Duke of Gloucester, Toronto

With high backed, plush red couches, burgundy wallpaper, pool tables, dartboards, soccer on the "telly" and 14 types of draft beer, there's no mistaking the authentic British pedigree of this pub at the Yonge -Bloor cross hairs downtown. There is live music every Saturday night and a weekly dart league for those whose aim is true. The traditional British cuisine is augmented with some creative Euro-twists. Tandoori chicken breast, roti mahn and hummus tapas live next to more conventional orders of fish and chips, steak and mushroom pie, and Irish stew.