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Boystown
Why wait for Pride Day to party in this happening neck of the woods? Outdoor Food & Drink**THE BLACK EAGLE Restless revellers bump into each other in the dark: rooftop raunch. 457 Church, 416-413-1219 $$ ***
**BYZANTIUM Tiny backyard grotto away from prying eyes. 499 Church, 416-922-3859 $$$ D/Late
**CAWTHRA SQUARE CAFE Inexpensive vegetarian-friendly lunches in the park. 519 Church, 416-392-6878 Cash Only. $ L Unlicensed *O*
**CREWS Cruise into Crews — shipwrecked welcome for Wednesday-through-Sunday drag shows. 508 Church, 416-972-1662 $$ ***
**LIVING WELL Escape from the living hell of Yonge Street. 692 Yonge, 416-922-6770 $$ L/D/Late *O* ***
**MARY’S Eat, drink and be Mary. 399 Church, 416-598-4544 $ L/D/Late
**7 MAITLAND Tiny it-spot with the coolest crowd in town. 7 Maitland, 416-966-9388 $$
**SLACK ALICE Mixed crowd parties on tiny patio. 562 Church, 416-969-8742 $$ L/D/Late *O*
**SPIRAL The best food in Boystown and swelegant digs. Tons o’ martoonis, too. 582 Church, 416-964-1102 $$$ L/D/Late *O*
**SPIRITS Sports pub with fish ‘n’ chip specials and open-mike nights. 642 Church, 416-967-0001 L/D/Late *O* ***
**THE VILLAGE RAINBOW Whatever happened to the Unicorn family? 477 Church, 416-961-0616 $$ L/D/Late *O*
**WILDE OSCAR’S The love that dares not speak its name screams it here. 518 Church, 416-921-8142 $$ L/D/Late *O*
**ZELDA’S Servers in drag and the largest, sunniest patio on the strip make this a very hot spot. 542 Church, 416-922-2526 $$ L/D/Late *O*
**ZELDA’S SATELLITE Sunny patio just off the main drag. 76 Wellesley East, 416-922-2526 $$ L/D/Late *O* Clubs & BarsBABYLON Deep house DJs on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. 553 Church, 416-923-2626
**THE BARN Ranch-style raunch and mainstream house anthems nightly. 418 Church, 416-977-4702
BODY AND SOUL House party over Burger King Saturday night. Pass it on. 488A Yonge, 416-410-8796 Unlicensed
BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES Alterna-gay DJs rock out every Friday and Saturday night. 12 Alexander, 416-975-8555
**5IVE Mainstream house DJs seven nights a week. Thursday is straight night. 5 St. Joseph, 416-964-8685 *O*
**FLY Circuit Party every Friday and Saturday night with occasional big-name NYC DJs. 6 Gloucester, 416-925-6222 *O*
THE PHOENIX Friday through Monday: classic house, hard rock, retro-80s and alternative. 410 Sherbourne, 416-323-1251
THE RED SPOT Second-storey spot with karaoke and weekend dance DJs. 459 Church, 416-967-7768
**TANGO Womyn’s space in the middle of the boys with dancing every Friday and Saturday. 508 Church, 416-972-1662
**TRAX V Busy neighbourhood spot with live music — swing to schwing. 529 Yonge, 416-963-5196 *O* ***
ZIPPERZ Wholesome piano bar with DJ action in the rear — ooh! 72 Carlton, 416-921-0066 ComedyTHE RED SPOT Comics rotate every Wednesday evening. 459 Church, 416-967-7768
