Kensei Bar

What Reddit says

Japanese-style vinyl bar at Dundas and Ossington with well-regarded cocktails and knowledgeable bartenders. Opinions on the food are split: some like the small bites, others call it mediocre for the price and skip it.

Paraphrased from the comments below.

What to order

• 8.3
  Cocktails#17 for cocktails in Toronto
  Worth trying
• Burgers1 Redditor

In their words

Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.

• “Depends on your budget I suppose but here are some of my favourites”

• “Kensei Bar (Japanese vinyl bar with small bites) on Dundas West & Ossington”

• “Hanmoto, Gonzo Izakaya, Kensei Bar (bar with food) Cote de Boeuf, Seoul Shakers, Sunny’s Chinese.”

• “Drinks at Kensei are good too - I would not recommend the food though.”

• “I love sitting at the bar at Kensei. The bartenders are great company and very knowledgeable with cocktails”

• “Kensei Bar is great too.”

• “we really liked it and are planning on going back to try some of the food”

• “The cocktails were great but the food was very mediocre for the price. We left starving.”

• “I enjoyed Kensei Bar (new Asian cocktail bar)”

• “Kensei bar on Dundas is a new favourite of mine.”

• “nevertheless, incredible.”

• “Kensei Bar (Korean and Japanese vinyl bar)”