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XXX

Toronto, Canada · Intimate basement speakeasy · North America

A small, intimate Dutch-inspired speakeasy beneath Little Sister Portland, serving a curated cocktail list.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-09

Plan Your Visit

Below Little Sister Portland, 102 Portland St, Toronto, ON M5V 2N2

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Style
Intimate basement speakeasyChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
Booking
Owner-designated ordinary booking route: https://resy.com/cities/toronto-on/venues/little-sister-portland. Select “XXX Speakeasy” in the room options.Checked 2026-10-01 · Source
Menu
The owner describes a curated cocktail offering.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.

39.7 / 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
60.7
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
87.7
Serious press
6.1
Social Vibes
62.3

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:

positive2 cited sources; source types shown below· medium confidence

Sentiment score

89/ 100

The existing 89/100 remains the proprietary Social Vibes score. This source review clarifies the evidence without recalculating it.

Score context

Tiny subterranean 20-seat speakeasy under Little Sister known for show-stopping outlier-ingredient cocktails, 1970s Nederland design and high-concept drinks from barman H. Press and coverage emphasise the intimate, inventive, sometimes theatrical experience.

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Guest score details

Highlights in the stored read

  • inventive outlier cocktails
  • intimate speakeasy energy
  • strong rum and single-malt focus
  • playful presentation

Reservations in the stored read

  • very small capacity / hard to get in

The stored excerpt could not be verified as a continuous, attributable quotation from the available source text. The original evidence remains preserved.

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Crowd signal

Google 4.3★ across 592 reviews.

Google’s 4.3/592 is for Little Sister Dutch Indonesian at 102 Portland and is shared across the owner’s restaurant and basement Bar XXX; it is not a Bar XXX-only rating. The newest 7 October exact-name search returned only a street-address feature with no rating/count. The provider aggregate update date is unknown.

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Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

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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

Reviews & press