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Canada's 50 Best Bars 2026: who's new, who climbed

Cloakroom moved from #2 to #1, and Bar Pompette from #1 to #2. Shelter Cocktail Bar made the biggest climb, from #45 to #20, and 14 bars joined the list.

New #1: Cloakroom · Montreal, QCBar Pompette was #1 in 2025.

Compared with the 2025 edition.

See the full Canada's 50 Best Bars 2026 list →Every editionOfficial source ↗

Climbed14

  • #20Up 25 from the previous editionfrom #45Shelter Cocktail BarBar · Beltline, Calgary
    • NA 50 Best #98
    Website preview: shelteryyc.com
  • #21Up 25 from the previous editionfrom #46Business & PleasureBar · Inglewood, CalgaryWebsite preview: itsbusinessandpleasure.com
  • #24Up 23 from the previous editionfrom #47Bisou BisouBar · Old Montréal
    • NA 50 Best #75
    Website preview: barbisoubisou.com
  • #10Up 19 from the previous editionfrom #29Bar RavalSpanish tapas, pintxos · Little Italy (College Street), Toronto
    • MICHELIN Bib
    • NA 50 Best #41
    Website preview: thisisbarraval.com
  • #8Up 18 from the previous editionfrom #26XXXBar · King West, TorontoWebsite preview: littlesisterto.com
  • #16Up 16 from the previous editionfrom #32Civil WorksBar · King West, Toronto
    • NA 50 Best #29
  • #27Up 10 from the previous editionfrom #37Gift ShopBar · Ossington, TorontoWebsite preview: freehouse.co
  • #30Up 9 from the previous editionfrom #39Bar BelloBar · Little Italy, Montréal
    • NA 50 Best #75
    Website preview: barbellomtl.com
  • #12Up 6 from the previous editionfrom #18The Narrows Public HouseBar · North End, HalifaxWebsite preview: thenarrowspublichouse.ca
  • #6Up 5 from the previous editionfrom #11Cry Baby GalleryBar · Toronto
    • NA 50 Best #69
  • #43Up 5 from the previous editionfrom #48BagheeraBar · Chinatown, Vancouver
    • NA 50 Best #59
  • #1Up 1 from the previous editionfrom #2CloakroomBar · Golden Square Mile, Montréal
    • NA 50 Best #56
  • #3Up 1 from the previous editionfrom #4The Keefer BarBar · Chinatown, Vancouver
    • NA 50 Best #7
    Website preview: thekeeferbar.com
  • #5Up 1 from the previous editionfrom #6Library BarBar · Financial District, Toronto
    • NA 50 Best #19

New on the list14

  • #13New to the listSuite 115Bar · Toronto
    • NA 50 Best #74
    Website preview: suite115.ca
  • #14New to the listNo VacancyBar · Ossington, Toronto
    • NA 50 Best #82
    Website preview: novacancybar.ca
  • #17New to the listBar NuméroBar · La Petite-Patrie, Montréal
  • #19New to the listLalaBar · Cambie Village, VancouverWebsite preview: juneoncambie.com
  • #22New to the listBlack Dice CafeBar · Dundas West, Toronto
  • #31New to the list915 DupontBar · Toronto
  • #37New to the listBar DominionBar · Downtown, MontréalWebsite preview: dominionmtl.com
  • #38Back on the list after missing the previous edition416 Snack BarBar · Queen West, TorontoWebsite preview: 416snackbar.com
  • #40Back on the list after missing the previous editionLe MajestiqueBar · Plateau-Mont-Royal, MontréalWebsite preview: restobarmajestique.com
  • #44New to the listGood ThiefBar · Riley Park, Vancouver
    • MICHELIN Bib
  • #46New to the listNext of KinBar · Edmonton, AB
  • #50New to the listSweaty Betty’sBar · Ossington, TorontoWebsite preview: sweatybettysbar.com

Moved down22

  • #1 → #2Bar PompetteBar · Little Italy, Toronto
    • NA 50 Best #8
    • World's 50 Best #55
    • 100 Best #65
    • 2 more
  • #3 → #4Civil LibertiesBar · Toronto
    • NA 50 Best #54
    • World's 50 Best #73
    Photo: Adanicklmao · CC0
  • #10 → #11JJacquesBar · Saint-Roch, QuébecWebsite preview: jjacques.ca
  • #35 → #36Rain Dog BarBar · Inglewood, CalgaryWebsite preview: raindogbar.com
  • #13 → #15Dear Friend BarBar · Dartmouth, NSWebsite preview: dearfriendbar.com
  • #20 → #23BotanistContemporary Pacific Northwest · Coal Harbour, Vancouver
    • 100 Best #64
    • NA 50 Best #38
    Website preview: botanistrestaurant.com
  • #17 → #26LaowaiBar · Chinatown, Vancouver
    • NA 50 Best #72
    Website preview: laowai.ca
  • #24 → #33Paper LanternBar · Chinatown, Calgary
  • #30 → #39Simpl ThingsBar · Parkdale, Toronto
    • NA 50 Best #83
    Website preview: simplthings.ca
  • #7 → #18ProphecyBar · Downtown, Vancouver
    • NA 50 Best #32
    Website preview: prophecybar.com
  • #22 → #34Humboldt BarBar · Victoria, BC
    • NA 50 Best #53
    Website preview: humboldtbar.com
  • #16 → #29ProofBar · Beltline, Calgary
    • NA 50 Best #78
  • #19 → #32The ColdroomBar · Old Montréal
    • NA 50 Best #97
    Website preview: thecoldroommtl.com
  • #14 → #28Bar MordecaiBar · Dundas West, Toronto
    • NA 50 Best #94
    Website preview: barmordecai.com
  • #21 → #411608 BarBar · Old Québec (Upper Town)Website preview: fairmont.com
  • #25 → #45Pop Wine BarBar · Saskatoon, SKWebsite preview: popwinebar.ca
  • #12 → #48MotherBar · West Queen West, Toronto
    • NA 50 Best #22
    Website preview: motherdrinks.co

Off the list this year14

  • #23 in 2025Bar BananeBar · Ossington, TorontoWebsite preview: barbanane.ca
  • #28 in 2025Honi HoniBar · Edmonton, ABWebsite preview: honihonitiki.com
  • #31 in 2025Chez Tao!Bar · Saint-Sauveur, QuébecWebsite preview: cheztao.ca
  • #33 in 2025BarChefBar · Queen West, Toronto
  • #34 in 2025Brasserie DunhamBar · Dunham, QCWebsite preview: brasseriedunham.com
  • #41 in 2025Godspeed BreweryBar · Leslieville, TorontoWebsite preview: godspeedbrewery.com
  • #43 in 2025Citrus & CaneBar · Victoria, BC
    • NA 50 Best #87
  • #44 in 2025ParlorBar · Saskatoon, SKWebsite preview: parloryxe.ca
  • #49 in 2025Salon BadinBar · Little Burgundy, Montréal
  • #50 in 2025Compton Ave.Bar · Dundas West, Toronto

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