The Duke Live

The Duke Live is the east-end answer when the rest of this list is too Queen West: a Leslieville music pub in a brick building that has been pouring since 1870 (Morin House, then the Duke of York). Official site dukelive.ca posts the clock in one line — Monday–Sunday 11 a.m.–2 a.m. — plus Friday karaoke at 10 p.m., a stage for local and touring acts, and the wings-and-souvlaki kitchen that keeps the room a neighbourhood bar between bills. 1225 Queen Street East, (416) 466-2624, manager@dukelive.ca. This is not a cocktail temple and not a megaclub; it is the east-end live room you can actually eat in, stay in, and still catch a band. Walk in for a weeknight pint; check the calendar when you want a show. Streetcar 501 to the door.