This evening restaurant morphs into a club with entertainment as eclectic as its Kensington neighbourhood. Melting Pot Friday has DJ Andrew Allsgood, while...
260 Augusta AvenueThis long sliver of a room is a great date bar. Order champagne and oysters and take a pew on a cushion cube seats. A heated patio has a Polynesian theme,...
612 College StreetThis tiny, two-room dive is indeed sweaty. Its popularity may come from its location: at the crossroads of Queen West and funky Ossington. DJs spin, and so...
13 Ossington AvenueHip kids in graphic Ts dance to chart and alternative hits every weekend. They probably learned their moves from a Britney video, but that's half the...
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander StreetA leather-and-denim cruise joint with dress codes (and porn) to match, this two-storey bar varies from casual to intense, depending on the day of the week....
457 Church StreetThe Charlotte Room is a pool hall you could take your mother to. It's smart, clean and well lit - there's even a carpet (and it's not sticky). Sandblasted...
19 Charlotte StreetWhile its current clientele was still crawling, this venue - as the celebrated RPM - held marathon parties for mods, goths and punks. It eventually morphed...
132 Queens Quay EStyled after a velvet-roped Soho palace, this hidden club projects a refined brand of hedonism. Sophisticates sip Veuve or premium vodka in the upstairs...
364 Richmond Street WSituated at the junction of King Street West and Bathurst Street for over 150 years, the Wheat Sheaf (opened in 1849) proudly and loudly trumpets its status...
667 King Street WOne of the most popular bars in the city, but don't let the dual name fool you. Everyone calls it Woody's, and everyone goes there sooner or later. The bar...
465-467 Church StreetThe slogan 'party where your parents did' sums up this century-old collegiate drunk tank, distinguished by cheap pitchers, queues, betting and live music at...
481 Bloor Street WSedate types settle at the piano bar in the front, while beat-mongers bop to retro tunes in the dance club in the back. No attitude, all ages, lots of fun.
72 Carlton Street