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Gift Shop
Toronto, Canada · Hidden cocktail bar serving house originals and classics · North America
Gift Shop is a hidden cocktail bar entered through Barber & Co on Ossington Avenue. Its published profile describes house originals and classics built around unexpected, offbeat flavour combinations.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-27
Plan Your Visit
89B Ossington Avenue, Toronto, ON M6J 2Z2, Canada — enter through the barbershop
- Style
- Hidden cocktail bar serving house originals and classicsChecked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Booking
- OpenTable provides a live table-booking route; the owner also accepts private-event inquiries.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Menu
- Cocktail bar entered through a barbershop.Checked 2026-10-02 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
37.8 / 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
- 56.3
- 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
- 88.1
- Serious press
- 4.2
- 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
Ossington barbershop-bead-curtain hideaway: 16 seats, seasonal originals, date-night scale. Guests praise intimacy and drinks; the room is tiny, ownership has shifted, and Yelp/Google sit below OpenTable.
Guest score details
What guests like
- barbershop speakeasy door
- intimate date-night room
- inventive seasonal list
- attentive bartenders
What to know
- very few seats
- ownership and menu flux
- uneven staff reports
Source excerpt
“Amazing vibes and super intimate - perfect for a date !”
Source: opentable.com (linked below)
Review & discussion links
Other cited sources
Crowd signal
Google 4.2★ across 546 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.