a tiny corner room.
BarChef
$$$$Cocktail bar · Queen West
Theatrical molecular cocktails, world-ranked.
Cold Tea
$$Cocktail bar · Kensington Market
Hidden inside Kensington Mall — late-night dim sum & beer.
Toybox
$$$Club · Entertainment District
Big-room hip-hop & EDM, bottle service crowd.
Rebel
$$$Club · Polson Pier
Waterfront mega-club with global DJs.
The Horseshoe Tavern
$$Live music · Queen West
Iconic 1947 rock venue, where the Stones surprised in '97.
Banh Mi Boys
$Late-night eats · Queen West
After-bar banh mi until 2am.
Where to eat
Alo
$$$$French tasting · Spadina
Top of Canada's 100 — book a month out.
Pai Northern Thai
$$Thai · Entertainment District
Lively, chili-fueled, packed nightly.
Bar Raval
$$Spanish tapas · Little Italy
Gaudí-meets-pintxos, standing-room only.
Lee Restaurant
$$$Asian fusion · King West
Susur Lee's signature singapore slaw.
Live & on stage
Drake — OVO Fest
Budweiser Stage · Aug 3 · Hip-Hop
Arkells
Budweiser Stage · Jul 18 · Rock
Caribana Festival
Exhibition Place · Aug 1–4 · Caribbean
TIFF Tribute Gala
Roy Thomson Hall · Sep 7 · Film
Cavalcade of Lights
Nathan Phillips Sq · Nov 29 · Free / Family
Frequently asked
- Standouts include Kensington Market. The list mixes cocktail bars, live-music rooms and dance floors so you can build a full night without leaving the neighbourhood.