Any place in TO with this vibe?

by Warhammer_Wes

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  1. FMmutingMode

    On Christmas? Park Hyatt, 17th or 18th floor rooftop lounge.

  2. Vesta lunch /
    Avenue open kitchen /
    Mars dinner /
    George street dinner /
    The Ace

    Edit: changed avenue road to avenue open kitchen, got the name flipped.

  3. DralenDragonfox

    Ten years ago, I would have said 7West or The Lakeview Diner, but it’s been a minute and I can’t vouch for that vibe any more. I always felt this way at Cloak and Dagger on College, and at Penny’s Bar at Lansdowne if it’s not karaoke night (though not so much for food).

  4. faintrottingbreeze

    Wasn’t this question asked with this picture about a month ago by someone??

  5. Liquid-Banjo

    There are no doors to the outside. To me, it represents an eternal turmoil. They continue to fulfill a function, the server works, people exist, and the coffee remains, but what is the goal? There’s no outcome here, just purgatory. The quiet night, no one out on the street, no access inwards, just existence. What happens next? We aren’t given any clues, but I like to project that it continues, aimlessly onward, into the neverending night.

  6. Kind of unrelated but I love the artwork done about greasy spoon restaurants by Toronto artist Brian Harvey. Reminds me of Nighthawks.

  7. New Drake Hotel front bar is basically modelled after this 1;1

  8. Vesta but it’s a whole lot less spacious inside than this.

    It’s got authentic retro vibe and menu with modern pricing.

  9. I would have said the Thompson diner if it wasn’t closed!!!

  10. would be cool to bring the book ‘In Sunlight or in Shadow‘ to the recs you receive here and see how it reads while at the spots. It’s full of short stories, which makes it even better

  11. BlazingHotFlipFlop

    The joke is that there are many places like this in Toronto ( and Markham and all around parts of ON) made to look like this for tv filming scenes

  12. rodimus117

    This is Dineen on Young for me. If I had a vibe, that’s it.

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