New Harry Potter-themed bar opens in Toronto

A Harry Potter-themed bar has opened in Toronto named after one of numerous Defense Against the Dark Arts professors in the acclaimed wizarding series – The Lockhart.

The Lockhart bar in Toronto is inspired by Harry Potter

Designed to look like an apothecary with its exposed brick walls, the venue swaps cocktails for “potions”, some of which are served in glass cauldrons.

The menu takes inspiration from alchemy and potioneering, and offers serves such as Befuddlement Brew, a Shacklebolt and Ludo’s Debt.

All spirits are infused in house and a tapas menu is also available for patrons to order.

The bar’s logo is a large stag’s head with a keyhole lock for an eye – a nod to Harry Potter’s patronus in the books as well as a play on the venue’s namesake character, Gilderoy Lockhart.

Further features include a neon light up sign with the words “All was well”, which is the closing line in J. K. Rowling’s final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

“We took ideas from the books and kind of added them to the décor, along with other things that we liked,” Matt Rocks, co-founder, told The Guardian.

“But there are definitely some things in here for Harry Potter fans like myself.”