Lulu Bar brings a fresh taste of the Pacific Ocean and the many regions that touch it right to The Well in Toronto. 

Drawing influence from Asia, Hawaii, California, and British Columbia, the Frank Architecture & Interiors-designed restaurant transports you right to a beach house. 

The two-level, mid-century modern-style space is lined with tropical plants, surfboards, ambient lighting, airy windows, and wooden elements that give the restaurant a coastal resort or surf shack feel. 

Originally founded in Calgary in 2019, Lulu Bar's second location in Toronto offers many of the same Pacific-inspired dishes as its Western counterpart. 

The restaurant's menu also draws inspiration from Chef Joseph Sokoloff's time in Indonesia and Vietnam during his childhood. 

Take the elevators upstairs and you'll find the sprawling main dining area, open kitchen, and moody wood-panelled bar lined with rows of liquor and spirits. 

The "Tiki" portion of the drink menu includes vibrant sketches of the cocktails, making it easier to select your drinks if you're more of a visual person. 

The coconut cooler ($19) is the restaurant's most popular cocktail for a reason. The light and beachy cocktail features vodka, vanilla citrus, pink lemonade, toasted coconut, orange blossom, and sea salt, making for the perfect palate cleanser in between bites of the more savoury dishes. 

Close your eyes, sip on the mango mai tai ($19), and you'll feel like you're sitting poolside. The combination of mango or roasted pineapple white rum, aged rum, curaçao, lime, and fire has all of the elements needed for a quintessential vacation drink. 

Also on the Tiki cocktail menu is the smooth operator ($19), a cognac-based drink with nigori sake, banana, orgeat, lemon, whites, and a light dusting of black sesame. 

Whether you're on a date, having an intimate dinner, or dining with a large group, the restaurant's made-to-share plates come in a variety of portions that could satisfy a range of appetites. 

The poke ($24) elevates a classic Hawaiian dish with bite-sized red tuna, avocado, pickled fennel, edamame, lime aioli, and a house-made sesame and nori cracker that's reminiscent of a coral reef. 

The pillowy hot dog bao ($12) features char siu (Cantonese-style barbecued pork) in the form of sausages, along with pickled mustard greens, banana ketchup, and peanuts. 

Drawing inspiration from Asian street foods, the restaurant offers skewers in several variations, including grilled chicken satay, house spam, king oyster mushroom, Thai sausage, and beef tongue ($8) topped with coconut soy and crispy pickled green papaya. 

The steamed lobster dumplings ($22) are a must-order for me. The juicy dumplings are served in a pleasantly salty bath of basil and chili soy, and topped with pops of tobiko. 

The star of Lulu Bar's menu is undoubtedly the build-your-own BBQ crispy half duck ($51).

The massive shareable dish invites you to create your perfect bite using braised duck leg, turmeric crepes, Bibb lettuce, house-made turnip kimchi, pickled shallot, pickled cauliflower, and tamarind sauce. 

If you've got a sweet tooth, you'll definitely want to end things off with a bang. The show-stopping baked Hula ($15) is reminiscent of a baked Alaska, and features rich Kona coffee, macadamia, and dark chocolate on the side to drizzle over. 

Set to serve as a meeting place for business lunches, late-night dates, birthday dinners, and everything in between, Lulu Bar's newest addition to Toronto provides a much-needed tropical escape from the constant hustle and bustle of the city. 

You can find Lulu Bar at 427 Wellington St. W.