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The Boat

  • 158 Augusta Ave. (at Dundas St. W.) • View on map »
  • 416-593-9218

It looks like a cross between a seedy motel and a ferry (think portholes). And it’s a bit smelly. Once known as a karaoke bar, The Boat turned its attention to dance nights in 2005. Now weekends are devoted exclusively to parties, which feature marching bands, live political punk, and deejayed Ninten-Disco, courtesy of Keith Hamilton, who sometimes arrives dressed as a sea captain. Other boys wear oversized glasses, ’80s sweatbands and short shorts; girls go for the market’s best vintage. Goin’ Steady, the packed twice-monthly shindig to a soundtrack of ’50s and ’60s doo-wop and sha-na-na, is a riot. Cover is usually $5.

  • Kitchen open past midnight on weekends
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    158 Augusta Ave. (at Dundas St. W.)
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