#FOOD: LITTLE SISTER PRESENT JAVA JINGLE BAR

Get ready to jingle all the way to Little Sister Dutch Indo Food Bar! Little Sister’s little elves are all abuzz with excitement to reveal the return of Toronto’s cult favourite, over-the-top, holiday-themed pop-up bar, Java Jingle. Starting November 15, 2024 both Toronto locations at 102 Portland St. and 2031 Yonge St. will transform into winter wonderlands, bursting with festive joy. From now until December 31, 2024 guests are invited to sip, eat, celebrate and create unforgettable holiday memories together!

Due to massive popularity in previous years, Java Jingle 2024 will now include both floors. With Grinch and ornament-shaped cocktail mugs, a lifesize Baby Yoda sporting a Santa hat, twinkling lights and garlands galore, Little Sister will be completely covered in floor to ceiling decorations. Upstairs in the Balinese room on Portland St., it’s like walking into a holiday in the tropics, right here in Toronto!

“It’s not for the fainthearted – brace yourselves for a holiday extravaganza that’s going to be larger than life,” declares General Manager and Bar Manager, Robin Wynne.

Java Jingle this year will also include holiday-themed events, such as the holiday movie trivia night on December 16 from 7:00PM to 9:30PM, the ugly Christmas sweater contest on December 17 and half-priced Java Jingle cocktails from December 29-31. Stay tuned to Little Sister’s Instagram for more details (@littlesisterto)!

Fan favourite cocktails are making their return, such as the Sleigh, Queen, Sleigh (Bombay East Gin, St Germain elderflower liqueur, lemon, winter spices, San Pellegrino grapefruit soda), the Feliz Navi-Zaddy (Cazadores Blanco Tequila, lime, blood orange, winter spices) and the Noggy and Nice (Bacardi 8yr Reserve Rum, Bacardi Spiced Rum, coconut eggnog, eggnog syrup).

New additions to the cocktail menu this year include the Ugly Christmas Sweater (Angel’s Envy Bourbon, Gingerbread Liqueur, Campari, winter spiced vermouth, salted caramel, Biscoff molasses, orange bitters, gingerbread bitters), the Mrs Claus’ Martini (Screwball Peanut Butter whiskey, raspberry liqueur, Kahlua, Christmas flavoured espresso, peppermint dust), the Jingle Juice (Grey Goose Vodka, spiced apple sortilege, spiced cranberry, apple, lemon, pomegranate, brut sparkling), the Christmas Spiced Apple Sangria (Bacardi Spiced rum, brown butter Bacardi 8yr rum, apple brandy, white wine, citrus cordial, christmas spiced tea, spiced syrup, ginger beer), and the Polar Colada (Bacardi 8yr rum, Bacardi Caribbean Spiced Rum, lime, coconut rum, pineapple, chai tea, winter spices, coconut milk).

Little Sister’s full food menu will be available during Java Jingle, including the grilled Balinese spiced lamb satay, rendang spiced beef croquettes, Semur Java (Javanese spiced braised beef short ribs) and Ayam Lombok (sticky sweet and spicy glazed chicken with roasted squash).

And if kitschy mugs and floating oversized Santa’s aren’t your jam, think of it as a tropical getaway where the Balinese spirit of hospitality will keep you warm and jingling all the way.

Reservations for Java Jingle are highly recommended. Guests can reserve time slots HERE for Portland St. and HERE for Yonge St.