Souz Dal, Toronto

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  • Souz Dal

    Review by Don Ellis
    The rusted, copper globe dangling over the entrance is the first thing I notice whenever I walk through the door of Souz Dal. Second, the dimly-lit, domed ceiling, inspired by the cathedral domes of the Russian city the bar was named after.

    Third - and it’s always in the same order - is the music rocking the small room: heavy deep-bass beats eternally played too loud for a bar that size. It’s all good though. It feels like I've been magically transported too a Middle Eastern coke den, or maybe to the set of some red-toned Blade Runner sequel. But, not Russia.

    Wherever. If I’m at Souz Dal, I’ve landed in Cocktail Nation: The College Strip - where busy Little Italy goes cheek-to-cheek with industrial chic. Where the pierced, tattooed and six-figure-income run the show. And that show doesn't start until well past the average middle-aged bedtime. That's when College Strip’s black-on-black loungebars, like Souz Dal for example, opens its doors to the young and the restless.

    These days, the candlelit space is often crammed with requisite hipster types. But Souz Dal was a hip place to go for a drink long before a time when you’d use ‘Hip’ and ‘College Street’ in the same sentence.
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    1 Reader Reviews

    1. David's Review :: October 17, 2006
    That review was spot on, Souz Dal was ahead of its time and the fact that it has not changed makes it more endearing and enduring. I went there regularly pre-kids and was just there recently, it was good to see a younger crowd mixed with older patrons. We went to the back patio and my friend was impressed by its cozy ambience, the lit candles, vibe, and extensive cocktail list. (It was too bad that it was fall and not summer where you can get a peek of the night sky.) My friend who is an artist stood up and started to explore the patio's tight confines, suddenly she called me over, she had taken notice of a visual detail which is not visible within the patio's space but extraneous to it. She noted the narrow crawl space between Souz Dal and the adjacent building and saw at the end, a lone lit street lamp (on College) and commented on that image. From our perspective, you could see that the streetlight had transformed itself into an mysterious urban totem for the evening. Yes, indeed despite the overabundance of contenders and pretenders on College, it's nice to know that ole' Souz Dal retains its mystique.

    David's Rating: 4 Stars
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    Souz Dal

    Address

    636 College Street West, Toronto, ON

    Phone

    416-537-1883

    Area

    College Street

    Age

    Venue

    Lounge

    Hours

    Daily 8:00 pm - 2:00 am

    Price

    $$ (affordable)

    Payment

    Visa
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    Amex

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