The Drake Café

The Drake’s street-side Café patio is the Queen West sidewalk the hotel tells you to bring the dog to—cantina bites, coffee through last call, and West Queen West parade seating. Sky Yard is the desert-inspired rooftop (leave that to the rooftop list); this is the true ground patio. OpenTable’s Drake Café profile lists weekend brunch 9 a.m.–4 p.m., weekday lunch 11 a.m.–4 p.m., dinner Monday/Tuesday/Sunday 5–10 p.m. and Thursday–Saturday 5–11 p.m. The hotel’s patio page says the Café patio runs seven days from first coffee to last call. Happy hour 4–6 p.m. shows up in Drake patio copy. Walk up for a spritz and people-watching; book if you are making a meal of it. 1150 Queen Street West.