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Best Bars 2025 No. 30

Simpl Things


This pastel-washed Parkdale bar is a triple threat. During the day, chef Cody Wilkes plates panini and hand-rolled pasta with pleasing Italian sauces; in the evening, the menu changes to Asian street snacks, like charcoal-grilled mushroom salad with a Burnbrae Farms egg-yolk-and-truffle vinaigrette. From open to close, Evelyn Chick’s creative cocktails make the familiar taste new, such as a make-your-own Martini service (with optional garnishes of caviar) or the Mint Condition, a fizzy and fresh rum highball with fino sherry, amaro, mint and eucalyptus.

Eat
The daytime Panino and Vino special ($20), or bao and a cold beer ($12 on Wednesday nights).
Try
The five-course, 10-bite tasting menu with cocktail pairings.

Photography by Justin Rattray (drink), Joshua Kobayashi (interior)


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