Quiet bars for conversation in Toronto

40 venues, ranked on what OpenStreetMap actually records about each one.

40Ranked
6Wi-Fi recorded
32Hours published
464Eligible in Toronto

How this page is built. Every venue below is drawn from OpenStreetMap and scored on recorded facts — Someone wants a bar where they can actually hear each other talk. OSM records no noise level, so ranking uses proxies: outdoor seating, absence of live music, smoking policy. Venues that OpenStreetMap knows nothing relevant about are left off rather than padded in, which is why this list is shorter than the total number of bar-type venues in Toronto. Full method.

Compare at a glance

Rank#	Venue	Hours	Outdoor	Access	Smoking	Indoor	Wi-Fi
1	See-Scape	Yes	Yes	Limited	No smoking	Not recorded	Not recorded
2	Famous Last Words	Yes	Yes	Yes	Outside	Not recorded	Not recorded
3	Cafe LinX	Yes	Yes	Yes	No smoking	Not recorded	Not recorded
4	Food & Liquor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Yes
5	Amsterdam Bicycle Club	Yes	Yes	Yes	No smoking	Not recorded	Not recorded
6	Bar Hop	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded
7	Duke's Refresher	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Yes
8	Town Crier Pub The Halfway Beer House	Yes	Yes	No	No smoking	Not recorded	No
9	The Three Speed	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	No smoking	Not recorded	Not recorded
10	Melrose on Adelaide	Yes	Yes	No	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
11	Bandit Brewery	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
12	Queen Street Warehouse	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded	No smoking	Yes	Yes
13	Free Times Cafe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
14	Bar+ Karaoke Lounge	Yes	No	No	No smoking	Yes	Yes
15	Cibo Wine Bar	Yes	No	Not recorded	No smoking	Yes	Not recorded
16	Get Well	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Outside	Not recorded	Not recorded
17	Grossman's Tavern	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Outside	Not recorded	Not recorded
18	Lighthouse	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded	No smoking	Yes	Not recorded
19	A Dark Horse	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
20	Harbord House	Yes	Not recorded	Limited	No smoking	Not recorded	Not recorded

Swipe the table sideways for the remaining columns. recorded recorded as absent not recorded in OpenStreetMap. A dash means the tag is missing, not that the facility is. Showing the top 20 of 40.

The ranked list

1
See-Scape

Bar
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Access: Limited
- Non-smoking
- Air conditioning
Hours: Tue 7pm–2am; Wed–Sun 5pm–2am

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Non-smoking indoors · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
2
Famous Last Words

Bar
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Smoking: Outside
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon closed; Tue–Thu 5pm–midnight; Fri–Sat 5pm–1am…

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Non-smoking indoors · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
3
Cafe LinX

Bar · 205 Humber College Boulevard, Etobicoke, M9W 5L7
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Wed 10am–8pm; Thu 10am–2am; Fri 10am–6pm

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Non-smoking indoors · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
4
Food & Liquor

Bar · 1610 Queen Street West, Toronto
- Wi-Fi
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
Hours: Mon–Sun 5pm–2am

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
5
Amsterdam Bicycle Club

Pub · 54 The Esplanade, Toronto
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon 11:30am–midnight; Tue–Sat midnight–2am, 11:30am–midnight; Sun midnight–2am, 11:30am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Non-smoking indoors · Opening hours published · Step-free access
6
Bar Hop

Bar
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
Hours: Mon–Sun 12pm–2am

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Opening hours published · Has a website
7
Duke's Refresher

Bar · 73A Front Street East, Toronto, M5E 1B8
- Wi-Fi
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
Hours: Mon–Wed 4pm–midnight; Thu 4pm–1am; Fri 4pm–2am…

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Opening hours published · Has a website
8
Town Crier Pub The Halfway Beer House

Pub · 115 John Street, M5V 2E2
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Non-smoking
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Hours: Mon–Sun 11am–2am

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Non-smoking indoors · Opening hours published · Has a website
9
The Three Speed

Pub · 1163 Bloor Street West, Toronto
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Non-smoking
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon–Sun 5pm–1am

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Non-smoking indoors · Opening hours published · Has a website
10
Melrose on Adelaide

Bar · 270 Adelaide Street West
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
Hours: Mon–Sun 2pm–2am

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Opening hours published · Has a website
11
Bandit Brewery

Pub · 2125 Dundas Street West, Toronto
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
Hours: Mon–Thu 5pm–11pm; Fri 4pm–midnight; Sat–Sun 12pm–midnight

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
12
Queen Street Warehouse

Bar · 232 Queen Street West, Toronto
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Non-smoking
Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Non-smoking indoors · Has a website
13
Free Times Cafe

Pub · 320 College Street, Toronto, M5T 1S3
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
Hours: Tue–Fri 11am–10pm; Sat 11am–11pm; Sun 11am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
14
Bar+ Karaoke Lounge

Bar · 360 Yonge Street, Toronto, M5B 1S5
- Wi-Fi
- Hours published
- Indoor seating
- Non-smoking
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon–Thu 5pm–3am; Fri–Sat 3pm–3am; Sun 5pm–3am

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Non-smoking indoors · Opening hours published · Has a website
15
Cibo Wine Bar

Bar · 133 Yorkville Avenue, Toronto, M5R 1C4
- Hours published
- Indoor seating
- Non-smoking
Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Non-smoking indoors · Opening hours published · Has a website
16
Get Well

Bar · 1181 Dundas Street West, Toronto, M6H 1Y3
- Hours published
- Smoking: Outside
Hours: Mon–Sun 5pm–2am

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Non-smoking indoors · Opening hours published · Has a website
17
Grossman's Tavern

Bar · 379 Spadina Avenue, Toronto
- Hours published
- Smoking: Outside
Hours: Mon–Sun 11am–2am

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Non-smoking indoors · Opening hours published · Has a website
18
Lighthouse

Bar · 971 Kingston Road
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Non-smoking
Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Non-smoking indoors
19
A Dark Horse

Pub · 2401 Bloor Street West, Toronto
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
Hours: Mon–Thu 12pm–10pm; Fri–Sat 12pm–midnight; Sun 12pm–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Opening hours published · Step-free access
20
Harbord House

Pub · 124 Harbord Street, Toronto
- Hours published
- Access: Limited
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Thu 12pm–10pm; Fri–Sat 12pm–11pm; Sun 11am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Non-smoking indoors · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
21
Wei's Bar & Variety

Bar · 1014A Queen Street East
- Hours published
- Access: Limited
Hours: Mon 6am–2am; Tue closed; Wed–Sun 6am–2am

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
22
Bar Piquette

Bar · 1084 Queen Street West, Toronto
- Hours published
- Step-free access
Hours: Mon–Fri 5pm–midnight; Sat–Sun 1pm–midnight

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
23
Zui Beer Bar

Bar · 693 Bloor Street West, Toronto
- Hours published
- Step-free access
Hours: Mon–Sun 4pm–2am

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
24
Village Idiot Pub

Pub · 126 McCaul Street, Toronto, M5T 1W2
- Hours published
- Indoor seating
- Access: Limited
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sun 11am–2am

Why it ranks here: Non-smoking indoors · Opening hours published · Step-free access · Has a website
25
Brickyard BBQ & Bar/eZone Tap & Grill

Pub
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
Hours: Mon–Tue closed; Wed–Sat 11:30am–9pm; Sun 11:30am–7pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Opening hours published · Has a website
26
Galway Arms

Pub · 838 The Queensway
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
Hours: Mon–Wed 12pm–9pm; Thu–Fri 12pm–11pm; Sat 11am–11pm…

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Opening hours published · Has a website
27
Craft Beer Market

Pub · 1 Adelaide Street East, M5C 2V9
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access
28
Scotland Yard

Pub
- Outdoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access
29
The Stone Lion

Pub · 1958 Queen Street East, Toronto, M4L 1H6
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access
30
Gochu Libre

Bar · 815 Bloor Street West, Toronto
- Outdoor seating
Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Has a website
31
Burdock Brewery

Bar · 184 Augusta Avenue
- Outdoor seating
Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Has a website
32
The Only Cafe

Bar · 972 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Has a website
33
Simpl Things

Bar · 269 Dunn Avenue
- Hours published
- Step-free access
Hours: Mon–Tue closed; Wed–Fri 11am–midnight; Sat–Sun 10am–midnight

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Opening hours published · Step-free access
34
Black Swan Tavern

Bar
- Hours published
- Step-free access
Hours: Mon–Fri 2pm–2am; Sat–Sun 12pm–2am

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Opening hours published · Step-free access
35
Farside

Bar
- Wi-Fi
- Hours published
- Step-free access
Hours: Mon–Sun 6pm–2am

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Opening hours published · Step-free access
36
Goose Island Brewhouse

Pub · 70 The Esplanade
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
Hours: Mon–Thu midnight–1am, 11am–midnight; Fri–Sun midnight–2am, 11am–midnight

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Opening hours published
37
Elephant & Castle

Pub
- Wi-Fi
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Air conditioning
Hours: Mon 11am–11pm; Tue–Wed 11am–midnight; Thu–Sat 11am–1am…

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating - a quieter option · Opening hours published
38
Pennies

Bar · 127 Strachan Avenue, M6J 2S7
- Hours published
Hours: Mon–Thu 2pm–1am; Fri–Sun 11am–1am

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Opening hours published · Has a website
39
Book Bar

Bar · 600 Markham Street
- Hours published
Hours: Mon–Wed 10am–10pm; Thu–Sat 10am–1am; Sun 10am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Opening hours published · Has a website
40
LLoyd's

Bar · 1298 Queen Street East
- Hours published
Hours: Mon–Sun 5pm–2am

Why it ranks here: Bar rather than a pub floor · Opening hours published · Has a website

Where they are

40 venues on the map Loads OpenStreetMap tiles on demand

Frequently asked questions

How many Toronto bars are on this list?

This page ranks the top 40 of 464 bars in Toronto that OpenStreetMap records at least one relevant detail for. Of the 40 shown, 6 have Wi-Fi recorded and 32 publish their opening hours.

Which of these Toronto bars have Wi-Fi?

Of the venues on this page, Food & Liquor, Duke's Refresher, Queen Street Warehouse, Bar+ Karaoke Lounge and Farside all have Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap. Wi-Fi is not tagged for every venue, so absence here means "not recorded", not "no Wi-Fi".

Which of these bars stay open late?

See-Scape, Famous Last Words, Cafe LinX, Food & Liquor and Amsterdam Bicycle Club are open until 11pm or later on at least one day of the week, according to the opening hours published in OpenStreetMap.

Which of these bars are step-free?

Famous Last Words, Cafe LinX, Food & Liquor, Amsterdam Bicycle Club and Bandit Brewery are tagged as wheelchair accessible in OpenStreetMap. Accessibility tagging is incomplete, so it is worth confirming with the venue.

How is this list ranked?

Venues are scored on the facts OpenStreetMap records about them - bar rather than a pub floor, outdoor seating - a quieter option, no live music, non-smoking indoors, opening hours published - and ranked by that score. A venue with no relevant detail recorded is left off the list entirely rather than padded in. Nothing on this page is a paid placement.

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