Electric Bill is the Annex's Aussie cocktail bar: a small, cheeky room on Bloor West pouring playful seasonal drinks named after slang you half-recognize. Top 40 in the background, casual crowd, 19+, and a happy hour worth getting there early for. Here's the honest rundown plus how to lock a table.
The sceneThis is a drinks bar, not a club. It's small and it leans into the gimmick the right way: Australian-themed wallpaper, quirky posters, cocktails with cheeky names and fresh, seasonal ingredients. The kind of spot where the bartender actually knows the menu and walks you through it. From the Civil Liberties team, so the cocktails are the whole point.
Come for a real drink and a good seat, not a dance floor. The room is bright, loose and fun, the music sits at Top 40, and the energy climbs as the night goes. It gets tight after 9, so the move is early. Walk in for happy hour, post up, and let it fill around you.
Quick factsElectric Bill runs mostly walk-in, first come, first served. No guestlist, no bottle service, no cover. But it is a small room and it fills after 9, so if you're bringing a group or coming on a weekend, lock a table ahead. Reservations go through OpenTable.
Walk in any night, or book ahead through OpenTable for groups and weekends.
Electric Bill sits in the Annex at 866 Bloor St W (M6G 1M5), on the Bloor West stretch between Ossington and Dovercourt. Shops, restaurants and bars all around, so it slots into a bigger night out. Quick from Ossington station.
Small and full of character. It is not big, and that is the charm: Australian-themed wallpaper, quirky posters, a tight bar and a vibe that reads cheeky, not precious. You feel the energy because everyone is close to it.
A casual local crowd, here for the cocktails and the room. Servers who actually know the menu and steer you right. It is relaxed and welcoming, no pretense, the kind of place you bring people you want to talk to.
Mostly Top 40, upbeat and familiar. It keeps the room moving without taking over the conversation. This is a cocktail bar, so the soundtrack sits in the pocket: present, easy, the kind you nod along to between drinks.
Casual. Come as you are, after work or out for the night, either reads fine here. No dress code to clear, no door to impress. Dress for comfort and you are good.
No cover. Electric Bill runs first come, first served, so most nights you just walk in. If it is a weekend or you have a group, book a table on OpenTable so you are not waiting on the room to clear.
19+. Ontario drinking age, so bring real ID. Keeps it an adult room, easy and grown.
The cocktails are the headline: Aussie-inspired, named after slang, built on fresh seasonal ingredients, and rotated through the year. The kitchen does its own thing alongside, snacks and shareable plates to keep you in your seat. There is no bottle service here. This is a bar built around what is in the glass.
Walk in for happy hour, or book a table for the weekend.
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