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- 396 Roncesvalles Ave. (at Howard Park Ave.) • View on map »
- 416-535-6225
- http://www.thelocalpub.ca/
Filling the sizable shoes of her Café May predecessors (who helped foster the fledgling careers of a few Broken Social Scenesters), owner Melissa Sexton maintains the original bar’s soul with Monday bluegrass night. Sexton has also infused some Queen West chic—chocolate-coloured walls, exposed brick, artwork on display and an expansive rosewood bar—into a strip better known for sports pubs. Moviegoers leaving the nearby Revue Theatre and other thirsty passersby drift in for a pint of KLB raspberry wheat ($6.75), while bar staff pour the perfect Guinness (schooled by Limerick-born Sexton) for regulars.
- Outdoor dining
- Kitchen open past midnight on weekends
396 Roncesvalles Ave. (at Howard Park Ave.)
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