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• THE BEST OTTAWA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS OTTAWA
• A COMPREHENSIVE GAY GUI TO OTTAWA, ONTAR
• THE 5 BEST ONTAR GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ONTAR
• TOP GAY CLUBS & BARS BYWARD MARKET AREA (OTTAWA)GAY CLUBS & BARS BYWARD MARKET AREA
• THE 10 BEST MONTREAL GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MONTREAL
• QUIET GAY BAR OTTAWA - THE LOOKOUT BAR
• OTTAWA GAY BARS
• OTTAWA GAY MAP
• OTTAWA GAY SNAS
• THE BEST OTTAWA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS OTTAWA
• T'S PUBOTTAWAMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGEBARSDANCE CLUBSSNASGAY MAPT'S PUB
• GAY OTTAWA
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS OTTAWA
• GAY SCENE OTTAWA - OTTAWA FOM

THE BEST OTTAWA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS OTTAWA

As Ottawa is pal of one of the most progrsively gay-iendly untri the Wtern Hemisphere, 's not surprisg that the cy has a sizable GLBT muny. You won't fd the r party scene more typil of Montreal and Toronto, but there are a handful of fun gay bars, not to mentn a great variety of hip rtrants and loung terg to a mixed bunch. Follow Bank Street south of Parliament Hill for about 10 blocks, and you'll fd yourself the heart of Ottawa's Gay Village.

A COMPREHENSIVE GAY GUI TO OTTAWA, ONTAR

The roughly six-block span of Bank Street (and to a lser extent O'Connor Street) between Somerset and Gladstone mak up the heart of this GLBT hub, which has jt one gay bar but several shops, rtrants, and f wh strong muny ti.

Plenty of lols assert that "Gay Village" is somethg of a misnomer given how eclectic the aforementned Bank Street area is, and also takg to nsiratn how geographilly diffe the cy's GLBT muny is. There's a noticeable gay prence, both terms of nightlife and dg, the lively and hip Byward Market district, on the northeast si of downtown, jt across the Ri Canal om Parliament Hill.

Some of Ottawa's gay nightspots are right the center of downtown, jt blocks om Parliament Hill. Other good bets clu the Bank Street Gay Village, the trendy stretch of eateri a few blocks east of the Village on Elg Street, the lively Glebe area, and Wtboro Village.

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In the Gay Village, the '50s-spired Bramasole Der is a reliable bet for hearty breakfast, burgers, shak, and siar short-orr fare. The Bank Street lotn the Gay Village is enormoly popular (and hoists the old rabow flag proudly).

Also nsir the amgly named Kki Asian Fn rtrant, which is beneath the Lookout gay bar; and the Japane rtrant Wasabi, which serv excellent shi. A short drive wt of downtown, Wtboro Village has a handful of very good rtrants, cludg a uple of gay fav: Canvas Retso-Bar, which has a cute pat out ont and a zy dg room where you might try foie gras wh warm pear and pen salad, thyme-roasted Cornish hen, polenta and prawns, and other treats sourced mostly wh lol and anic gredients; and Foolish Chicken, a quirky and laid-back spot si a vaguely chalet-spired hoe servg barbecue chicken and ribs, pulled pork sandwich, and richly creamy cheek. Bt Hotels for Gay Travelers.

Most of Ottawa's bt hotels are or near downtown, close to lol gay nightlife, top rtrants, and engagg attractns. A major sponsor of the annual Ottawa Gay Pri ftival Augt, the stylish ARC Hotel is an upsle boutique property wh 112 rooms and surprisgly reasonable rat.

TOP GAY CLUBS & BARS BYWARD MARKET AREA (OTTAWA)GAY CLUBS & BARS BYWARD MARKET AREA

Ottawa may not have a huge number of gay bars, but the on you'll fd here are fun, iendly, and great neighborhoods - close to downtown (and the cy's bt hotels), and also wh an easy stroll of many good rtrants. Packed wh chic bars and buzzg nightclubs, the ByWard Market district also has one very popular gay hangout, the Lookout Bar, which occupi the upper level of a vtage redbrick buildg. There are a few gay nightspots downtown, cludg a welg, iendly bar lled Swizzl, which serv up karaoke, baret, and other entertament.

It's known to pull a mix of lbians, gay men, and heteros. In the Gay Village on Bank Street, One In Ten rri a huge selectn of gay porn, toys, and eroti and also has a backroom X-rated movie theater. Bars beme an important place for our muny to socialize, meet romantic/sexual partners and iends, and mobilize spac that were queer-iendly closed or changed polici to shun gays, such as the Honeyw bi Unn Statn or the Lord Elg, new plac opened specifilly for the LGBT muny, such as Shas and the list shows all the known gay bars the nearly 50 years of LGBT liberatn.

As the longt nng gay bar Ottawa, when closed early 2017, the muny was reelg om the news. The Chez Henri was perhaps the origal gay bar before there were gay bars.

THE 10 BEST MONTREAL GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MONTREAL

Loted Hull (now Gate), the 1950s and 60s, the space was a rough hangout for both straights and gays and was well known for their drag acts, pecially Peach…. 363 Bank Street was the lotn of a seri of gay bars n the 1990s that helped changed the face of the neighbourhood signifintly. The bar was origally a Caribbean dance club, wh lbian and gay nights on Monday, Tuday, Wednday.

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Before was a gay bar, was known as the Cave for many years, and when you look at the terr, wh the dark stone nooks and cranni, you…. A gay bar, lled Klub 100 (1984) and Teo (1983), ed to occupy this spot now domated by a high-rise you know more tails about this place, please email to share dat, facts, imag or more.

Loted near the drill hall, beme a natural space for closeted gay and bisexual men, pecially those workg the ernment, to meet here.

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T's Pub4Audience RatgBased on 6 votT's Pub is the most recent addn to Ottawa's gay village. 4Audience RatgBased on 9 votLoted  Byward Market, this is a great gay bar to try after a hard days work or shoppg.

8Audience RatgBased on 4 votSwizzl is a down to earth gay bar Ottawa known for s karaoke nights, stand up events, game nights and clive vibe. If you like your gay bars attu-ee then this is a good choice. Suated the heart of downtown Ottawa right by the gay village, 's an ial lotn.

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The Lookout Bar36Bars & Clubs • Gay BarsByward Market AreaBy kayrenm2019Had the bt time at a 930pm drag show, met some fun people and drank many Thirsty Boys - bt summer drk ever! T's Pub323 Somerset St W, Ottawa, Canada, ON K2P 0J8T's Pub is the most recent addn to Ottawa's gay village. Featur:BarDancgKaraokeMic4Audience RatgBased on 6 votReportComments / Reviews are the subjective opn of Travel Gay ers, not of Travel Gay.

Canada’s pal is a lively place, makg Ottawa a favore statn for gay people om around the untry. Lols are hopg to turn Bank Street to an official gay village, like siar gayborhoods Toronto and Montreal, and The Village signs wh rabows mark signifint rners on Bank om Nepean to Jam Streets, but there are some other important clubs jt off Bank on Somerset, and as far up as Sparks and Queen Streets towards the river. Make this your first stop fdg gay Ottawa.

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Lookout (41 York St, upstairs), predomantly gay but straight-iendly, balny overlookg marketplace, pool table, bar munchi, adorable barmen. Seasonal event to brg some spice back to the Ottawa gay scene, " om the DJs and producers of the old Flamgo Club, wh ocsnal parti around town. T's Pub (323 Somerset St W), new gay/all-wele pub Centretown; DJs, dancg and partyg, ocsnal drag shows, gut vio stars, karaoke, snacks, pat, personable bar staff.

CLOSED: Centretown Pub (340 Somerset St W), mostly guys piano lounge/bar, terrace, karaoke/bands, cisg/dancg, drag/ leathernights; Edge Club (212 Sparks St), gay nightclub, drag/baret shows and ntts, roof-top pat. Ahora (307 Dalhoie St) Byward Market, gay-owned rtrant wh bt Mexin food around: burros, quadillas, enchiladas, pl excellent margaras. Stonewall Wil's (370 Bank St), upstairs gay bookstore, art, jewellery, and artisan cholat, events clu we socials and book readgs; downstairs lub, toys, greetg rds, DVD vios, and knick-knacks.

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Benner's Bed & Breakfast (539 Bserer St; 613-241-6403), gay-iendly elegant four gutroom B&B jt a short hop east of everythg the downtown hub cludg Byward Market.

The Ri Inn (177 Frank St; 613-688-2753), general public, gay-iendly optn Goln Triangle rintial neighbourhood at Ri Canal. Explore Gay Rooms & Rentals OttawaLuxury Home★ 4.

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As a smaller cy (unr 1 Milln pop), we don’t have as “obv” a Gay Communy prence say as eher Toronto or Montreal (Canada's two largt ci), which both have very large Gay Villag… but we certaly are workg towards that… and the plans for a GLBTTQ Communy Centre will build a stronger muny foundatn the future.

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Gay Bars are not really ncentrated any one area (as I said we still don’t have a Gay Village) but there are spots wh all 3 areas.