Toronto's temple to agave spirits — Reposado pours Canada's largest selection of mezcal and tequila (100+ bottles) alongside tacos, guacamole, and a thoughtful cocktail program built entirely around agave. The dim, intimate Ossington room makes it the city's best tequila destination, hands down.
Neighbourhood: Ossington · Address: 136 Ossington Ave, Toronto, ON · Hours: Mon: Closed | Tue–Fri 6:00 PM – 1:30 AM | Sat 1:00 PM – 2:00 AM | Sun 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM · Phone: (416) 532-6474
Why Visit
Reposado is Toronto's only dedicated agave bar with over 100 mezcals and tequilas, served in a moody, candle-lit room on the strip’s busiest stretch. If you’re serious about your agave, nowhere else comes close.
What Makes It Unique
It’s not just a tequila bar – the bartenders here know legit agave, pouring rarities straight from Oaxaca and mixing cocktails that skip the usual sugary mixers. The cozy patio out back is a hidden bonus for summer nights, and the Mexican bar snacks actually hold up.
Reposado on Ossington Avenue is Toronto's definitive tequila and mezcal bar — a venue that arrived ahead of the category's mainstream moment and has maintained its position as the city's most serious agave spirits destination through a decade of competitors following its template. The bar's knowledge is deep, the selection is extraordinary by any Canadian standard, and the atmosphere is the kind of laid-back warmth that good agave bars seem to produce naturally — a reflection of the cultural tradition from which the spirits come.
The agave spirits collection at Reposado spans the full landscape of the category. Tequila from the Highlands and Valley regions of Jalisco, with the distinctive differences in flavour profile that geography and soil type produce. Mezcal from Oaxaca, Durango, Guerrero, and the emerging regions where wild agave species — tobalá, tepeztate, barril, madre cuishe — produce spirits of remarkable complexity and terroir. Sotol from Chihuahua and Durango, made from the Dasylirion plant rather than agave but sharing the dry-arid-landscape profile. The selection changes as new bottles arrive and beloved expressions sell out, which gives Reposado's regular visitors an ongoing relationship with the agave category rather than a fixed menu.
The cocktail programme builds on the collection with Margarita variations (including the benchmark standard Margarita in which every element is properly sourced), Palomas, Oaxacan Olds Fashioneds, and other tequila-and-mezcal-forward compositions. The kitchen produces Mexican-influenced food that matches the spirits — tacos, quesadillas, ceviches — with a quality level above the typical bar food floor.
Ossington Avenue's concentration of excellent bars makes a Reposado visit the natural anchor of a longer evening on the strip — Bar Isabel for food, Reposado for agave, Bellwoods for beer, Sweaty Betty's for late-night winding down.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Reposado different from other tequila bars?
Reposado has one of Canada's most serious agave spirit collections — not just commercial tequilas but rare mezcals from wild agave species, artisanal producers, and emerging regions. The staff knowledge goes deep into terroir, production methods, and the cultural history of agave spirits in a way that most bars cannot match.
What is mezcal and how is it different from tequila?
Both tequila and mezcal are agave spirits, but tequila is made only from Blue Weber agave in specific regions, while mezcal can be made from dozens of agave species across multiple Mexican states. Mezcals are often smokier (from underground roasting of the piña) and more varied in flavour than tequila. Reposado's staff can walk you through the differences.
Does Reposado serve food?
Yes — Mexican-influenced small plates including tacos, quesadillas, and ceviches accompany the spirits programme. The food is genuinely good and designed to complement agave drinking.
Where is Reposado?
Reposado is at 136 Ossington Avenue, in the heart of the Ossington bar strip between Queen and Dundas. The 63 Ossington bus runs along Ossington from Ossington station on Line 2.