Bars
Bars in King West
Bars
1812 Bar in the Thompson Hotel / Lounge
1812 Bar in the Thompson Hotel is presumably so named for its proximity to Victoria Memorial Square, a King West cemetery turned park in which many of that war's casualties...
2Cats Cocktail Lounge / Lounge
2Cats is a cocktail lounge located on King West, and equidistance between For Your Eyes Only and The One that Got Away World Famous Fish House, resulting in a Bermuda...
Aria Entertainment Complex / Dance Club
The Aria Entertainment Complex had been spamming me to death with Facebook ads for their new club, and having viewed their over-the-top promotional video which resembles a high-end diamond or...
Bar 244 / Dance Club
Bar 244 is a two-level bar in the Club District. The upper level is designed to be more casual where the lower level is a hotbed of dancing, body heat...
Bar Wellington / Pub
Bar Wellington, at the corner of Portland and Wellington, has more than a dozen beers on tap and serves up tasty pub favourites like Guinness stew, grilled steak sanwiches and...
Brant House / Lounge
A favourite among the Bay Street crowd, Brant House is big and brash. Expect bouncers at the door who'll refuse your entry if you're not wearing the right shoes. Dinner,...
C Lounge / Lounge
C Lounge is an Indoor and outdoor space best for summer "pool parties" in the back patio surrounded by cabans and comfy couches. ...
Cake Nightclub / Dance Club
Cake Nightclub on Adelaide St. is two levels of VIP booths, lights shows and bottle service. Booze in on the cheaper side for a club (only $4 mixed drinks). Music...
COBRA / Lounge
COBRA takes over the space formerly home to West lounge. In a complete transformation from its previous life, COBRA boasts a luxurious 5000 sq. ft. subterranean tomb like setting complete...
Cove Thirtyone / Dance Club
Cove Thirtyone gets me thinking of The Little Mermaid - or at least a song that you're bound to get stuck in your head. "Under the sea, darling it's better, down...
Crocodile Rock / Bar
Crocodile Rock, if the name doesn't give it away, should best be avoided unless you're up for a night of drunken revelry with a bunch of 21 years old just...
Crown Bar and Lounge / Lounge
Crown Bar and Lounge may be situated on a King, but does it have the jewels necessary for it to truly become Toronto royalty? I arrived at Crown right around...
Dolce Social Ballroom / Dance Club
If we can infer musical taste by dress style and vice-versa - one person's wallet chain and septum piercing may scream Black Flag, for example, while another person's beard says...
Fiction Club / Dance Club
Fiction Club (formerly Park Lane) is sandwiched between Grace O'Malley's and Tequila Jack's. The three lines of people that snake from those respective venues are indistinguishable from one another, and...
Footwork / Dance Club
Footwork is one of the only clubs in town that has chosen their lines and stuck with them. You wanna hear good house music or techno, like the real stuff...
Fynn's of Temple / Pub
Fynn's of Temple is a favourite post-work hangout for the King West crowd. Inside is a modern cosmopolitan Irish pub embracing the history and culture of Temple Bar in Ireland....
Grace O'Malley's / Pub
Grace O'Malley's (or Gracie's, as the locals call it) is located on Duncan Street, a stone's throw from Adelaide and John streets. Gracie's is a chain with three different locations,...
LoKi Lounge / Lounge
LoKi Lounge is a long time fixture on King West that features regular DJ nights and an extensive bottle service menu....
London Tap House / Bar
The London Tap House draws Club District revelers to its massive rooftop patio - one of the best in the area. But expect to run into drunken 905ers, a giggly...
Maison Mercer / Dance Club
Maison Mercer is a massive club on Mercer Street popular with students and the 905 crowd. The best feature is their plush rooftop patio....
Media Bar / Dance Club
Media Bar has recently opened in the Club District. As someone who loves both lowbrow media (reading blind items on CDAN) and highbrow media (I follow Ken Jennings on Twitter),...
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...
Second City / Comedy Club
Second City lies unobtrusively at 51 Mercer. From a performer's perspective, this venue provides a completely different experience compared to all of the other comedy clubs in Toronto. The lights,...
SPiN Toronto / Bar
SPiN Toronto has quietly opened on King West, bringing the game of ping pong out from rec rooms across the nation. When I first spoke to Ryan Fisher about his...
SpiritHouse / Bar
SpiritHouse is rather non-descript from the outside, announced by a wooden sign and steps heading downwards. When I stop by, the bar has been open for just an hour and...
The Charlotte Room / Bar
The Charlotte Room fulfils most stereotypes of the quintessential pool hall. It's slightly off the beaten path, stocked with a great selection of beer, and always seems to be showing...
The Departure Lounge / Bar
The Departure Lounge is a bar inside Global Village Backpackers at King and Spadina. The bar (especially their patio in the summer) is a popular hangout for both locals and...
The Everleigh / Dance Club
The Everleigh is a brand new club on King West just east of Portland. The Everleigh's Facebook page notes that the Everleigh is a fresh take on Canadian nightlife interpreted...
The Hoxton / Lounge
The Hoxton is the new club and event venue occupying what was Sixty-9 on lower Bathurst. The velvet curtains, antique-esque mirrors and stripper pole (alas) have all been taken away,...
The Peacok / Bar
The Peacok is a dark and narrow hallway situated in the remains of beloved King West establishment The Underground Garage. Unlike the Garage, which wore its dive bar status proudly...
The Underground Garage / Bar
The Underground Garage is a self-described "urban saloon" located in the Club District. I recently visited the Underground Garage on one wintery Thursday evening. I was directed up to the...
TIme Nightclub / Dance Club
TIME Nightclub on Peter St. gets packed most Friday and Saturday nights. It draws a typical Club District crowd for dancing, booze and good times....
Tryst Nightclub / Dance Club
Tryst Nightclub is a swanky lounge/dance club in the Club District popular among 905ers and the bottle service set....
Uniun Nightclub / Dance Club
Uniun Nightclub is almost self-consciously a nightclub. Brought to you by "nightlife king" (and you know he must be growing weary of that title) Charles Khabouth and Ink Entertainment, it...
Wheat Sheaf / Pub
At the corner of King and Bathurst, the Wheat Sheaf is one of Toronto's oldest pubs. It's a good place to grab a burger and a beer and watch the...
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