Bar Pompette

Bar Pompette
Restaurant information
EstablishedJuly 2021 (2021-07)
OwnersJonathan Bauer
Martine Bauer
Head chefMartine Bauer
Food typeCocktail bar
French
Location607 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Seating capacity
30
ReservationsWalk-in only
Websitewww.pompette.ca/barpompette

Bar Pompette is a cocktail bar in the Little Italy neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

History

The bar was opened in summer 2021 by husband-and-wife Jonathan and Martine Bauer, as a sister concept to their now-closed neighbouring French bistro Pompette.

Martine Bauer also serves as the chef for the establishment, producing small plates and charcuterie to pair with the bar's cocktails. Bauer, a French national, served as head chef at the Official Residence of the French Prime Minister before immigrating to Canada.

Concept

Pompette fuses French influences with seasonal ingredients in its cocktails that are mostly farmed or foraged in the Greater Toronto Greenbelt.

Signature drinks at the bar include their Cornichon, a take on a martini made with dill pickle distillate and dill oil, as well as the Nitro Colada, served on draught mixing in coconut rum and pineapple juice.

The bar does not take reservations and is walk-in only.

Recognition

The bar has received international recognition, including often being ranked as one of the top cocktail bars in Canada. It has made regular appearances on North America's 50 Best Bars list, ranking #15 in 2023, #29 in 2024, #7 in 2025 and #8 in 2026. In 2025, it was the highest ranked bar in Canada on the list.

In 2025, Pompette was the only Canadian bar to make the The World's 50 Best Bars list, ranking #55. It also appeared on the list in 2024, ranking #70.

Condé Nast magazine reviewed the bar in March 2026, writing that its drinks were "precise, playful, and endlessly inventive."

Canada's 50 Best Bars Ranking

Bar Pompette topped Canada's 50 Best Bars list in their 2024 and 2025 publications, before dropping to its current rank at #2 in 2026.

Bar Pompette
YearRankChange
202211new
20235Increase 6
20241Increase 4
20251Steady
20262Decrease 1

References

  1. ↑ Hardie, Meredith (1 May 2024). "Inside the kitchen of Martine and Jonathan Bauer, the co-owners of Bar Pompette and Restaurant Pompette". Toronto Life. St. Joseph Communications. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 Suen, Renee (24 June 2021). "How three Parisian expats opened Toronto's dreamiest new restaurant — with a sister space opening just in time for summer". Toronto Star. TorStar. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 Suen, Renee (6 July 2021). "What's on the menu at Bar Pompette, Little Italy's new all-day French café and bar with a perfect back patio". Toronto Life. St. Joseph Communications. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Bar Pompette". World's 50 Best Bars. World's 50 Best. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Viele, Julia (25 March 2026). "Review - Bar Pompette". Condé Nast Traveler. Condé Nast. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Brehaut, Laura (24 April 2026). "These 8 Canadian bars are among North America's 50 best". National Post. Postmedia. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Hui, Ling (23 April 2026). "Here are the 4 Toronto bars on North America's best list". Toronto Sun. Postmedia. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Bar Pompette named among top 100 bars worldwide". Toronto Today. Village Media. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  9. ↑ McLean, Hanna (8 October 2024). "Bar Pompette lands on list of world's best bars for 2024". Daily Hive Vancouver. Daily Hive. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Canada's 50 Best Bars". Canada's 100 Best Restaurants. Canada's 100 Best. May 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.