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Safari Bar, Grill and Billiards

Neither particularly wild nor exotic, this north Toronto hangout is nonetheless one of the most congenial bars on Avenue Road. On the second floor, tribal wall paintings are a nod to the bar’s name; on the main floor, where an older crowd comes for after-work drinks and eats, menu items include a nine-ounce bison strip loin steak ($28). Standard salads, pizzas and other mains are washed down with 14 reasonably priced wines by the glass ($7–$14), 11 single malts (including an 18-year-old Glenlivet, $9) and six specialty coffees ($5.50). Music is soft enough for dinner conversation, and the TV above the bar is largely ignored. It’s louder upstairs, where laid-back 30-somethings take advantage of six billiard tables and three huge TVs. In summer months, the patio is among the most popular in the neighbourhood, especially for weekend brunch.

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    1749 Avenue Rd. (at St. Germain Ave.)

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