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Black Dice Cafe
Toronto, Canada · Japanese rockabilly dive bar · North America
Black Dice Cafe is a tiny Japanese rockabilly bar on Dundas West, pairing sake cocktails, Japanese whisky and beer with a vintage jukebox and dense 1950s Americana.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
1574 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6K 1T8, Canada
- Style
- Japanese rockabilly dive barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Daily 7:30pm–2am.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- Cash only and no reservations.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Menu
- Japanese whisky, beer, sake, highballs and sake-based cocktails anchor the drinks list.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
33.8 / 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
- 74.1
- 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
- 45.1
- Serious press
- —Outside window · Evidence exists, but falls outside the scoring window; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 57.4
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
82/ 100
Score context
Four June 2025–August 2026 guests describe sake cocktails and an intimate retro bar. Praise for drinks and service sits beside a July 2025 complaint about cocktail quality and cost. This small, unevenly dated single-mirror sample has low confidence.
Guest score details
What guests like
- original sake cocktails
- welcoming retro atmosphere
What to know
- an older complaint about cocktail quality and cost
Other cited sources
Crowd signal
Google 4.7★ across 359 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.