OTTAWA
The men of Canada’s capital city will show you that there’s action to be found between the big cities of Montreal to the east and Toronto to the west.
Hot-spot neighborhoods: Centretown, Downtown [Ottawa’s Gay Village is along a stretch of Bank Street in Centretown.]
Drink Fuck Buy Crash Eat Pump Trim Ink Hang More
WHERE TO DRINK (AND CRUISE)
T’s Pub (323 Somerset St W, Centretown) Leather-friendly pub with grub. link
WHERE TO FUCK
Club Ottawa (1069 Wellington St W, Hintonburg) No-frills bathhouse. link
One in Ten (256 Bank St, The Village/Centretown) “Adult entertainment store” with a gloriously sleazy backroom. link
WHERE TO BUY GEAR
One in Ten (256 Bank St, The Village/Centretown) Not just a place with a backroom. You can actually buy sex stuff here. link
Wicked Wanda’s Adult Emporium (327 Bank St, The Village/Centretown) A sex and fetish store for all orientations. link
WHERE TO CRASH (AND MAYBE FUCK SOME MORE)
ARC THE.HOTEL OTTAWA (140 Slater St, Downtown) Gay-friendly, complicatedly named boutique hotel. link
The Gilmour Inn (431 Gilmour St, Centretown) Cozy B&B. link
Rideau Inn (177 Frank St, Golden Triangle/Centretown) Charming B&B. link
WHERE TO EAT (AND CRUISE)
Atomic Rooster (303 Bank St, The Village/Centretown) Funky, casual leather-friendly joint. link
Bridgehead (109 Bank St, Downtown) Hip coffee shop. link
Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset St W, Centretown) Fun spot for Chinese food and karaoke. link
T’s Pub (323 Somerset St W, Centretown) Leather-friendly place for pub grub. link
WHERE TO PUMP IRON (AND CRUISE)
Downtown Y (99 Bank St, Downtown) You can hang out with all the men, and anyone else. link
TrueForm Fitness (384 Bank St, The Village/Centretown) A boutique gym in the Gay Village. link
WHERE TO GET A BUZZ CUT AND BEARD TRIM
Crows Nest Barbershop (990 Wellington St W, Hintonburg) A popular spot for cuts in town. link
Roosters Men’s Grooming Center (145 Roland Michener Dr, Kanata) A popular spot for cuts, a bit out of town. link
WHERE TO GET INKED
The Ink Spot (429 Bank St, Centretown) Your spot for ink (and steel) in Ottawa. link
Universal Tattoo & Body Piercing Ottawa (156 Rideau St, Sandy Hill) Another recommended place in Ottawa for body modification. link
WHO TO HANG WITH
Ottawa Knights Spend the night with Ottawa’s club for Leathermen–45 years strong. link
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