Laith Toukan named it after 9 Bars, his Toronto shop on St Clair Avenue, and opened in August 2020. Assembly, Round Hill, Bailies, and North Star supply the bar.
Gabe Sapienza's pop-art dinner party, printed on fabric, wraps from the curved back wall onto the ceiling above a matte black counter. Dark wood tables line the full-height windows onto Southwark Street, and two bistro tables sit outside.