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Best Nightlife in Toronto (2026)

Toronto's nightlife is strongest on live music. The Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar on Queen Street West presents around 19 shows a week, most of them pay-what-you-can, and it does not take reservations. Further west along Queen Street, the Horseshoe Tavern has hosted everyone from Stompin' Tom Connors to the Rolling Stones since 1947, and Lee's Palace on Bloor Street West combines a rock concert hall with the Dance Cave nightclub upstairs. Most shows at both are for ages 19 and over, so bring photo ID.

For a bigger night, Massey Hall, open since 1894 and restored in 2021, is the city's historic concert hall, with a smaller TD Music Hall in its new music centre. If you would rather drink than dance, Bar Raval on College Street pairs pintxos, sherry and cocktails in a curved mahogany room and opens from 1pm every day, while Steam Whistle Brewing pours its pilsner in a 1929 railway roundhouse beside the CN Tower. Check listings well ahead, as popular shows sell out.

6 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 nightlife in Toronto

  1. The Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar Jazz and blues bar, Queen WestA long-running jazz and blues bar on Queen Street West presenting around 19 shows a week, most of them pay-what-you-can, with pub food and live music every day.
  2. Bar Raval Spanish pintxos and cocktail bar, Little Italy / College StreetGrant van Gameren's College Street pintxos and cocktail bar, open since 2015, with a curved mahogany interior, sherries and highballs and a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
  3. Horseshoe Tavern Live music tavern, Queen WestA Queen Street West live music tavern open since 1947, with a front bar open daily and a 400-capacity back room that has hosted the Rolling Stones and The Police.

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2. Bar Raval

Spanish pintxos and cocktail bar$$Little Italy / College Street

Grant van Gameren's College Street pintxos and cocktail bar, open since 2015, with a curved mahogany interior, sherries and highballs and a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

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3. Horseshoe Tavern

Live music tavern$Queen West

A Queen Street West live music tavern open since 1947, with a front bar open daily and a 400-capacity back room that has hosted the Rolling Stones and The Police.

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4. Massey Hall

Concert hallDowntown

Toronto's historic concert hall at Shuter and Victoria Streets, opened in 1894 and reopened in 2021 after renovation, home to famous recordings by Neil Young, Rush and jazz greats.

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