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Simpl Things

Toronto, Canada · All-day cocktail, wine and snack bar · North America

An all-day Parkdale cocktail and snack bar serving comfort Italian food by day and modern Asian snacks at night.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-09

Plan Your Visit

269 Dunn Ave, Toronto, ON M6K 1L8, CanadaParkdale

Information checked on 9 September 2026 identifies the same 269 Dunn Avenue location with different postcodes: M6K 2S1 in the owner address and M6K 1L8 in the saved listing. Neither postal form is established as incorrect. Owner address source

Style
All-day cocktail, wine and snack barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours
Wednesday–Friday 12:00–00:00; Saturday–Sunday 10:00–00:00; Monday–Tuesday closed. Day kitchen Wednesday–Sunday 12:00–16:00, with weekend brunch from 10:00; night kitchen Wednesday–Sunday 17:00–00:00.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Booking
Online reservations are accepted for parties up to six; larger parties and private bookings should contact the bar. Walk-ins are accepted.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Prices
Make-your-own Martini C$16; selected cocktails C$18, or C$10 in a smaller serve; zero-proof drinks C$10–13.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Menu
The current drinks list includes A Simpl Cosmo, Plum & Circumstance, Sup Wit Dat?!, Savana Bananas, Day Glo Fizz and four zero-proof cocktails, plus wine, beer and cider.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.

42.9 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
73.0
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
81.1
Serious press
20.3
Social Vibes
63.0

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:

positiveHistorical customer read· high confidence

Sentiment score

90/ 100

Historical score; customer excerpt unverified

Source context

OpenTable describes Simpl Things as a cocktail-and-snack bar with a day-and-night kitchen. The historical customer excerpt could not be independently checked.

Guest sources checked:

Historical stored guest read; display qualification only. Original score, confidence, count, update date and annual inputs remain unchanged.

The historical customer quotation could not be independently checked.

Other cited sources

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Crowd signal

Google 4.7★ across 300 reviews.

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Awards

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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.

Canada's 50 Best Bars

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Reviews & press