This Little Italy beer bar has a lot to offer. An exhaustive list of taps with alphabetical handles and a giant menu of bottles show that the Morana brothers, whose previous project Bar Volo had to call it quits, aren’t going anywhere.

On the corner of Geary and Dufferin, this bar in a towering industrial space slings tons of excellent local craft beer on tap along with North of Brooklyn pizza, and putting in arcade games on an upper floor.

If your idea of a good time at a bar is burning through a chapter rather than talking to people, or even if you like both those things, this Junction bar with cocktails named after your favourite book titles is for you.

An unapologetic dive bar, this no-nonsense hangout on Dundas West has pool and straight up drinks. They have regular DJ nights and shot specials.

This East Chinatown bar projects VHS movies while they mix up cheeky bevvies like the Forever 41, a twist on a white wine spritzer, and the Chili Gonzalez, a slightly spicy nod to a local music legend. You can also get birthday cake whenever you want here.