CC Lounge is a Prohibition-era inspired cocktail lounge and supper club located in Toronto’s historic St. Lawrence neighbourhood on Front Street East. Situated in a landmark 4,000-square-foot venue originally constructed by reknowned Toronto architect Walter Strictland, the lounge is reminiscent of the roaring 1920s in more ways than one. “The building has been open since 1841, so we have faced significant challenges with the construction process,” says co-owner Costas Kosilos. “We are located in one of the last iron-ore buildings in Toronto, so we are lucky to be able to bring that heritage to our space.”
CC Lounge is divided into two sections: the sophisticated and glamorous front lounge is designed for dinner and cocktails, while the back area caters to events with a dance floor, shiny disco balls, a central DJ booth and North America’s first whisky tunnel. “We keep the curtains drawn separating the front from the back until later in the evening and then the rear space becomes a focal point for dancing and whisky tastings," Costas explains. "Back in the Prohibition days, they had to hide the whisky tunnel and that's what we wanted to replicate.”
