Dark bars in Toronto?

Hello all, I love a nice dark bar. The darker the better. I feel that it really adds to the cozy aspect of some our favourite watering holes. One of life’s great pleasures for me is pulling up a bar stool at a cozy, dark spot and hiding away from the outside world for a drink or two while soaking up the almost cave-like (in a good way) atmosphere of a bar that manages to pull this off well. If I can barely see my hand in front of my face through the soft glow of a few scattered tea lights or the classic permanently-hung string of Christmas lights, I’m a happy guy.

So, I’d love to hear some recommendations for Toronto’s darkest bars. Three that come to mind for me would be The Local on Roncesvalles (next to the movie theatre), The Embassy in Kensington Market, and Communist’s Daughter at Dundas and Ossington. As an added bonus, all of these spots tend to have a solid playlist of tunes as well, which give them bonus marks in my book.

What else you got r/askTO? Feel free to jump in and help me create the definitive list of Toronto’s darkest bars!