El Rey Mezcal Bar

A DECADE OF EL REY 🥳 10 years in Kensington Market, the neighbourhood we’re lucky to call home. Thank you to all the staff past and present for slinging margs, making tacos, and keeping this little mezcal bar going night after night. Thank you to everyone who has supported us since day one, we couldn’t have done it without you. ❤️ Come celebrate with us today from 12pm-12am for food and drink specials and mariachi from 5-6pm. First come, first served.

🪅Don’t miss our chilaquiles special! Ends Thursday, Jan 29. Open Monday-Thursday 5-midnight, Friday-Sunday 12pm-midnight. We love a walk-in or book a spot on Resy.

2016, the year we opened El Rey! 🌵 What a decade it’s been. A throwback to some memorable faces. Thank you for the support Toronto!
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We’re 9 years old! 🥳

We can’t believe it, we’re celebrating 9 years in Kensington Market! Thank you to our hardworking staff, gracious guests and the Kensington Market Community. Join us tonight (May 14) for $5 off margaritas, mezcal flights and a special shrimp tostada 🦐!

🇲🇽 This weekend we are celebrating Mexican Independence Day with one of our favourites. TACOS DE CHILES EN NOGADA 🌮 two corn tortillas topped with ground beef and pork mixed with peach, pear, apple and plantain and dressed with Nogada sauce, a rich nutty pecan and almond sauce). We will also be offering a vegan version with cauliflower! This special is available today, Friday Sept 13th until Monday Sept 16th! Enjoy on our patio 🌞.

🎉Celebrate National Tequila Day with El Rey 🎉

Swipe through to see our flights of some very special tequilas! Each flight comes with 3 0.75oz shots.

Deluxe Flight
🥃 Jose Cuervo Tradicional Plata - Lightly aged in oak barrels
🥃 Jose Cuervo Tradicional Reposado - Aged for a minimum of 2 months in oak barrels, this gives reposados their signature golden tint and round flavour while retaining cooked agave flavour
🥃 Gran Centenario Anejo - One year in American oak develops its rich flavour and adds complexity

Premium Flight
🥃 Reserva de le Familia Platino - This bright & clear 100% organic blue agave tequila is sweet and spicy with notes of melon, honey, and hay
🥃 Dobel Diamante - Blended reposado, añejo, and extra añejo, this clear spirit was redistilled and filtered to create a unique tequila with aged character
🥃 Reserva de la Familia Extra Añejo - The world’s first extra-añejo tequila, it evokes notes of rich oak, toasted almonds, vanilla and cinnamon with a complex & smooth finish. This spirit was made to commemorate the Cuervo family’s 200-year tequila legacy

Enjoy these flights out on the patio! We’re here 5pm to 12am!

Our neighbours .to are open for 2024 season! 🕶️🍦 Enjoy soft serve (vegan options too) Wed-Fri 3-10pm, Sat-Sun 12-10pm.

This is their monthly feature 👉 Earl grey + hibiscus twist with pineapple compote and cornflake pretzel crunch. Yes, its vegan and can be modified gluten-free!

Cheer up! Have a Oaxaca Old Fashioned 🥃 reposado tequila, mezcal, agave, and mole bitters 🎉

Sit down, have a Paloma, and celebrate the last few days of Paloma Month!! 🥂 Our featured cocktail, Summer's End, is the perfect way to bid farewell to summer. Made with Blanco, grapefruit, lime, yellow watermelon, Sq**rt, and Peychaud Bitters😍

Every sip of our Paloma at El Rey supports the amazing project. 🌿 This project works closely with local communities to protect the biodiversity and endangered endemic species of Mexico's agave producing regions 🌎

Don't miss out! Paloma Month ends on September 30th 🗓️