The Auld Spot

Another Danforth pub, the Auld Spot is a Toronto spot that is not as well known as the Dora, McVeigh's or the Only.

But its definitely worth a look.

Very popular and a hard place to get a seat on weekends, the Auld Spot is not a very big space, just the way we like it. Walk in and you have tables along the left and booths on the right with the bar at the back right of the pub. In the summer a few tables out front.

Good food.

A great place for conversation. As far as I know they don't have bands here. One thing about some of the pubs I have talked about - they are intimate spaces and a band overwhelms them. The odd time you'll get a band at the Only and McCarthy's has a fellow playing only every second Friday but I avoid them unless I can get a seat outside when music's going on. Nothing against the music - just not my scene. Tough to talk.

Anyhow, back to the Auld Spot. Big attraction here - some nice beers. Not a blow your doors off list but a real nice one with some quality beers that are hard to find elsewhere. Carlsberg and Keiths are their standard domestics but they have also carry locally brewed favourites Steamwhistle and Tankhouse as well as regionals Creemore, Upper Canada Red and Denison's Weissbier. Add Guinness and Stella Artois in there and you have a pretty good list but the kicker - more difficult to find imports on tap - Caffreys and two of my favourites - Caledonian 80 Schilling and Murphy's Irish stout. That alone ensures I'll be back.

Great little place and if you're ever on the Danforth that's three for you. Start at the Only. Walk 15 minutes west and drop in here. Then a minute over to the Dora. Finish off your crawl with a pint or a whiskey next door to the Dora at Allens (a restaurant that has a beautiful bar and pours a great pint of Guinness).