Drake Sky Yard

Queen West’s original rooftop is back in 2026 with a desert-inspired renovation, a charcoal grill, and the same low-rise skyline that made Sky Yard a Toronto summer habit. This is not a glass tower: it is a hotel roof above 1150 Queen West, with Drake-style cocktails (tequila and rum leading), ceviches and aguachiles, grilled meats, and DJ sets that ease in after golden hour. Official hours put dinner Wednesday–Sunday 5–10 p.m., happy hour 5–6 p.m. those nights, and weekend brunch Saturday–Sunday 8 a.m.–3 p.m.; the page also says the roof runs 5 p.m.–late, so treat kitchen close and last call as different clocks. Reservations exist for drinks, dinner, sunset, and brunch—use them on Fridays. The Drake still markets Sky Yard as an all-season roof with heaters in the cold months; the 2026 refresh is the summer product. Come for charcoal and the Queen West view, not bottle-service velvet ropes.