Gold Winner Lindsay Jones, The Middle Spoon Desserterie & Bar Silver Winner Shane Beehan, Lot Six Bar & Restaurant Bronze Winner Nicki Brown, Good Robot Brewing Co. After a year of slinging creative cocktails on the drink competition scene, Lindsay Jones knows a thing or two about what it takes to win over a panel […]
Lot Six
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Best Cocktails
Gold Winner Lot Six Bar & Restaurant Silver Winner The Watch That Ends the Night Bronze Winner Antojo Tacos + Tequila The theory at Lot Six is that if the staff is excited about the drinks they’re making, the customers will probably be excited too, which is why Sarah Amyotte says the interactive component of […]
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Best Atmosphere
Gold Winner Lot Six Bar & Restaurant Silver Winner The Bicycle Thief Bronze Winner EDNA When people think of the vibe at Lot Six, it’s always all about the atrium says manager Sarah Amyotte. “When we first opened everyone was in awe of the glass roof, but as we grew out of the terrible twos […]
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Best Bartender
Gold Winner Shane Beehan, Lot Six Silver Winner Emily Orr, Field Guide Bronze Winner Steven Cross, 2 Doors Down Bar + Bites When Shane Beehan took gold for the first time, he was newish to bartending and working at Field Guide. Voters have stuck with him for four years now, and followed him through his […]
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Best Cocktails
Gold Winner Lot Six Silver Winner 2 Doors Down Bar + Bites Bronze Winner The Bitter End “There are plenty of attributes to being a bartender that don’t necessarily have to align with making great cocktails,” says Lot Six bartender (and your Best Bartender) Shane Beehan. “But when you balance them both, I think you […]
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Best Martini
Gold Winner The Bitter End Silver Winner Lot Six Bronze Winner The Fireside Restaurant The Bitter End boasts that it’s sold more than one million martinis. Whether you want a classic or something special to sip on, readers agree this place has you covered. Take the Pink Lady for example—it’s a mix of vodka, raspberry […]
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Best Atmosphere
Gold Winner The Bicycle Thief Silver Winner Stubborn Goat Gastropub Bronze Winner Lot Six The truth of the matter is that great atmosphere takes hard work and attention to detail, and Hakan Uluer says the crew at The Bicycle Thief is all over it: “You can have great lighting and music, but if you don’t […]
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Best Martini
Gold Winner The Bitter End Silver Winner The Fireside Bar & Restaurant Bronze Winner Lot Six For 16 years Argyle Street’s Bitter End has made a name for itself based on its shaken and stirred selection. A martini and cocktail bar first and foremost—the establishment boasts on its website that its served “well over one […]
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Best Atmosphere
Gold Winner EDNA Silver Winner Lot Six Bronze Winner Agricola Street Brasserie “That’s a huge one for me because so many of the new restaurants have opened in the last couple of years, and there’s been a real emphasis on design,” says EDNA’s visionary Jenna Mooers of her Best Atmosphere accolade. Working with Breakhouse, taking […]
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Best Bar
Gold Winner Stillwell Beer Bar Silver Winner Durty Nelly’s Authentic Irish Pub Bronze Winner Lot Six “Twenty sixteen was a lot of work, and was really, really rewarding,” says Stillwell’s Chris Reynolds. Between losing the tender for its waterfront beer garden, rebuilding a new, somehow better version of it on Spring Garden Road and keeping […]
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Gold Winner Shane Beehan, Lot Six Silver Winner Steve Cross, 2 Doors Down and Temple Bar Bronze Winner Roy Clorey, Roy’s Lounge It’s a hat trick for Shane Beehan, thrice voted the city’s best drink slinger—and he couldn’t be more honoured. “For me to do anything, I have to be inspired,” he says. “There are […]
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Best Cocktails
Gold Winner Lot Six Silver Winner Field Guide Bronze Winner Temple Bar Cocktails & Kitchen “We have a cocktail called the Cucumber Rickey,” says Best Bartender and Lot Six mixologist Shane Beehan of the gin, cucumber, lime juice and soda water concoction. “It’s a simple drink, but when we put it on the menu, suddenly […]