Toronto Pub Tour

Through fire, war, cholera, rebellion, depression and decades of losing seasons by the Maple Leafs, one thing has always soothed the people of Toronto: a cold beer in a good pub. This private tour is not a pub crawl. It is a history of the city told in some of its most atmospheric pubs, each chosen because it has a story worth telling and a beer worth drinking.

From Old Town through the Financial District to the Distillery District, your guide traces Toronto from the muddy colonial town of York to the city of today. Along the way come the Gooderham and Worts distillery empire, the taverns where political movements were born and the craft beer revolution of the past two decades. Long-standing institutions such as the Queen and Beaver, C'est What and Beerbistro may feature, and a stop at St. Lawrence Market adds peameal bacon and Ontario cheeses to the mix.

At each stop, your guide recommends the best of the local and craft selection, along with the story of the room you are drinking in.