SYNONYM is a neighborhood wine bar, café & bookshop that celebrates food, art, community & culture. The name reflects the shop’s many dimensions.
Snacks, Bottles & Books To-Go
Free delivery in Hamilton on Tues, Wednesday & Friday on orders over $50. Next-day delivery only. Curbside pick-up available!FAMILY-STYLE SNACKS
PICNIC FOR TWO | fresh focaccia, 3 cheese, pickled veg, honey, 1 oversize cardamom bun and a bottle of our favourite natural Rosé
Focaccia loaf | rosemary, sea salt
Cheese & Charcuterie Board | 3 incredible cheeses, saucisson sec, country pâte, pickled veg & crackers
Cheese Board | 5 incredible cheeses, pickled veg, honey & crackers
BOTTLE SHOP
*Please note: any alcohol purchased online must be accompanied by a food item as per the AGCO regulations
non-alcoholic
Casamara Leisure Sodas
Inspired by classic Italian bitters and sodas, Detroit-based makers Casamara Club created a line of booze-free, sparkling botanical beverages. Welcome a whole new beverage category: leisure sodas!
Daydream Drinks
Canada’s first hemp-infused, adaptogenic drink. Natural flavours infused with anti-inflammatory, stress-reducing, anti-oxidation agents. Helps with balance, memory and focus. DOUBLE CHOCOLATE RYE COOKIE (*please add if purchasing alcohol)
Beer & Cider
Bellwoods Bellweiser Grapefruit Pilsner for some reason we can’t comprehend, we’ve been asked a few times if we serve “Coronitas” at Synonym. No, we do not. But, we do serve this citrusy pilsner that’s the embodiment of summer in a can. Not the same, but maybe you’ll come off your coronita kick when you try it.
Bellwoods Roman Candle IPA
An instant classic. This was the first IPA to be brewed at Bellwoods and it’s still a favourite. Dry-hopped at the rate of their Double IPAs, perfectly balanced, and showcasing bright citrusy aromatics.
Burdock ‘Zesté’
This sour little sacrifice to the weather Gods was hopped with Vic Secret and dosed with a pleasant quantity of hand zested + juiced Florida Key Limes and Meyer Lemons. Think a grapefruit fuzzy candy met lemon/lime-onade!
Matron Brewing ‘Deece’ PIPA
Deece has the aroma, mouthfeel and balanced bitterness of an IPA with a more mindful ABV (4%), its here to help keep things decent.
Sonnen Hill ‘Oh Me Oh My’
Table Beer, 3.5% Brewed with all Ontario grain and lightly hopped with modern hops in the kettle and the fermenter. This beer drinks like a tiny pale ale, with a delicate hop aroma, soft carb and a dry, bitter finish.
Burdock ‘NULA’
375ml pale ale, dry-hopped sour. Hard to believe that no tropical fruits were harmed in the making of this beer
Sonnen Hill ‘There & Back’
750ml Mixed-culture wheat saison brewed with aged and fresh hops, and rested in a stainless tank for 12 months. Dry hopped prior to packaging and bottle conditioned.DOUBLE CHOCOLATE RYE COOKIE (*please add if purchasing alcohol)
WINE
Bubbles
2017 Alta Alella ‘Bruant’ Sparkling
Xarel-Lo based natural Cava from Spain! Floral, white fruit with some subtle hazelnut & yeasty notes. Perfect for a fancy night in.Rosé & Skin-Contact
2019 ‘A Vita Leukò
This is a perfectly balanced skin-contact wine from the coast of Calabria.70% Greco Bianco and 30% Gaglioppo. The Greco Bianco is macerated for a few hours and the Gaglioppo is vinified white after direct pressing. Dance in the moonlight and breathe in the mediterranean sea.
Supernatural Wine Co. “Minus 220”
2019 Rachis & Derma Chardonnay
A hidden gem from Beamsville award-winning winery: Hidden Bench. They release a very small amount of natural wines under the “Rachis & Derma” label. We’re so excited to have their 45-day skin-macerated Chardonnay. This is not for the faint of heart: buckwheat honey, orange blossom and herbal tea.White
2019 Menade Verdejo
Move over Sauvignon Blanc - Verdejo is on the block! Menade works organically in Rueda to showcase the fresh and wild side of Verdejo. Dole’s fruit cup w/ extra cherries.
2018 Les Equilibristes Bouillon aux Dame
Classic (natural) Chenin: wooly, textural and creamy. Spends some time with its lees in old oak barrels. But, there’s still lots of vibrant acidity with bright lemony/golden apple notes. The perfect food wine!Red
2018 La Stoppa Trebbiolo
There is nothing quite like La Stoppa. Located in Emilia-Romagna, Elena Pantaleoni works exclusively with native grapes: Barbera & Bonarda for her reds. A fascinating wine truly reflective of the terroir and landscape where the grapes grow; savoury herbs, sweet leather and red fruit.
2017 Folk Machine Parts & Labour Red
Folk Machine was created in 2005 by Kenny Likitprakong for his range of esoteric Cali wines. A blend of Barbera, Carignan, Grenache & Syrah. This wine has the perfect fruit-to-acid balance, with gobs of red cherry and black raspberry fruit with cracked pepper and warm earth overtone. Bring to your next BBQ.
2016 Grange of PEC Cabernet Franc
Coming from Prince Edward County from Maggie Granger. Delightful medium-bodied Cab Franc with notes of mulberries, dried roses and green pepper. Drink by the fire while the sun sets.
2016 Alfredo Arribas Gotes del Priorat
Catalonia's superstar, Alfredo Arribas was a nationally renowned architect before shifting his focus to farming and winemaking fifteen years ago. He now makes some of the purest, high altitude wines in Spain. 50% Carignan / 50% Grenache 8 months in French Oak.
2019 Baby Bandito Follow Your Dreams
From Testalonga winery: 100% Carignan from Craig Hawkins in the Swartland. Natural wine made with young grapes for fresh and precise cherry and raspberry flavours. Balanced, grippy and full of life!
2019 Occhipinti SP68 Rosso
Made by the glorious Arianna Occhipinti - a blend of Nero d'Avola and Frappato from southern Sicily. Over the past ten years, Arianna has really come into her own and makes some of the most elegant and complex wines we’ve tried. Wild cherries, plum and mulberry with hints of flowers and smoke. Elegant and fresh.Gifts & Books
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