If you like your clubs a bit divey, personal, and friendly, it's worth a look...

Rick's Cabaret New York

New York, NY

Came to Rick's for dinner, more than anything, that night. Club was bumping and jam-packed for a Thursday night. Cool vibe, good music, an upstairs and a downstairs -- downstairs is the main club (bar,…

Whiskey a Go-Go

Vaughan, ON

This place is in an industrial district outside of Toronto with not much else around, but once you find it, it delivers. Got here right around 1 in the morning on a Saturday night so…

No 5 Orange Showroom Pub

Vancouver, BC

The No. 5 Orange is one of the few Vancouver clubs still standing, and while the entire scene in the city has seen a pretty big downturn, the No. 5 remains a decent spot for…

Purple building. Entrance is around back behind Powell. Narrow parking and lot backs into drive thru for a fast food place. Probably neighborhood parking too. Seems safe. Enter into short hallway, pool tables straight ahead and…

Stopped by DV8 on a Weds afternoon and immediately liked the chill, neighborhood vibe. The place felt clean and comfortable with good seating, pool tables, and lighting that was bright enough to see everything clearly…

Free parking, no cover, simple security, lots of seating. I showed up around 6pm just before dark. There were 4 to 5 dancers sitting under a shelter at a picnic table smoking and vaping…

I arrived about 2pm and stayed an hour. Schedule showed 8 dancers, and that seemed accurate. All did 2-song sets, first topless and then bottomless. Sitting at the rack you'll sometimes get boobies in the face,…