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Civil Liberties
Toronto, Canada · Menu-free bespoke cocktail bar · North America
Provisional Kinda Decent 2026 1-star — Kinda Decent
provisional 2026 rating
★ Currently qualifies as Kinda Decent in the Kinda Decent Index 2026.
A standout in Toronto, judged against the size of its scene, not just the size of the city. See the full class →
This live rating may change until the incorporated world’s 50 best bars 2026 results and remaining accepted 2026 inputs are locked in a reviewed, committed snapshot and the edition is frozen.
Civil Liberties describes a menu-free approach at 878 Bloor St West in Toronto, in place since 2014.
Description source · Checked 2026-10-08
Plan Your Visit
878 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6G 1M5, CanadaBloorcourt
- Style
- Menu-free bespoke cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- The current owner bio says Walk-ins only; no ordinary table-reservation route is published.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
- Menu
- No printed cocktail menu: the owner says it has served guests menu-free since 2014. Tell the bartender the flavours you like and they make a drink around them.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
45.0 / 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
- 81.0
- World's 50 Best
- 15.4
- Top 500 Bars
- 55.4
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 99.7
- Serious press
- —Outside window · Evidence exists, but falls outside the scoring window; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 60.2
Guest-shift adjustment · −15%
Our annual audit records 10 hosted guest-shift dates. The published rule reduces the composite above seven dates to favor a consistent core bar experience.
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
86/ 100
The original score, confidence, mentions and score-read date are retained; this source check does not recalculate them.
Score context
Julia Viele’s review describes personal, made-to-taste drinks and a casual room. Trevor Morrow’s June 2024 InsideHook introduction praises its neighbourhood character before interviewing a co-founder about other Toronto bars. These are editorial sources, not a guest survey.
Guest sources checked:
Source-role review of the existing record; publication dates are not visit dates.
Guest score details
Source observations
- Critics: personalised drinks
- Editorial: neighbourhood atmosphere
Source excerpt
“the neighbourhood bar you wish was down the street”
Trevor Morrow’s 19 June 2024 editorial introduction; the stored excerpt uses British spelling for the source’s “neighborhood”.
Source: insidehook.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
- insidehook.comTrevor Morrow — Editorial source · 19 June 2024
The introduction is editorial; Nick Kennedy’s interview recommends other bars. The stored excerpt uses British spelling where the source says “neighborhood.”
- cntraveler.comJulia Viele — Editorial source · Publisher metadata published 30 March 2026; visit date unknown
Publisher metadata dates Julia Viele’s review of 878 Bloor Street to 30 March 2026. This is a publication date, not a visit date or proof of current conditions. It does not establish the stored 1 January 2024 date.
Crowd signal
Google 4.7★ across 1,336 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
World’s 50 Best
Top 500 Bars
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.