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Antique billiard tables, great beer, and good food make for an unforgettable experience in this lofty, renovated billiard factory.

Unwind at the end of a day’s shopping or wheeling-and-dealing as you linger over a cocktail or glass of crisp chardonnay in this chic bar. High people-watching factor (see Avenue).

It’s all about style at this busy see-and-be-seen bar on the ground floor of the prestigious Four Seasons Hotel in fashionable Yorkville. At your table, adept servers prepare the perfect cocktail in a miniature shaker; nary a drop is spilled. At the bar, business tycoons talk takeovers while scoping out the room (see Avenue).

On the 54th floor of the TD Bank Tower (see Toronto-Dominion Centre), this sophisticated spot caters to corporate wheelers and dealers (reduced to size against the magnificent view of Lake Ontario), as well as locals and visitors out for a special night. Excellent wines, cocktails, and beer selection (see Bar at Canoe).

It’s a heady experience sipping the perfect martini while gazing at the city from the top of a skyscraper (see Bar at Canoe).

Candlelight and soft music combine with a good drinks list and inspired food served in small portions, tapas style.

Beer is taken seriously here with an enormous selection, a beer school, and Wednesday happy-hour tastings. Many menu items incorporate beers too.

This friendly pub, popular with locals, offers beers on tap, tasty food such as burgers and Montreal smoked meat on a bun, billiard tables, and a great patio.