The cheap-pint, no-frills, character-over-cocktails bars Toronto actually loves. Ranked by how reliably they top the city's dive-bar guides and how often r/askTO sends people their way.
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The College/Bathurst institution — graffiti-covered walls, nachos until late, live shows upstairs. Toronto's most-cited dive, full stop.
The College/Bathurst institution — graffiti-covered walls, nachos until late, live shows upstairs. Toronto's most-cited dive, full stop.
Tiny Dundas West corner bar (former diner signage intact); cash-friendly, perfect-pour vibe, beloved for its unpretentiousness.
Tiny Dundas West corner bar (former diner signage intact); cash-friendly, perfect-pour vibe, beloved for its unpretentiousness.
Kensington Market patio staple — cheap beer, big crowd in summer, the quintessential market hang.
Kensington Market patio staple — cheap beer, big crowd in summer, the quintessential market hang.
Theatrically grungy rock bar near Bathurst/Adelaide; red-lit, burlesque-adjacent, a long-running west-end dive favourite.
Theatrically grungy rock bar near Bathurst/Adelaide; red-lit, burlesque-adjacent, a long-running west-end dive favourite.
Dundas West dive with a serious craft-beer list and a back room full of pinball — divey vibe, better-than-dive beer.
Dundas West dive with a serious craft-beer list and a back room full of pinball — divey vibe, better-than-dive beer.
Parkdale corner bar (Queen W & Brock) — unfussy pints, regulars, and a patio; a recurring Parkdale dive pick.
Parkdale corner bar (Queen W & Brock) — unfussy pints, regulars, and a patio; a recurring Parkdale dive pick.
Yonge-area late-night dive long known to students and karaoke crowds; gritty, cheap, open late.
Yonge-area late-night dive long known to students and karaoke crowds; gritty, cheap, open late.
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