#1,098 in Toronto. 48 Redditors across 72 mentions, Nov 2023 to Sep 2026.
What Reddit says
A cocktail bar with no set menu, where the bartender builds drinks from your preferences. It ranks on a top bars list and is a favourite for many. One commenter mentions staff turnover blamed on poor management.
Paraphrased from the comments below.
What to order
- 7.6Cocktails26 RedditorsWorth trying
- Craft Beer1 Redditor
In their words
Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.
“which deserves its well earned spot on the top 50 bars list, it was incredible!!”
Loved itr/FoodToronto, May 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Civil Liberties is a bar that does exactly this. No menu to speak of. Bartender will ask you for preferences and then whip something up”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Mar 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Civil Liberties would be my pick among the cocktail bars, simply because I’ve never seen anything quite like it anywhere else.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Jun 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Civil Liberties on bloor and their sister Civil Works at The Waterworks. Top notch.”
Loved itr/FoodToronto, Aug 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “For cocktails, I would say Civil Liberties, Civil Works, Suite 115, or Cocktail Bar”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Sep 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Civil liberties is an excellent cocktail bar.”
Loved itr/FoodToronto, Aug 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Civil Liberties and Civil Waterworks will both give you high quality low and no ABV”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Mar 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Their sister bar civil works (#29) is just as impressive.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Apr 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Civil Liberties is my fave bar”
Loved itr/FoodToronto, May 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Depends on your budget I suppose but here are some of my favourites”
Loved itr/FoodToronto, Aug 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “though I liked Civil Liberties more!”
Loved itr/FoodToronto, May 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “They also lost most of their staff who quit because of poor management.”
Not a fanr/FoodToronto, Apr 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab)
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