Aisle 3 Bar

What is Aisle 3 Bar? Perched on the corner of Dundas West and Jerome in the Junction’s West Bend pocket, Aisle 3 Bar pairs modern Vietnamese drinking snacks with serious cocktail craft. Founded by childhood friends Johnny Le and Jason Xue alongside Nicole Tzipelovan, the space glows under a canopy of multi-coloured paper lanterns offset by deep scarlet tones, lush greenery, and a custom dragon mural. Seating spans a cozy dining floor, an intimate bar counter, and a seasonal sidewalk patio that fills quickly on warm evenings.

Aisle 3 Bar Menu & What to Order Chef Dave Le draws on classical French techniques to reinvent Saigon street flavours into sharable plates. Standouts include the crunchy lemongrass shrimp toast on Japanese milk bread with jalapeño relish and dill, addictive fish sauce caramel wings, and Bún Bò Huế tacos loaded with slow-braised beef and consommé. Larger appetites should order the Viet Cajun butter shrimp with warm bánh mì for soaking up every drop of sauce, washed down with the pandan-infused Pandan Express or a refreshing Yuzu Japanese Highball.

Know Before You Go Reservations are available on OpenTable, though bar seats and patio stools regularly welcome spontaneous walk-ins. A weekday happy hour runs from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday with drink discounts and snack deals. The bar sits an easy ten-minute stroll north of Dundas West subway station and operates Tuesday through Saturday nights.