Hitch closing after seven years in Leslieville

Photo: Matt Forsythe

Hitch is closing its doors after seven years in Leslieville.

The cozy, dimly lit bar at Queen and Leslie quickly became a neighbourhood local after it opened in 2013. The last pints will be poured Feb. 15.

“The time we’ve spent travelling this path has been nothing short of incredible and the friends we’ve made along the way are the kind you keep for a lifetime,” reads a statement from owner Doug Tiller on social media. “We built and named this bar Hitch with the spirit of the interminably caustic Christopher Hitchens in mind, but any further reverent intentions quickly became unnecessary as the bar instead filled with the people who made it what it really was.”

“I hope you’ll join us over the next couple weeks, for one last drink, and to say a proper goodbye.”