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Charlie's Gallery / Lounge
Charlie's Gallery on Harbord fits in perfectly with the area's mellow vibe - where its line-up of adorable restaurants and bars, but low-key atmosphere, make it feel like an inverse,...
Hard Luck / Bar
Hard Luck, found near Bathurst and Dundas West, brings a new dimension to Toronto's music scene by billing itself as a hard rock venue. Reminiscent of The Horseshoe or even,...
Roosevelt Room / Lounge
The Roosevelt Room might be the most punk-rock thing to come to Toronto in ages. If punk is about open defiance, well, what could be more in-your-face than opening an...
Emmet Ray / Bar
The Emmet Ray - a new bar at College and Dovercourt - with its large, brass lettering and sober-looking interior, looks at first glance that it might be competing with...
Black Dice / Bar
With Black Dice, Brockton-area rockabilly types finally have a little drinking hole to call their own. Although the digs are small, Black Dice really is cozy, and the carefully crafted decor...
Samovar Room / Lounge
Samovar Room in Cabbagetown is the third Russian-themed bar in what's becoming Rumen Dimitroff's east-end dynasty. Located behind the Winchester Hotel in the old Laurentian Room, Samovar embodies old-world Russian glamour...
Double Deuce Saloon / Bar
The Double Deuce Saloon near Queen and Beaconsfield opened in August with plenty of early hype. Ambitiously located on the strip between the Gladstone and the Drake, co-owner Dave Mitton,...
Swirl Wine Bar / Bar
Swirl Wine Bar is a unique destination in Leslieville that puts me in mind of first dates. I can't help feeling that it is impressive to know about because it...
Suba Nightclub / Lounge
If you go to Suba Nightclub at College and Spadina, you should go after midnight and you should be young and it will also probably be helpful if you are...
Inter Steer / Bar
Formally a dusty old restaurant that appeared to be called "Romantic Place" and whose facade looked like it dated back to 1970, Inter Steer underwent a big makeover a few...
Souz Dal / Bar
Souz Dal is a dark pocket of romance on the College Street strip. There's just something sexy about this bar, which is probably why it has a reputation for being...
Rasputin Vodka Bar / Bar
Remember in Sex & The City when Samantha Jones makes Smith Jerrod, her young piece of manmeat, the "Absolut Hunk" - the naked model in an Absolut vodka ad? He's...
Sweaty Betty's / Bar
Do not ride your bike over to Sweaty Betty's on a Friday or Saturday night. This place attracts fixie- and cruiser-riders like an indie rock concert, yet there are no...
Salvador Darling / Bar
Now that the West End is crawling with club district, Bay St. and the burbs on the weekends, it's only natural that the artists, aging hipsters and musicians have all...
Cobourg / Bar
I looooove Cabbagetown, but - and no offense to ye olde traditional pubs - Ben Wicks and the House on Parliament are hardly enough incentive to lure me out of...
Dakota Tavern / Live Music
The Dakota Tavern is a subterranean throwback to the dusty saloons depicted in classic American westerns. The walls are littered with guns, mounted horns, boomerangs, band posters, and snowy Canadian...
Augusta House / Bar
Augusta House is the newest venture from the former owner of White Orchid on Dundas (now Zed), and just like White Orchid, the parties are eclectic and run the gamut...
Woody's and Sailor / Bar
Self-proclaimed as Toronto's hottest gay bar, Woody's has been living up to its name since springing to life in 1989. Famed for its weekly Best Chest and Best Ass contests,...
Todo Fusion Resto-Bar / Bar
Todo Fusion Resto-bar opened on Ossington seven months ago by owner Jose Carlos and is an obvious extension of the various vintage stores he currently owns across the Toronto area...
Curzon / Bar
Any bar that lets me have my say in music is okay in my books. If you're a deejay in Toronto, you've seen my face before. Mine is the face that...
Communist's Daughter / Bar
For years, The Communist's Daughter at Ossington and Dundas was one of those hidden-gem spots that people in the know loved to be in the know about. Cozy, candlelit and...
Troubadour / Pub
Troubadour, a term coined in the Middle Ages to refer to French and Italian poets and musicians, is also the name of one of Toronto's newest hidden gems. Besides...
Painted Lady / Bar
The Painted Lady has been my favourite bar on the Ossington strip this year, which all started when I ended up there on Easter Sunday only to hear a DJ...
The Ossington / Bar
In the midst of my weekend shopping a couple months ago I ducked into The Ossington for some sustenance and shelter from the cold. The beautiful barista Danielle warmed me...
The Barn / Dance Club
The Barn has always been my favourite club on Church St. There is something so seedy in all the sexiest ways about it. From the name down to the location...
Beerbistro / Pub
When I stepped into Beerbistro, my eyes were immediately drawn to the bar. An cyan-illuminated glass backdrop emphasized the silhouettes of bottles of all shapes and sizes, along with an...
LeVack Block / Bar
Two years ago I often wandered by the corner of Ossington and Humbert to admire an old, near dilapidated three story building. The place was vacant but the building had...
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- The Troubadour The Troubadour is indeed a gem! I moved to the Junction a few months back and was so pleased to find this cozy local. They have an excellent selection of local...
- Charlie's Gallery Tried this place out last night and it wayyyyy exceeded my expectations. Cocktails are amazing and really reasonable ($4.50) if you can get there earlier (before 9 p.m.) A nice...
- The Garrison direction, map, and phone links are broken
- BMB Karaoke what the? this page is messed.
- Tranzac Club Hi Ray - I'm from England and I have found that most 'Metro' and No Frills supermarkets have both marmite and vegemite - you can find it in the 'baking...
- Tranzac Club Where can I buy Vegemite in Toronto?.
- Tranzac Club I,m an Australian expat for many years.Can someone "PLEASE" tell me where I can buy Vegemite at a reasonable price in Toronto,[or Scarborough]. I,m dying to taste it again!!!.
- The Academy of Spherical Arts I found out about this place when I attended my work Christmas party last year and thought this place was great. I had never heard of it before. ...
- The Troubadour This place is great - the most reasonable prices, great food and friendly staff all around. Kid friendly (My 7 year old loves it)and the best selection of microbrews...
- Cheval This place sucks worst club ever over priced and the bouncers who work there are a bunch of cro-magnum morons I saw them beat up a guy the other weekend...
- Fynn's of Temple the staff are a bunch of JUNKIES!!! Don't give them your money!!!!!!!!!!
- Reposado hola chavos, congratulations on your website and also for the respect that you are giving to 'tequila'. i would like to invite you to visit 'youtube - evanoff - la misma historia'...
- LeVack Block This club is dingy, the people that come out to this club are low life thugs and the security don't care for the safety of anyone in the club. Avoid...
- Hard Luck Gonna check it out this Saturday night!
- The Red Light Comfortable but simultaneously sexy atmosphere, Red Light doesn't try too hard, instead its innate style is a testament to the owners. It's definitely my favourite of the news bars thanks...
- Margret I've heard nothing but good things about this place - but can someone clear up whether the first Friday of every month is one for the ladies who love ladies? Thanks!
- 751 I was treated with total disrespect at this bar. Despite being polite, not causing trouble or being drunk i was kicked out. Real classy guys.
- GATE 403 I love love LOVE this place! Great curry too :)
- Dolce Social Ballroom Ed Hardy, right Michael? *nudge-wink* Is it ironic to anyone else that a place that has as much style as Michael proclaims King St W has, actually calls a...
- Sneaky Dee's Ha- as an ex waitress there, you most likely deserved everything you got (surely you gave the waitress no attitude at all right?). You're lucky you even got your phone-...
- Beerbistro I love beerbistro. Great beer selection, great frites, innovative beer-inspired menu, and really friendly staff. Also, it's usually pretty busy, but in a "I'm at the centre of something interesting"...
- Hard Luck I CANT ATTEST TO THE PREVIOUS COMMENTS, BUT WE DID PERFORM THERE LAST NIGHT AND WE WERE TREATED WITH RESPECT, AND THE SOUND WAS GOOD ACCORDING TO OUR FANS, AND...
- Inter Steer Tavern Who would even order a pumpkin tofu sandwich, though? Only vegan, and that obviously disqualifies you from any aesthetic judgments where food is concerned. I love Inter Steer. The...
- The Only Cafe Great local spot, one of the best beer selections in the city, and you are allowed to bring in food from other establishments. Very good atmosphere and the people...
- The Academy of Spherical Arts I am sad to say that the Academy was a huge disappointment for my group. The Academy came well recommended, so I made a reservation for a table of 8...
- BarChef Actually, it's a really GOOD place. Drinks are expensive, but so is rent on Queen West so if you want cheap drinks hit up Jack Astor's in Brampton. Staff was...
- Dolce Social Ballroom LOL... I occasionally skim through this site to see if there's anything new happening in my neighborhood! But come'on now the street kids that are writing these articles...
- The Berkeley Church Bad Berkeley We got married at the Berkeley Church and despite a family member's trouble with her wedding there 3 years earlier, we decided to give the venue another try....
- 3 Speed Here's a better one that we have really been trying to make happen "Landsdowntown"
- The Dakota Tavern well i guess it's back to kentucky with you bro'
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