Bar Raval is a busy newish Spanish pinxtos/tapas bar in the heart of Little Italy, Toronto. Most notable is the inviting Catalan styled decor that makes one feel warm and comfortable in a standing room only interior.
Much like the social bar culture of northern Spain, the atmosphere is permeated with a festive social crowd in their 20's - 40's intent on catching up while both eating and drinking. We went on a busy Friday night after 8pm and the wait was about 55 minutes to get in (we spent the wait time elsewhere). However, bar Raval is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When we were finally called back to the restaurant, we had a few different pinxtos and tapas. What we liked best was the: "A la Parilla Octopus", "Anchoas', and "Tomato Bread". Our only sore point: we had a variety of cocktail drinks, and although they were interesting enough we couldn't really taste the alcohol, nor sadly did we get wasted.