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Toronto's Harry Potter Bar Is Bringing Out The Potterhead In Everyone

This bar makes both the Potterhead kid and drunken adult in us excited.

Accio cocktail! Wizarding folk and muggles alike can now grab a pint at The Lockhart, a Harry Potter-themed bar in Toronto’s west end.

Owners Paris Xerx, who also goes by Pouria Fakhraei, and Matt Rocks are serving up cocktails and tapas at this neighbourhood potion-class-turned-pub. The self-sorted Hufflepuffs told NOW magazine if the magical decor and drinks don’t charm patrons, it’s still a cool bar. No worries guys, we’ve already gone full Moaning Myrtle over you.

Here’s how this place is giving the Leaky Cauldron a run for their galleons:

They don’t have it quite yet, but the owners promise there’s a spot for Butterbeer on the menu. Right now they’re working on ways to name the drinks that aren’t already copyrighted — might we suggest Margarinemalt?

RIP Prongs

Pour one out for Moony too

The caffeinated martini was named in a Facebook contest. (Our favourite suggestion was espresso patronum!)

The tequila’s described with the warning “not recommended for human consumption” and they’ll let you try a drop of it from a glass skull. We get the feeling Death Eaters were involved in the brewing process.

First rule of duel club: don’t talk about duel club. They obliviated the rest of the rules from our heads, so let’s just stick to the first.

WAIT. You suuuure Episkey' is going to work on this one?

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With so many references (including one so obscure, they’ve promised a free drink to whoever gets it), the Lockhart’s sincerity shows. We’ve got a few wishlist items we’re hoping they bring in:

  • A “Don’t drink and apparate!” sign
  • Spiked pumpkin juice and pub food like chocolate frogs
  • Weird Sisters and Celestia Warbeck on heavy rotation
  • Open mic nights, except everyone reads fanfiction they wrote when they were 14.
  • A sorting hat that’s better than Pottermore

Will you be flooing your way to The Lockhart? Let us know in the comments below.

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