Painted Lady
The Painted Lady looks like it was uprooted right from pre-Katrina New Orleans. It's the brainchild of owners Nicky Potter and Sam Papatragiannis who came up with the idea for the bar when living there.
They wanted to open a place where all the hookers could mingle with regular folk (outside of the brothel I guess).
It seemed the next best thing was a bar across from a former strip club on Ossington, and naming it after the infamous "painted ladies" of New Orleans.
Not to mention the practicality of it, as both Potter and Papatragiannis live above it and simply wanted a bar they would love to go to.
Inside the bar has dark-finished wood, a beautifully ornate bar stocked with nice scotch and tequila and a wall of around 50 or so paintings and photographs of various women.
There's food here too. There's pulled-pork with original bbq sauce, the skewered Korean kabobs and white trash nachos (Fritos, homemade chilli and Cheez Whiz, which looks a lot better than it sounds).
The twelve taps offer a good assortment of Canadian craft beer as well as some staples and obscure euro imports. They even had a mixologist design an assortment of signature drinks, the most interesting being the Painted Pink Lady, with gin, brandy, lemon juice and frothed egg.
Eugen Sahkenko. Writing by Jesse Kinos-Goodin.
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9 Upcoming Events
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January 15
Wine Wednesday Happy Hour
Featuring Heidi Savoie on Piano
6:00pm-9:00pm
Half Price Bottles of Wine
Heidi Savoie is a pianist, vocalist, and composer who bends and blends genres to get a unique form of jazz, classical and pop. She draws inspiration from artists such as Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Melody Gardot and Laila Biali. Although her expansive repertoire reaches across many genres …
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January 15
The Future Underground present: KINETIC a new FREE Wednesday Night Weekly
A not-for-profit community dance party featuring local residents and city favourites.
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January 16
Doors at 8:30
Music at 9 pm
$15
Experience an electrifying night of genre-defying music at The Painted Lady! Featuring: elegant ambient sound design, hypno-folk, cheeky future rnb/pop, and a synthpop doomer duo. Four unique acts, one unforgettable showcase. Don't miss this sonic journey—Toronto's vibrant music scene at its finest!
Featuring:
9:00 pm SXXN https://www.i…
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January 17
January 17th
6:30 doors, 7-9.
$15
Singer/Songwriter The Or Kid is bringing his intense bluesy, folksy, alternative rock sound to The Painted Lady, backed up by his extremely talented friends and fellow artists, JNoir and Edward Sayers.
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January 18
Join us for Tracy Jones Band’s official first full band gig, performing songs from Tracy’s first two LPs “Once Around” and “Lucky Time”, plus a couple of shiny new tunes! We’re honoured to be joined by Wytchfae, who promise to rock your very souls.
EARLY SHOW
Doors 6:30pm
$20 ADV (+fees) | $25 ATD
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January 19
Join us for a night of Trivia and a signature Painted Lady cocktail.
7pm start!
Free event
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January 19
Musical Theatre Open Mic Night
Join us for a celebration of musical theatre! All levels of experience welcome!
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January 21
Join us for a night of wild burlesque, drag, limbo and raffles!
Kimora Koi and friends will titillate your senses with their mystical like moves.
Doors 8pm
PWYC Cash at Door.
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January 22
Happy Hour WINESDAY!🍷🎹
Join us tonight for the amazing Heidi Savoie on piano!
🎶 6pm-9pm | 1/2 price bottles of wine! 🍾
✨Heidi Savoie is a pianist, vocalist, and composer who bends and blends jazz, pop, and classical stylings. She draws inspiration from artists such as Diana Krall, Nina Simone, Melody Gardot and Laila Biali. Although her expansive repertoire reaches across many genres and…
