Located on Toronto's Ossington Avenue strip, The Dakota Tavern is a cool, basement bar decorated in recycled barn wood and cool western kitsch. This intimate bar offers nightly live music including country, roots music, bluegrass and folk. The small stage is lit with twinkling string lights against a backdrop of recycled timber. On Sundays the bar hosts a Bluegrass brunch featuring an ever-changing menu of brunch fare. The tavern also offers a nightly menu of down-home cuisine including baby back ribs, burgers, fish tacos as well as macaroni and cheese.
The Dakota Tavern
249 Ossington Avenue
Toronto, ON M6J 3A1
Canada
416-850-4579
thedakotatavern.com
The Ranch is no small town watering hole. In fact, it's billed as "Canada's largest country bar." Located in Barrie, this full-fledged dance club offers multiple bars, a huge dance floor and weekly line dance lessons. The bartenders do more than mix drinks, they also entertain in a Coyote Ugly style with on-the-bar dancing, pyrotechnics and a host of other antics. For groups in need of a more intimate setting, The Ranch offers Bar 4, a separate bar room off the dance floor with TVs, projection screens and seating for 150. The Ranch also offers a private VIP room.
The Ranch
56 Bayfield Street
Barrie, ON L4M 3A5
Canada
705-728-8080
thebarrieranch.com
Located in Kanata, just outside of Ottawa, The Crazy Horse Saloon is a steakhouse, bar and live music venue all rolled into one. The bar offers live country music on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and a mechanical bull for guests to ride each Wednesday for prizes. The steakhouse offers an extensive menu of brisket, pulled pork, steaks, pork chops and burgers as well as a selection of seafood. In 2009, The Crazy Horse was voted People's Choice Award "Favorite Nightlife Spot" by the Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association.
The Crazy Horse Saloon
115 Roland Michener Drive
Kanata, ON K2T 1G7
613-591-8884
thecrazyhorse.ca
