The Comrade has always felt like a Queen East constant.  The kind of place you duck into on instinct, whether you’re celebrating something big or just hiding from the Riverside weather with a proper drink in hand.

Cocktails remain the headline act: smart, balanced, unfussy, and confident enough to let a good spirit speak without drowning it in theatrics.  This is grown-up drinking for people who’ve put in their reps.  Drinks that reward attention but don’t demand it.  Those who know, know the 5–7pm window… and that off-menu whisper might just be the move.

Sit at the bar or post up by the window long enough and you’re reminded why The Comrade is still the default Lower East Side meet-up.  The place you suggest when you don’t feel like explaining yourself.

And then there’s the food… anchored, appropriately, by that burger.  A proper bar burger in the best sense: juicy, indulgent, structurally sound, and clearly designed to be eaten with a drink nearby.  No gimmicks.  No apology.  While the menu rotates through thoughtful seasonal snackables, this is the kind of burger that makes you pause mid-conversation and nod knowingly (think prime rib double).

The Comrade doesn’t chase trends or try to reinvent itself. It leans into what it’s always been: a neighbourhood cocktail bar done right. Exactly where you want to be on Queen East.