Blue Jays fans set to pack downtown Toronto bars and restaurants for Game 6
Global News
Across the city's downtown, restaurants and bars are preparing to break records as fans stream into the city to see if the Jays can defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers.
A rainy Halloween evening would normally mean a quiet night for the staff at Cafe Diplomatico on College Street, but the Toronto Blue Jays’ World Series run means the Little Italy restaurant is expecting a bumper night.
Across the city’s downtown, restaurants and bars are preparing to break records as fans stream in to see if the Jays can defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers to claim their first World Series title since the 1990s.
At Cafe Diplomatico, reservations for spots near the restaurant’s giant screen are long gone, although they’re keeping 30 per cent of their seats open for walk-ups and have ordered in extra stock.
“We’ve been pretty busy during the play-offs,” Rocco Mastrangelo Jr., co-owner of Cafe Diplomatico, told Global News. “We’re excited. We’re gearing up, we’re stocking up, we brought in extra inventory — definitely more beer — so it looks like it’s already a good turnout.”
Down the road near the Rogers Centre, at Steam Whistle Brewing, the Toronto company is expecting to set a record on Friday evening, with tables being snapped up from midday onwards.
“There’s going to be two flows of people,” Catherine Oppedisano, of Steam Whistle, said. “There’s going to be everybody who’s looking to get a slightly less expensive beer before they head into the game and then, at the same time, people who are looking to hold their spot for the watch party.”
Roundhouse Park, the area beside Steam Whistle, is one of the areas of Toronto where it is legal to drink outside, meaning those who can’t find a seat at Steam Whistle could still hang out with a pint nearby to watch their big screen.
Oppedisano said Steam Whistle saw more than 2,500 transactions recorded for Game 1 and Game 2 of the World Series, which is “by far” a record for the company. She said she expects that to be beaten on Friday.
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