Bar 501

About this place Bar 501

Bar 501 sits at 501 Church Street in the heart of the Village and distinguishes itself from its neighbours primarily through its excellent street-level patio and its resolutely casual atmosphere. While other Church Street venues go for high energy, themed nights, and show production values, Bar 501 is a comfortable neighbourhood bar — the kind of place where you can have a drink without navigating a cover charge or shouting over a DJ. The patio is one of the better Church Street terraces: directly onto the sidewalk, good for watching the Village go by, and busy from spring through fall. Inside is unpretentious — pool table, bar seating, a small dance area. The crowd is mixed in age and type, leaning toward the regulars-who-know-each-other end of the spectrum. For visitors staying in the Village, Bar 501 is the natural first stop of an evening before moving to higher-energy venues, or the comfortable last stop for a nightcap.