A long-time Toronto pub is encouraging customers to come together virtually while sharing real food and drinks. The Imperial Pub, located on Dundas Street East between Yonge and Church Streets, closed to dine-in service in March following the provincial lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Recently, it launched a virtual pub to both boost business and community morale, a co-owner of the 75-year-old pub told Global News. “It’s a time to come together,” Sammy Newman said. “It’s a time to look out for each other and this is a very, very small thing we can do.” The pub uses the Zoom platform to allow customers to connect with friends and strangers.