THE 5 BEST Toronto Gay Clubs & Bars (Updated 2023) - Tripadvisor

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• GAY TORONTO THE 1970S
• TOP 10 BT GAY BARS NEAR TORONTO, ONTAR
• 12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS
• 12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS
• 12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS
• 12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS
• 12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS
• 12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS
• WOODY'SSEE ALL THGS TO DO{"@TYPE":"LOLBS","NAME":"WOODY'S","URL":"\","ADDRS":{"@TYPE":"POSTALADDRS","STREETADDRS":"465-467 CHURCH ST ","ADDRSLOLY":"TORONTO","ADDRSCOUNTRY":"CANADA","POSTALCO":"M4Y 2C5"},"AGGREGATERATG":{"@TYPE":"AGGREGATERATG","RATGVALUE":"4.0","REVIEWCOUNT":51},"IMAGE":"HTTPS:\U002F\\U002FMEDIA\U002FPHOTO-O\U002F06\U002F3E\U002F84\U002FB1\","@NTEXT":"HTTP:\U002F\"}SEE ALL THGS TO DOWOODY'S451 REVIEWS#30 OF 231 NIGHTLIFE TORONTOGAY BARSREAD MOREVIS WEBSECALLWRE A REVIEWWHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYG“ABUSIVE SERVER”JUL 2022AVOID THIS PLACE! THE PLACE IS VERY SPAC, THEY HAVE GOOD MIC AND THE DRAG SHOW IS GOOD, HOWEVER YTERDAY AFTER THE DUA LIPA SHOW I ORRED TWO NEGRONIS FOR $35 WHICH SEEMED A B EXPENSIVE BUT STILL ACCEPTABLE, THEN I ORRED THE SAME THG AGA AND ANOTHER BARTENR OM THE SAME BAR CHARGED ME $56 FOR THE TWO NEGRONIS THAT HALF AN HOUR BEFORE HAD ST ME $35. WHEN I MENTNED THAT HIS PARTNER HAD CHARGED ME $35 AND NOT $56, HE HARASSED ME AND FORCED ME TO PAY, SAYG THAT HE ULDN'T DO ANYTHG AND THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THAT. I DID TO AVOID PROBLEMS AND I UNRSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE MONEY ON NCERT DAYS LIKE THE BUT THIS WAS REALLY AN ABE, THEY CHARGE YOU WHAT THEY WANT AND THEY CHANGE THE PRIC“IT WAS AWOME”JUN 2022AMAZG STAFF. PLENTY OF SECURY. DRKS ARE A LTLE PRICEY THOUGH SO BT TO GET A PCHER AND SHARESUGGT EDS TO IMPROVE WHAT WE SHOW.IMPROVE THIS LISTGFULL VIEWALL PHOTOS (11)TOP WAYS TO EXPERIENCE NEARBY ATTRACTNSLIKELY TO SELL OUT*7-MUTE HELIPTER TOUR OVER TORONTO71REMEND94% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.AUD GUISOM $107.49 PER ADULTBEST SELLERNIAGARA FALLS DAY TOUR OM TORONTO1,455REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $76.01 PER ADULTNIAGARA FALLS DAY TOUR OM TORONTO WH BOAT, LUNCH& WERY STOP310REMEND91% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.LUNCH CISOM $138.20 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*14-MUTE HELIPTER TOUR OVER TORONTO17AUD GUISOM $180.43 PER ADULT1-HOUR TORONTO HARBOUR TOUR WH LIVE NARRATN217REMEND93% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.BOAT TOURSOM $23.78 PER ADULTGRAFFI TORONTO TOUR24REMEND95% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.STREET ART TOUROM $4.61 PER ADULT30-MUTE DISTILLERY DISTRICT SEGWAY TOUR TORONTO112REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.SEGWAY TOURSOM $35.57 PER ADULTDOWNTOWN TORONTO BIKE TOUR175REMEND99% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.CY TOURSOM $73.75 PER ADULTBEST SELLERTORONTO TALL SHIP BOAT CISE144FOOD & DRKOM $32.97 PER ADULTNIAGARA FALLS LUXURY DAY TOUR FROM TORONTO WH NIAGARA CISE986REMEND96% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $91.37 PER ADULTNIAGARA FALLS ONE DAY SIGHTSEEG TOUR OM TORONTO522FULL-DAY TOURSOM $121.31 PER ADULTSPIRS OF THE DISTILLERY DISTRICT GHOST TOUR15REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $21.68 PER ADULTBT OF TORONTO SMALL GROUP TOUR WH CN TOWER AND HARBOUR CISE159REMEND96% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.BOAT TOURSOM $161.24 PER ADULT60-MUTE TORONTO SIGHTSEEG HARBOUR TOUR40BOAT TOURSOM $25.94 PER ADULTNIAGARA FALLS DAY TOUR OM TORONTO WH BOAT RI & WERY STOP79FULL-DAY TOURSOM $103.65 PER ADULTTHE AREA ADDRS465-467 CHURCH ST, TORONTO, ONTAR M4Y 2C5 CANADANEIGHBORHOOD: DOWNTOWNAT THE HEART OF TORONTO, DOWNTOWN IS THE STATN FOR CHEAP EATS AND FAST FASHN. CUT THROUGH BY HIP AND TRENDY YONGE STREET, THE VIBE HERE IS YOUNG, WH A STRONG STUNT FLUENCE OM THE RYERSON UNIVERSY CAMP. AS A RULT, THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS ALWAYS FLUX: UNRGOG THE NSTCTN OF NEW FACILI, WH H RETAIL SPAC AND POP-UP F. HOME TO TORONTO'S LARGT DOOR SHOPPG MALL, A NUMBER OF VTAGE CEMAS, AND A HEALTHY NIGHTLIFE CENTERED ON THE AREA'S DISTILLERY DISTRICT BAR AND CLUBS NEAR THE EAST END, 'S BOTH AN EASYGOG DAYTIME SPOT AND A POPULAR PARTY PLACE AFTER SUNSET. IT ALSO FEATUR SOME OF TORONTO'S BT OUTDOOR LANDMARKS, CLUDG YONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE AND THE NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE: PERFECT FOR A NCERT, A SKATE, OR A RELAXG S-DOWN.READ MOREHOW TO GET THEREWELLLEY • 4 M WALKCOLLEGE • 6 M WALKFULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS4,195 WH 3 THE KEG STEAKHOE + BAR - MANSN1,0890.2 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • STEAKHOE • CANADIANHAIR OF THE DOG RTRANT & PUB3300.1 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBKKA IZAKAYA ORIGAL5370.3 MI$$ - $$$ • JAPANE • BAR • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYLOBLAW'S2390.2 MI$ • SPECIALTY FOOD MARKET • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • VEGAN OPTNSTHE BLAKE HOE3020.1 MI$$ - $$$ • BAR • PUB • CANADIANFRAN'S RTRANT & BAR7710.3 MI$ • AMERIN • INTERNATNAL • DERSAMBUS ON CHURCH180267 FT$$ - $$$ • CANADIAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • VEGAN OPTNSGOLN DER FAY RTRANT1910.2 MI$ • AMERIN • DER • CANADIANSTORM CROW MANOR890.2 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBKTARO IZAKAYA6199 FT$$ - $$$ • JAPANE • SEAFOOD • SHISEE ALLATTRACTNS538 WH 6 CHURCH STREET100105 FTNEIGHBORHOODS • POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSO'CONNOR A GALLERY114 FTART GALLERIBETTY OLIPHANT THEATRE10.1 MITHEATERSMAPLE LEAF GARNS1430.2 MIARCHECTURAL BUILDGSBUDDI BAD TIM THEATRE140.2 MITHEATERSMATTAMY ATHLETIC CENTRE20.2 MISPORTS COMPLEXLTLE CANADA1660.5 MISPECIALY MMSALLAN GARNS CONSERVATORY6540.4 MIGARNSST. LAWRENCE MARKET13,9591.2 MIFLEA & STREET MARKETSCAA THEATRE3370.4 MITHEATERSSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.POPULAR MENTNSDRAG SHOW4.051 REVIEWSEXCELLENT21VERY GOOD19AVERAGE3POOR3TERRIBLE5OSR G1 NTRIBUTN0ABUSIVE SERVERJUL 2022 • FRIENDSAVOID THIS PLACE! THE PLACE IS VERY SPAC, THEY HAVE GOOD MIC AND THE DRAG SHOW IS GOOD, HOWEVER YTERDAY AFTER THE DUA LIPA SHOW I ORRED TWO NEGRONIS FOR $35 WHICH SEEMED A B EXPENSIVE BUT STILL ACCEPTABLE, THEN I ORRED THE SAME THG AGA AND ANOTHER BARTENR OM THE SAME BAR CHARGED ME $56 FOR THE TWO NEGRONIS THAT HALF AN HOUR BEFORE HAD ST ME $35. WHEN I MENTNED THAT HIS PARTNER HAD CHARGED ME $35 AND NOT $56, HE HARASSED ME AND FORCED ME TO PAY, SAYG THAT HE ULDN'T DO ANYTHG AND THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THAT. I DID TO AVOID PROBLEMS AND I UNRSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE MONEY ON NCERT DAYS LIKE THE BUT THIS WAS REALLY AN ABE, THEY CHARGE YOU WHAT THEY WANT AND THEY CHANGE THE PRICREAD MOREWRTEN JULY 29, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.CONRAD GOTTAWA, CANADA1 NTRIBUTN0IT WAS AWOMEJUN 2022 • FRIENDSAMAZG STAFF. PLENTY OF SECURY. DRKS ARE A LTLE PRICEY THOUGH SO BT TO GET A PCHER AND SHAREREAD MOREWRTEN JULY 6, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.CHRIS CONCEPTNSTORONTO, CANADA1 NTRIBUTN0UNFORTABLESEP 2021 • FRIENDSMOSTLY BORG UNLS YOU LIKE TYPIL DRAG AND ATTU. GO FOR QUEEN STREET WT IF YOU WANT FUN AND EXPLORE THE CY. IF YOU WANT A BAR AND SEX GO TO DO EXCS BATHHOE. UNFORTUNATELY CHURCH STREET IS NOW RATHER GENTRIFIED AND HAS LOST S CHARM AND RPECT AS MONSTRATED BY THIS TABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT.READ MOREWRTEN DECEMBER 27, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.RIK TFRERICTON, CANADA1,353 NTRIBUTNS0LOTS OF FUN! THIS IS WHERE BROOKE LYNN HYT GOT HER START!DEC 2019WHEN WE ARRIVED LATE ON A FRIDAY WE WERE ENTERTAED BY A UPLE OF DRAG QUEENS LIP SYNCG - ONE AT A TIME. THE FIRST WAS VERY FISHY AND THE SEND ONE REALLY LOOKED LIKE A MAN WH BAD MAKE UP.THEN THE BT ASS NTT STARTED. AUDIENCE MEMBERS WERE ENURAGED TO E UP ON STAGE AND MOON THE DIENCE; A PRIZE BEG AWARD TO THE BT ASS.THE VIBE WAS SUPER-IENDLY AND PEACEFUL YET EXUBERANT. WOODY'S IS LOTED ON A SMALL SECTN OF CHURCH STREET WHERE THE LGBTQ MUNY GATHERS TO PARTY - AND DRAG IS EVERYWHERE. THERE'S ANOTHER DRAG BAR ACROSS THE STREET BUT 'S MUCH MORE OF A DIVE BAR.IF FOR NO OTHER REASON, GO - JT TO WNS THIS PIECE OF DRAG HERSTORY.READ MOREWRTEN DECEMBER 28, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.DAVID CENNIS, IRELAND1,950 NTRIBUTNS0FUNOCT 2019 • FRIENDSONCE OF THE MOST POPULAR BARS THE VILLAGE THE MIDDLE OF THE BY STRIP! THERE WAS NO VER CHARGE WHICH IS ALWAYS GOOD. THERE WAS A BIG CHARY FUNDRAISER SHOW ON THE NIGHT WE VISED SO THERE WAS PLENTY OF LIVE ACTS TO ENTERTA YOU. DRKS WERE VERY REASONABLE AT ROUGHY $5 A POP. GREAT DJ MIC TO PARTY THE NIGHT AWAY.READ MOREWRTEN OCTOBER 20, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.D7NLONDON, UK5 NTRIBUTNS0BIG BUT DISAPPOTG JUL 2019 • FRIENDSTHIS IS A HUGE BAR, THOUGH ODDLY QUIET WHEN WE VISED ON A SATURDAY NIGHT. STAFF ARE VERY IENDLY AND EASY ON THE EYE. BUT AS MANY REVIEWS HERE SAY THE DRKS ARE WATERED DOWN; ORRED A MARTI WHICH TASTED DISTCTLY OF SODA WATER! ACROSS THE ROAD AT BOUTIQUE BAR THE MARTI WAS AS EXPECTED, AND CHEAPER! WOODY’S FE, JT STICK WH THE BEER. READ MOREWRTEN JULY 30, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.SIMON LLONDON, ENGLAND, UNED KGDOM5 NTRIBUTNS0SOMETHG AMISS WH THE G?JUL 2019 • COUPLSUPER IENDLY PLACE WH A LOT TO OFFER VISORS LIKE OM OVERSEAS. WE READ THE REVIEWS THAT REFER TO STRANGELY ‘WEAK’ DRKS BUT NOHELS THOUGHT WE’D ORR A UPLE OF MARTIS. THERE WAS FELY SOMETHG ODD ABOUT WHAT WE WERE SERVED. CAN’T SAY FOR CERTA OF URSE BUT THERE WAS SOMETHG EXTRA THOSE DRKS; SOMETHG THAT REMD OF WATER.........READ MOREWRTEN JULY 30, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.416GYPSYTORONTO, CANADA374 NTRIBUTNS2ALWAYS ENTERTAGJUN 2019 • FRIENDSALWAYS SOMETHG GOG ON ..FRED WAS OUR BARTENR AND WAS AWOME...REASONABLE PRIC ..FUN DRAG SHOWSBT CHT NTTS.. ALWAYS FUNREAD MOREWRTEN JULY 16, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ALANBARTLETTBUFFALO, NY252 NTRIBUTNS1GREAT CROWDMAY 2018 • COUPLMILD TO WILD. EVEN DURG THE WEEK, THIS PLACE APPEARS TO BE A HOT SPOT. BUT, PLAN ON STAYG UP LATE. THE ONT IS QUIETER WHILE THE FURTHER YOU EXPLORE THE ENERGY CREAS. TUDAY NIGHT WAS TOO QUIET, BUT WEDNDAY MA UP FOR . THE BOUNCER AT THE ONT DOOR IS IENDLY ENOUGH BUT OBVLY BORED. I WAS SURPRISED AT HOW QUISIVE HE WAS TOWARDS MY 22-YEAR-OLD. HE HAS A JOB, BUT BORRED ON BEG A B MUCH.READ MOREWRTEN MAY 13, 2018THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.CHRISTOPHER WBARNSLEY, UK44 NTRIBUTNS3HUGE FUN LIVELY SPACENOV 2017 • FRIENDSTHIS BAR IS CEPTIVELY LARGE, LIKE A TARDIS. THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT BARS TO CHOOSE OM EACH WH A DIFFERENT FEEL, BUT ALL CLOSE TOGETHER. ALSO THEY HAVE PLENTY OF QUALY DRAG ACTS AND SOME FUN NTTS LIKE BT BUM. GREAT GAY FUN!READ MOREWRTEN NOVEMBER 22, 2017THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.12…SHOWG RULTS 1-10 OF 45NO QUTNS HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCEASK A QUTNALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALLTORONTO URBAN ADVENTUR394BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • WALKG TOURSDOWNTOWNTORONTO FOOD TOURS INC.354BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • COOKG CLASSDOWNTOWNTHE SEND CY TORONTO883THEATERS • COMEDY CLUBSDOWNTOWNTHE LOL VIBE TOURS TORONTO48BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • CULTURAL TOURSOPEN NOW • SRBOROUGHTAST & TAL TORONTO27BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • BEER TASTGS & TOURSWT ENDREX JAZZ AND BLU BAR158BARS & CLUBS • JAZZ BARSDOWNTOWNL COMEDY CLUB17COMEDY CLUBSRERVOIR LOUNGE121JAZZ BARS • DANCE CLUBS & DISSDOWNTOWNHORSHOE TAVERN77BARS & CLUBSDOWNTOWNSOMA CHOLATEMAKER72SPECIALY & GIFT SHOPS • COFFEEHODOWNTOWNIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGWOODY'S (TORONTO) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
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• TORONTO GAY DISTRICT: THE VILLAGE

GAY TORONTO THE 1970S

In this edn of her nightlife-history seri, Denise Benson tak back to the after-hours nightclub that helped mobilize Toronto’s gay-rights movement the 1980s. History: In 1980s’ Toronto, street rners and dance clubs still served as sential meetg spots for gays and other margalized muni. On the outer edg of the Church and Wellley-centred gay village, the rner was close to popular homo hnts cludg Yonge Street’s St.

Charl Tavern, Trax, and the Parksi Tavern, wh gay dance club Stag above . Nearby bathho were plentiful, Queen’s Park was still a major pick-up spot, and easy bar-hoppg meant that gay men had lots of optns even those pre-Grdr days. “The Yonge and Isabella area was really amazgly gay, ” rells event producer Maxwell Blandford, once a key figure adventurome Toronto clubs and now based Miami.

TOP 10 BT GAY BARS NEAR TORONTO, ONTAR

“Many bars, along wh stor like Northbound Leather, were wh a uple of blocks and fed thoands of gay people to that rridor.

In this edn of her nightclub-history seri, Denise Benson reviss the most sexcs-ful, celeb-studd gay hoe club of the ‘90s. Some of the hub’s gay and after-hours history was explored earlier Then & Now piec about fluential 1980s venu Voodoo and Club Z; now, we return durg the ’90s, before the area was transformed by the massive ndo velopment we see today.

12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS

In the mid-’70s, while big gay dance club The Manatee drew crowds to 11A St. Joseph, Club David’s brought gay revelers south down the alley, to 16 Phipps, where a gold rendn of Michelangelo’s David prid over the dancefloor. In the ’80s, David was out and mirrors were as the buildg beme new gay club Le Mystique.

12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS

Joseph thanks to early ‘80s after-hours hnt Voodoo, which brought goths, gays and fashnistas together—only to be brought down, ironilly, by Jack Layton. Before Voodoo opened Augt of 1981, the origal Domo Klub on Isabella was home to punks, rockers and gays alike; there were boozens along Yonge (most notably on the rner of Maland Street, above val clothg store South Pacific); and the addrs 5-9 St.

12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS

Joseph was a key street for Toronto’s growg gay muny; The Fe space beme famed gay dance club Katra’s, wh neighbourg homo and mixed social spac cludg Le Tube, St.

12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS

One of the largt and longt-lastg gay dance clubs Toronto, this Sherbourne Street super-club went through a number of evolutns as spurred the lol mastreamg of gay culture durg the ’80s and ’90s. History: The story of Boots, one of Toronto’s bt-known and longt-lastg gay dance clubs, begs 1980 at the Waldorf Astoria apartment buildg. Photo by Joan Anrson, urty of the Canadian Lbian & Gay Archiv.

Image urty of Canadian Lbian & Gay Archiv. Bob Harrison De, known simply as “Bob Harrison” durg his DJ days, rells that Boots, like many gay bars of the time, was ially a “stand-and-stare cise bar for men.

Why was important: Boots opened at a time when gay bars were reasonably plentiful, largely based on or near Yonge Street, but there was not yet a centralized Gay Village.

12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS

Boots and Bud’s also opened a mere half-year after the Febary 1981 police raids on four gay bathho that rulted over 300 arrts.

12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS

Large related protts helped spark a strong gay-and-lbian rights movement this cy and beyond.

For years before, bars that were gog unr would ‘go gay’ for the fal months, but gay bars were beg more rpectable, cleaner, and nicer. “Unfortunately, unlike Montreal and Vanuver, gay bars Toronto—other than Stag—didn’t spend money on sound and lights.

Convcg Boots to pay a lightg person was a victory, as was unheard of gay bars Toronto before that, except at Stag and Charly’s [dis atop the St. The were humble begngs for a bar that would bee a gay Toronto stutn. Its succs had a profound effect on the few other gay bars, and changed the landspe of gay Toronto those days.

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WHEN I MENTNED THAT HIS PARTNER HAD CHARGED ME $35 AND NOT $56, HE HARASSED ME AND FORCED ME TO PAY, SAYG THAT HE ULDN'T DO ANYTHG AND THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THAT. I DID TO AVOID PROBLEMS AND I UNRSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE MONEY ON NCERT DAYS LIKE THE BUT THIS WAS REALLY AN ABE, THEY CHARGE YOU WHAT THEY WANT AND THEY CHANGE THE PRIC“IT WAS AWOME”JUN 2022AMAZG STAFF. PLENTY OF SECURY. DRKS ARE A LTLE PRICEY THOUGH SO BT TO GET A PCHER AND SHARESUGGT EDS TO IMPROVE WHAT WE SHOW.IMPROVE THIS LISTGFULL VIEWALL PHOTOS (11)TOP WAYS TO EXPERIENCE NEARBY ATTRACTNSLIKELY TO SELL OUT*7-MUTE HELIPTER TOUR OVER TORONTO71REMEND94% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.AUD GUISOM $107.49 PER ADULTBEST SELLERNIAGARA FALLS DAY TOUR OM TORONTO1,455REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $76.01 PER ADULTNIAGARA FALLS DAY TOUR OM TORONTO WH BOAT, LUNCH& WERY STOP310REMEND91% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.LUNCH CISOM $138.20 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*14-MUTE HELIPTER TOUR OVER TORONTO17AUD GUISOM $180.43 PER ADULT1-HOUR TORONTO HARBOUR TOUR WH LIVE NARRATN217REMEND93% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.BOAT TOURSOM $23.78 PER ADULTGRAFFI TORONTO TOUR24REMEND95% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.STREET ART TOUROM $4.61 PER ADULT30-MUTE DISTILLERY DISTRICT SEGWAY TOUR TORONTO112REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.SEGWAY TOURSOM $35.57 PER ADULTDOWNTOWN TORONTO BIKE TOUR175REMEND99% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.CY TOURSOM $73.75 PER ADULTBEST SELLERTORONTO TALL SHIP BOAT CISE144FOOD & DRKOM $32.97 PER ADULTNIAGARA FALLS LUXURY DAY TOUR FROM TORONTO WH NIAGARA CISE986REMEND96% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $91.37 PER ADULTNIAGARA FALLS ONE DAY SIGHTSEEG TOUR OM TORONTO522FULL-DAY TOURSOM $121.31 PER ADULTSPIRS OF THE DISTILLERY DISTRICT GHOST TOUR15REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $21.68 PER ADULTBT OF TORONTO SMALL GROUP TOUR WH CN TOWER AND HARBOUR CISE159REMEND96% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.BOAT TOURSOM $161.24 PER ADULT60-MUTE TORONTO SIGHTSEEG HARBOUR TOUR40BOAT TOURSOM $25.94 PER ADULTNIAGARA FALLS DAY TOUR OM TORONTO WH BOAT RI & WERY STOP79FULL-DAY TOURSOM $103.65 PER ADULTTHE AREA ADDRS465-467 CHURCH ST, TORONTO, ONTAR M4Y 2C5 CANADANEIGHBORHOOD: DOWNTOWNAT THE HEART OF TORONTO, DOWNTOWN IS THE STATN FOR CHEAP EATS AND FAST FASHN. CUT THROUGH BY HIP AND TRENDY YONGE STREET, THE VIBE HERE IS YOUNG, WH A STRONG STUNT FLUENCE OM THE RYERSON UNIVERSY CAMP. AS A RULT, THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS ALWAYS FLUX: UNRGOG THE NSTCTN OF NEW FACILI, WH H RETAIL SPAC AND POP-UP F. HOME TO TORONTO'S LARGT DOOR SHOPPG MALL, A NUMBER OF VTAGE CEMAS, AND A HEALTHY NIGHTLIFE CENTERED ON THE AREA'S DISTILLERY DISTRICT BAR AND CLUBS NEAR THE EAST END, 'S BOTH AN EASYGOG DAYTIME SPOT AND A POPULAR PARTY PLACE AFTER SUNSET. IT ALSO FEATUR SOME OF TORONTO'S BT OUTDOOR LANDMARKS, CLUDG YONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE AND THE NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE: PERFECT FOR A NCERT, A SKATE, OR A RELAXG S-DOWN.READ MOREHOW TO GET THEREWELLLEY • 4 M WALKCOLLEGE • 6 M WALKFULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS4,195 WH 3 THE KEG STEAKHOE + BAR - MANSN1,0890.2 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • STEAKHOE • CANADIANHAIR OF THE DOG RTRANT & PUB3300.1 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBKKA IZAKAYA ORIGAL5370.3 MI$$ - $$$ • JAPANE • BAR • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYLOBLAW'S2390.2 MI$ • SPECIALTY FOOD MARKET • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • VEGAN OPTNSTHE BLAKE HOE3020.1 MI$$ - $$$ • BAR • PUB • CANADIANFRAN'S RTRANT & BAR7710.3 MI$ • AMERIN • INTERNATNAL • DERSAMBUS ON CHURCH180267 FT$$ - $$$ • CANADIAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • VEGAN OPTNSGOLN DER FAY RTRANT1910.2 MI$ • AMERIN • DER • CANADIANSTORM CROW MANOR890.2 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBKTARO IZAKAYA6199 FT$$ - $$$ • JAPANE • SEAFOOD • SHISEE ALLATTRACTNS538 WH 6 CHURCH STREET100105 FTNEIGHBORHOODS • POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSO'CONNOR A GALLERY114 FTART GALLERIBETTY OLIPHANT THEATRE10.1 MITHEATERSMAPLE LEAF GARNS1430.2 MIARCHECTURAL BUILDGSBUDDI BAD TIM THEATRE140.2 MITHEATERSMATTAMY ATHLETIC CENTRE20.2 MISPORTS COMPLEXLTLE CANADA1660.5 MISPECIALY MMSALLAN GARNS CONSERVATORY6540.4 MIGARNSST. LAWRENCE MARKET13,9591.2 MIFLEA & STREET MARKETSCAA THEATRE3370.4 MITHEATERSSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.POPULAR MENTNSDRAG SHOW4.051 REVIEWSEXCELLENT21VERY GOOD19AVERAGE3POOR3TERRIBLE5OSR G1 NTRIBUTN0ABUSIVE SERVERJUL 2022 • FRIENDSAVOID THIS PLACE! THE PLACE IS VERY SPAC, THEY HAVE GOOD MIC AND THE DRAG SHOW IS GOOD, HOWEVER YTERDAY AFTER THE DUA LIPA SHOW I ORRED TWO NEGRONIS FOR $35 WHICH SEEMED A B EXPENSIVE BUT STILL ACCEPTABLE, THEN I ORRED THE SAME THG AGA AND ANOTHER BARTENR OM THE SAME BAR CHARGED ME $56 FOR THE TWO NEGRONIS THAT HALF AN HOUR BEFORE HAD ST ME $35. WHEN I MENTNED THAT HIS PARTNER HAD CHARGED ME $35 AND NOT $56, HE HARASSED ME AND FORCED ME TO PAY, SAYG THAT HE ULDN'T DO ANYTHG AND THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THAT. I DID TO AVOID PROBLEMS AND I UNRSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE MONEY ON NCERT DAYS LIKE THE BUT THIS WAS REALLY AN ABE, THEY CHARGE YOU WHAT THEY WANT AND THEY CHANGE THE PRICREAD MOREWRTEN JULY 29, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.CONRAD GOTTAWA, CANADA1 NTRIBUTN0IT WAS AWOMEJUN 2022 • FRIENDSAMAZG STAFF. PLENTY OF SECURY. DRKS ARE A LTLE PRICEY THOUGH SO BT TO GET A PCHER AND SHAREREAD MOREWRTEN JULY 6, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.CHRIS CONCEPTNSTORONTO, CANADA1 NTRIBUTN0UNFORTABLESEP 2021 • FRIENDSMOSTLY BORG UNLS YOU LIKE TYPIL DRAG AND ATTU. GO FOR QUEEN STREET WT IF YOU WANT FUN AND EXPLORE THE CY. IF YOU WANT A BAR AND SEX GO TO DO EXCS BATHHOE. UNFORTUNATELY CHURCH STREET IS NOW RATHER GENTRIFIED AND HAS LOST S CHARM AND RPECT AS MONSTRATED BY THIS TABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT.READ MOREWRTEN DECEMBER 27, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.RIK TFRERICTON, CANADA1,353 NTRIBUTNS0LOTS OF FUN! THIS IS WHERE BROOKE LYNN HYT GOT HER START!DEC 2019WHEN WE ARRIVED LATE ON A FRIDAY WE WERE ENTERTAED BY A UPLE OF DRAG QUEENS LIP SYNCG - ONE AT A TIME. THE FIRST WAS VERY FISHY AND THE SEND ONE REALLY LOOKED LIKE A MAN WH BAD MAKE UP.THEN THE BT ASS NTT STARTED. AUDIENCE MEMBERS WERE ENURAGED TO E UP ON STAGE AND MOON THE DIENCE; A PRIZE BEG AWARD TO THE BT ASS.THE VIBE WAS SUPER-IENDLY AND PEACEFUL YET EXUBERANT. WOODY'S IS LOTED ON A SMALL SECTN OF CHURCH STREET WHERE THE LGBTQ MUNY GATHERS TO PARTY - AND DRAG IS EVERYWHERE. THERE'S ANOTHER DRAG BAR ACROSS THE STREET BUT 'S MUCH MORE OF A DIVE BAR.IF FOR NO OTHER REASON, GO - JT TO WNS THIS PIECE OF DRAG HERSTORY.READ MOREWRTEN DECEMBER 28, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.DAVID CENNIS, IRELAND1,950 NTRIBUTNS0FUNOCT 2019 • FRIENDSONCE OF THE MOST POPULAR BARS THE VILLAGE THE MIDDLE OF THE BY STRIP! THERE WAS NO VER CHARGE WHICH IS ALWAYS GOOD. THERE WAS A BIG CHARY FUNDRAISER SHOW ON THE NIGHT WE VISED SO THERE WAS PLENTY OF LIVE ACTS TO ENTERTA YOU. DRKS WERE VERY REASONABLE AT ROUGHY $5 A POP. GREAT DJ MIC TO PARTY THE NIGHT AWAY.READ MOREWRTEN OCTOBER 20, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.D7NLONDON, UK5 NTRIBUTNS0BIG BUT DISAPPOTG JUL 2019 • FRIENDSTHIS IS A HUGE BAR, THOUGH ODDLY QUIET WHEN WE VISED ON A SATURDAY NIGHT. STAFF ARE VERY IENDLY AND EASY ON THE EYE. BUT AS MANY REVIEWS HERE SAY THE DRKS ARE WATERED DOWN; ORRED A MARTI WHICH TASTED DISTCTLY OF SODA WATER! ACROSS THE ROAD AT BOUTIQUE BAR THE MARTI WAS AS EXPECTED, AND CHEAPER! WOODY’S FE, JT STICK WH THE BEER. READ MOREWRTEN JULY 30, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.SIMON LLONDON, ENGLAND, UNED KGDOM5 NTRIBUTNS0SOMETHG AMISS WH THE G?JUL 2019 • COUPLSUPER IENDLY PLACE WH A LOT TO OFFER VISORS LIKE OM OVERSEAS. 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Boots was his first gay bar, and would later bee his place of employment.

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He scrib algs wh Rick Stenhoe and his then-new “silent partners who weren’t volved the club or the gay muny. “Everybody was gog there, the tun were hot, and there was a real sense of eedom—pecially sce we were really makg headway wh gay rights then.

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“I’m not sure when Rick Stenhoe beme sole owner, but his dream was a boutique gay hotel, ” says Storey. This trend ntued as Matchett and Storey spearhead Boots and Bud’s most radil transformatn yet: to Boots Warehoe, Toronto’s largt gay dance club of the time, and the Kurbash, an unabashed sleaze bar, plete wh a maze, gargoyle glory hol, and a shower. “It had somethg that is ultimately important gay bars—flow.

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To me, they were and are the generatn of gay men that has fed our strengths and gave digny to our muny. “Boots wasn’t aaid to be a gay bar and we played ‘gay dance mic, ’” summariz Storey. It really turned me on to the ‘new hoe’ scene, ” says Harris, who observ that by 1994, “hoe—real hoe—was fally beg huge the gay scene.

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Harris pots to the rise of gay Toronto DJs like Stt Cairns and Mark Fal, both of whom played at Boots Warehoe for brief perds. “It was like another whole new generatn was movg to the gay dance-club scene aga—somethg I’d already seen happen when the 1980s generatn took over om the ’70s dis generatn, ” Harris adds.

“The Akbaralis always claimed ‘not to have a problem’ wh homosexualy, but never tend to keep the bar long anyway, ” adds Storey. “After DJg the gay scene for 26 years, I n hontly say that Boots Warehoe was my all-time favoure club to play at, ” he says.

Thank you to participants Ala Plamondon, Alberto Zara, Barry Harris, Bob Harrison De, Brent Storey, Casey McNeill, and Gregg Matchett, as well as to Stt Cairns, the late Rick Bébout for his Promiscuo Affectns diari, and the Canadian Lbian & Gay Archiv. There was also the Chez Moi - my first gay bar Toronto and a b of a hallucatn. One of the hotels on Jarvis briefly had a gay bar too, lled "The Carriage Hoe" that was closg when my iend got here.

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