#181Global
Bar Raval
Toronto, Canada · Spanish small plates and cocktail bar · North America
A sculptural College Street bar pairing Spanish-style small plates with inventive cocktails, sherry, vermouth, beer and wine. It is open daily and does not take reservations.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
505 College St, Toronto, ON M6G 1A5, CanadaLittle Italy
- Style
- Spanish small plates and cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Daily 1:00 PM–1:00 AMChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- Walk-in onlyChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Prices
- Cocktails CAD 16–24, with one market-price Sazerac; nonalcoholic cocktails CAD 16Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Menu
- View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
44.1 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 72.2
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 93.6
- Serious press
- 15.0
- Social Vibes
- 60.9
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
87/ 100
The original score, confidence, mentions and score-read date are retained; this source check does not recalculate them.
Score context
Todd Plummer’s review and Alex Baldinger’s July 2026 article praise Bar Raval’s interior and Spanish small plates. Their descriptions support a lively, distinctive setting; they are critics’ accounts, not a customer consensus.
Guest sources checked:
Source-role review of the existing record; publication dates are not visit dates.
Guest score details
Source observations
- Critics: interior and Spanish small plates
Source excerpt
“Few Toronto spaces are as transportive as this one.”
Alex Baldinger’s Toronto Star article, published 10 July 2026 and updated 16 July 2026; a critic’s account.
Source: thestar.com (linked below)
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- cntraveler.comTodd Plummer — Editorial source · Publisher metadata published 19 March 2026 (UTC); visit date unknown
Todd Plummer’s critic review carries two publisher dates: 18 March 2026 on the page and 19 March 2026 in its UTC publication record. The reason for the difference and the visit date are unknown. Neither date confirms current conditions.
- thestar.comAlex Baldinger — Editorial source · 10 July 2026; updated 16 July 2026
Firsthand restaurant criticism, authentic stored sample. Publication/update distinct from visit.
Crowd signal
Google 4.4★ across 3,338 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.