Ottawa:
Rumba Latin Nightclub
172 Rideau Street
Phone: 613-853-9648
This club is located in the heart of the capital city, one block from Rideau Centre! The club offers live Latin music entertainment with Klave Salsa band playing there every weekend. The mix of music is salsa, merengue, bachata and Latin mixes music. The club has been recently opened with a quite large nice dance floor.
Club Caliente
110 York Street, Ottawa
Phone: (613) 744-0698
This club is located in the downtown area and it entertains a very young clientele. The mix of music is a combo of salsa and merengue music. The dance floor is quite large and with some seating area. Because it is located in the very popular downtown area it gets very crowded with the non-salsa dancers. Best night is Wednesday's night with only Salsa music.
Salsa Rahim
275 Elgin Street, Ottawa
Phone: (613) 295-5038
For some Friday only excellent Salsa Fix. Mostly beginners though.
http://www.rahimlovessalsa.com/
More Info:
http://www.salsapower.com/cities/canada/ottawa.htm
Toronto:
Ba-ba-lúu
136 Yorkville Ave.
(near Avenue and Bloor)
416-515-0587
Wednesdays: Alvaro and his Latin Roots (E-mail them to get on the guest list)
Thursdays: Cover - $9.00 Dance Lessons incl. DJ Carlitos (Salsa, Dance & R&B)
Fridays: Cover - $10.00 DJ Julio
Saturdays: Cover - $10.00 DJ Carlitos
Sundays: Cover - $9.00 Dance Lessons incl. DJ Carlitos (Salsa, Dance & R&B)
Comments: This club is a fun place to go to, and the variety throughout the week makes it that much better. With a capacity of about 300, this place can get packed. My favourite night is on Wednesday with the Latin Roots crew and their amazing vintage salsa.
Extras - Free before 9:00 p.m. and the guest list for Latin Roots.
Lula Lounge
1585 Dundas St. W., (west of Dufferin, south side)
416-588-0307
Lula is a beautiful new club that hosts all sorts of different bands and dance events. Great big dancefloor, stage for bands, seating, and terrific food available. Lula is the place to be in T.O right now! Check out their schedule to find out more about what's happening as it's different every week! Price depends on night.
El Rancho Restaurant /Borinquen Nightclub
430 College St., Toronto
(east of Bathurst, north side)
2 levels Salsa, dance
Thursday, $5
Friday, Saturday $10
Sundays: Ladies Night
Comments: This club has also been around for a long time, and it still has the same regulars that it did in the previous years. This club is here for the long run, a great place to check out and dance to the rhythms of DJ Luis "Salsabor" on Fridays. You can come earlier and have some of their great food.
Motivos Restaurant & Bar
1042 St. Clair Ave. W. (east of Dufferin)
416-652-3855
Motivos has a really charming old-school salsa club feel that I definitely yearn for here in Toronto where almost every club (except El Rancho & Plaza Flamingo) has become way too swanky and un-Latin! This club reminds me of how the clubs were when I first started salsa dancing here in T.O. It's not a beautiful glossy club with people in all the right fashions dancing all the most current dances, but it sure is a lot of fun!!!
Fridays - 90%salsa music! free dance class from 9 - 10pm, free before 11p.m., $5 after
Saturdays - Tropical nights (Merengue, Cha-cha, Bachata, Merengue, Salsa mix)
Sundays - free BBQ meal at 9:00 p.m., with dancing after!
www.motivos.ca
Montreal:
Cactus
4459 St-Denis
Montreal, (Metro Mont-Royal)
514-849-0349
Exclusively salsa, merengue, bachata
Thursdays are good from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Café Studio DeLima
6409 St. Hubert
(corner Beaubien)
2nd floor
Tuesdays from 8:30 - 11 p.m.
Very good for salseros
Club 6/49
1112 St-Catherine O.
Montreal (Metro Peel)
514-868- 1649
Salsa, merengue, bachata
Occasionally see rueda here. Open every night
(I believe) and Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Mondays are good.
Best Salseros night is Sunday (after 9 p.m.)
Salsathèque
1220 Peel, Montreal, (Metro Peel)
Thursdays is best night for salseros,
Sunday is good also.
Free entry for Salsafolie members, otherwise $5
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