It’s official!
Not only is Victoria one of the most naturally beautiful cities in the world, but we’ve also got the culture and nightlife to match.
According to an official list of Canada’s 50 Best Bars of 2018, our city’s very own Little Jumbo is among the crème de la crème of the country’s drinkeries.
Sharing the limelight with some of the hottest bars in big cities like Vancouver, Toronto, and Calgary, Victoria’s Little Jumbo gets its inspiration from the Little Jumbo Saloon in New York, owned by world-famous mixologist Harry Johnson.
The restaurant/bar made it to #29 on the list, which takes into account ambience, drink quality and variety, and excellence of service.
And although it didn’t make it to the actual list, Victoria’s Big Bad John’s at the Strathcona Hotel was also given an Honourable Mention in the article.
Here’s the full list of the 50 Best Bars in Canada 2018:
- Bar Raval – Toronto
- The Keefer Bar – Vancouver
- Coldroom – Montreal
- Proof – Calgary
- The Bar at Alo – Toronto
- Lot Six Bar & Restaurant – Halifax
- Bar Von Der Fels – Calgary
- Pretty Ugly – Toronto
- Clementine – Edmonton
- The Woodcutter’s Blanket – Whitehorse
- Gift Shop at Ossington – Toronto
- Atwater Cocktail Club – Montreal
- Prohibition – Vancouver
- Soif Bar à Vin – St. Gatineau
- Cold Tea – Toronto
- The Moonroom – Ottawa
- The Diamond – Vancouver
- Archive 909 – Toronto
- Cocktail Bar – Toronto
- Grapes & Soda – Vancouver
- Baijiu Bar – Edmonton
- UVA Wine & Cocktail Bar – Vancouver
- Birreria Volo – Toronto
- Little Oak – Halifax
- Maison Cloakroom – Montreal
- The Shameful Tiki Room – Vancouver
- Côte de Boeuf – Toronto
- Rush Lane & Co. – Toronto
- Little Jumbo – Victoria
- Civil Liberties – Toronto
- Burdock – Toronto
- Union Local – Ottawa
- Midfield Wine Bar & Tavern – Toronto
- Ricardo’s Hideaway – Calgary
- Mahjong Bar – Toronto
- d | Bar – Toronto
- Big In Japan – Montreal
- Milos’ Craft Beer Emporium – London, ON
- BarChef – Toronto
- Gokudo – Montreal
- The Drake Hotel – Toronto
- Rouge Gorge Bar à Vin – Montreal
- Noble – Halifax
- Bar Laurel – Ottawa
- Milk Tiger Lounge – Calgary
- Arabella Park Beer Bar – Kitchener, Ontario
- Paris Paris – Toronto
- Belmont – Ottawa
- MWT Brewing Co. – Yellowknife
- The Emerald – Montreal
Honourable Mentions:
- The Blind Owl – Windsor, Ontario
- The Duke of Duckworth, St. John’s, N.L.
- Big Bad John’s, Victoria, BC
- Flint, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- The Roost, Winnipeg, Manitoba