The Gaslight

When industry vetted pair Tim Pritchard and Megan Jones opened The Gaslight, the Bloordale West set were finally given the charming neighbourhood joint they’d been longing for. The bar blends the class of a cocktail bar with the approachability of the Cheers-esque local, where everybody knows your name.

The somewhat barren stretch of Bloor Street between Dundas West and Lansdowne hasn’t always boasted an abundance of hip places to hang, but Megan and Tim had their eyes on the area. They had long thought that 1423 Bloor Street West was an absolute ideal location, but the space was previously occupied by Zocalo, a popular 100-mile-market inspired eatery.

When Zocalo closed its doors in the summer of 2014, Tim and Megan jumped at the opportunity and nabbed their dream space. "We had to pinch ourselves when the location came up for rent," Megan recalls. "This was the spot we fantasized about getting, but we never thought it would actually happen!"