World Cup watch parties and specials at Toronto bars and restaurants
Belfast Love, Café Diplomatico, and Curryish Tavern are among spots screening matches with food, drink deals and giveaways.
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With World Cup tickets scarce, a ton of Toronto bars and restaurants are screening games and serving food and drinks without the sticker shock. Here's where the tournament will actually feel like fun.
Belfast Love (548 King St. W.) is running a limited-time GOAT menu inspired by the most successful World Cup nations, with street-food-style snacks and drinks. Every World Cup food or drink purchase includes a chance to win game tickets. Specials include Brazilian coxinha croquettes and a Jameson-spiked Yellow Card cocktail.
Café Diplomatico (594 College St.) in Little Italy is a known soccer HQ with multiple screens showing Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and World Cup matches. Few spots match the singular energy here — psyched fans riveted by every second of play. Those scoring a table can enjoy drink specials like buckets of beer and giveaways. Expect noise and passion.
Curryish Tavern (783 Queen St. W.) is bringing in screens for the occasion and throwing in extended happy hours daily from 2 to 6 p.m. Chef Miheer Shete's menu — masala cheese fries, chicken tikka burgers, spicy ginger mules — is built to buoy spirits or mollify rage.
These are the spots where the World Cup whirlwind will feel like camaraderie instead of chaos. Pick your vibe, settle in, and let the tournament unfold around you.
Whether you're in it for the skill, secretly hoping to witness a headbutt, or just want to experience five billion people engrossed by the same scuffle to the net, these neighborhoods will be living the tournament on your behalf.