Ledger &
Lock

Five house drinks, a walnut bar and thirty-eight seats on James Street North. Stirred more often than shaken.

Wednesday to Sunday · 5PM to 1AM · Hamilton, Ontario

The wooden bar counter and back bar in warm light
The bar · 12 stools
A back bar of glowing bottles under arches, candles on the counter
The back bar
A bartender stirring a drink over ice in a crystal mixing glass
Stirred, 30 turns

A small bar that keeps its recipes in a ledger.

Ledger & Lock opened in an old locksmith’s building on James Street North. The name stayed, so did the ledger: every drink is written down the day it is created, and poured the same way every night after that.

38seats
5house drinks
1AMlast pour

Book a table

Half the room is kept for walk-ins. The other half is booked here, and every booking comes with its own brass key.

Arrival

Demo booking: nothing is sent.

Your table key will be cut here.