HUMBOLDT
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The Story

The man who measured the sky.

Naturalist, mountaineer, and the man who tried to measure the world. We named a bar after him and kept his favourite instrument behind the counter.

A large portrait of Alexander von Humboldt with Chimborazo beyond
A. von Humboldt
Chimborazo · 1802

Higher than anyone had ever climbed, Humboldt pulled a strip of blue cards from his pocket and held them against the sky. Fifty-two degrees. The bluest sky ever recorded.

1802
The ascent
6,263 m
The mountain
52 °B
The reading
The Bar

Exploration, bottled.

Humboldt's curiosity, built into a room: Japanese whisky, listening-bar ritual, and a menu graded by depth of blue. Records play loud. Candlelight stays low.

A chilled martini beside a warm alabaster orb lamp on a marble table
Guests raising a toast across the bar in warm light
A deep red cocktail on white marble in low candlelight

Led by bar manager Brant Porter and a small crew of record collectors.

Recognition

Good company.

  • No. 36 · Canada's Best Bars
    2024Canada's 100 Best
  • Best Cocktail Bar or Lounge
    2026YAM Magazine · Best Restaurant Awards
  • Regional Top 10 · Best New International Cocktail Bar
    Tales of the Cocktail · Spirited Awards

See you under the mountain.

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