A personal blog detailing dining and eating experiences
A friend took me to this speakeasy in King West Toronto. He said they have the best espresso martini, and he was not wrong (I didn’t even ask for it without sweetener).
To get to it, you need to go to Cafe Renee, and go through the unmarked black door on the second floor.
A friend booked this speakeasy for his birthday (they had two separate reservations to fit our group of 12).
To get in, there’s a telephone booth inside the Crif Dogs restaurant. At the telephone booth, dial 1 and you’re good to go.
The place had great drinks. Not entirely sure which drinks I got, but of course it was whiskey or vodka based.
They also had food (got one of the hotdogs. Would get it again, but without the mustard next time).
We went to this sort of speakeasy place (it has an unmarked door). It has a reaction system (fortunately they were able to accommodate us with just a 45 minute wait).
For our waiting the bartender gave us free apple martinis.
For main drinks, got an old fashion with just regular sugar (not simple), and a custom drink that had whisky, chocolate, and cherrry flavors.
Also, you’re supposed to write on anything in the restaurant. Wrote Trancienzo.
This was the first place we checked out in Mexico City in the Roma NTE (north) area.
This is the number 3 bar in the world apparently.
The speakeasy was hidden in the Nh hotel, and the entrance looks like the door in the picture below.
Some drinks I had were the Banana Split (it came with a Lego piece that was edible!), and. If in Japan. Both were great. Also got a Toki highball, which was just as expected.
We also got all the food on the menu below (all shareable). I would say the best is the braised beef and mushroom brioche. (I wouldn’t get the other food).
Went to the speakeasy as a recommendation from a restaurant bar tender.
I will say it is cleverly disguised as a speakeasy (you would think it is a wig shop at first sight, but after you enter the first of two doors, it makes sense).
Speaking to the bar tender, the wig theme is based off the shop that originally occupied it. The Wig shop wanted a larger space, so they moved out and this place was born.
I obviously got a whisky based drink, but don’t remember what it was . It was light and refreshing though.
I would come back here again, and would recommend to people.
On a side note, if you’re alone, you do have to stand up near the bar near the bartender, so there is some pressure to talk to them (unless they’re making a drink). Which is ok.
So this is labeled as a speak easy, it really it’s just a late night Chinese food place with a full bar / cocktails.
I would go back again for a late night meal. We got the Sui Mai, XLB, noodles with beef, and Szechuan beef. Would get everything again but the beef (pictured below, it was not what I was expecting since it was crispy. Usually it’s not like that).
For drinks, think I just got whisky on the rocks (the usual).
This was a hidden bar under the Aviary. We went on the waitlist while we were eating at the Aviary. But then one of our waiters from the Aviary hooked us up and we got bumped to the front.
The bar tender actually is the head bar tender for the Aviary. I got their version of the Manhattan, which had a chocolate and banana twist. Really great.
The exclusivity was also shown when you had to use a key to get back inside if you wanted to use the restroom.
