Best Intentions

Calvin and Chris Marty reopened this Armitage Avenue bar in 2023 after a three-year hiatus and climbed to No. 25 on North America's list by refusing to choose between craft and casual. The Wondermint Malted—a modern Grasshopper—headlines a programme where cocktails average ten dollars and a smashburger costs six. Wood-panelled walls, quirky Wisconsin-childhood photographs, and a backbar beer fridge with a tongue-in-cheek "fancy cocktail bar" sign set a tone that treats hospitality as generosity rather than performance. Best Intentions is the neo-dive that every neighbourhood deserves.