Edmonton gay bars and Edmonton lesbian bars are varied and interesting; surprisingly there are two Edmonton gay bathhouses. Edmonton gay and lesbian clientele have a choice of restaurants, coffee bars, accommodations and Edmonton gay resource centers and associations are available to inform and help people with their varied lifestyles. Here I will be giving a short description and a personal review, please contact me at westways@shaw.ca if I need to update my information about gay Edmonton. Maps of Edmonton gay district with the gay bars, clubs, lesbian bar and Edmonton gay bathhouses are found in Gay Calgary and Edmonton.com magazine and online at www.gaycalgary.com and www.gayedmonton.com 

Edmonton Gay Bars and Nightclubs

The Junction http://www.junctionedmonton.com

10242 - 106 St., Edmonton   Ph. [780] 756-5667.  

The entrance to Boots and Saddle is on street level on 106 St between Jasper Avenue and Stoney Plain, with street parking available but metered during daytime hours.

Buddy’s Night Club  http://www.buddysedmonton.com

11725 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton.  Ph [780] 488-6636. 

Entrance to Buddies Night Club is off Jasper Avenue and is easy to find because of its bright rainbow flag above the door; parking is on the street and metered. The club is open 7days a week and from 9pm to 2am – 3am serves and has draught beer. The layout of the club is centred around the main bar with another small bar at the back. There are three pool tables, a small stage that is also a dance floor, a variety of Video games, TV monitors and an ATM if you run out of cash. There are plenty of seating throughout and reasonable amount of barstools, washrooms are clean and more that two. Entertainment is varied with plenty of fun promotions including male strippers and the bar staff are friendly and informative. The friendly clientele is mostly men with a young following and on the weekends quite a few straight women.

Woody’s Pub

11723 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton. Ph [780] 488-6557

Located above Buddys right on Jasper Avenue, Woodys Pub is a great spot to relax after work for a few drinks while watching the world rush by on the street below. Sometimes the atmosphere is quite smoky and this can be annoying. Woodys has a long run of happy hour prices before merging with Karaoke Sunday – Wednesday. Open 7 days/week at Noon

Flash

10018 - 105 Street, Edmonton. Ph [780] 938-2941

Edmonton Gay Cruising Area and Edmonton Gay Stroll

Like many other cities the gay cruising areas in Edmonton are washrooms in department stores or malls, parks and cheap movie theatres. Again I recommend you access this site for more information. www.squirt.org

Restaurants and Cafes

Café de Ville

10137 - 124 St., Edmonton.  Ph.  [780] 488-9188. 

Located just off west end of Jasper Avenue in the old Glenora block with limited street parking. Café de Ville web page says it all. I really enjoyed the food and service as well as the ambiance.

Retail and Resource Centres

Edmonton Rainbow Business Association

Networking group for the Edmonton gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender owned or operated business.

Pride Centre of Centre of Edmonton

9702 – 111 Avenue, Edmonton. Ph. [780] 488-3234 

Providing Resources, Referrals and Support to all members of the general public regarding Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues.

HIV Edmonton

9702 - 111 Avenue,. Edmonton. Ph. [780] 488-5742
HIV Edmonton is a great resource base for either printed material or for person-to-person counseling or information. In the same building is Living Positive, which provides peer social support for persons with HIV infection.

Edmonton Pride Week Society  edmontonpride.org 

Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose

Team Edmonton

Team Edmonton was formed by representatives from the GLBT sports in Edmonton in 2006 in response to better serve the needs of the community.

Accommodations

Northern Lights Bed and Breakfast

P.O. Box 515, Edmonton, Ab. T5J 2K1  Ph. [780] 483-1572  

Northern Lights B&B has been operating for several years and I have stayed many times and found the hosts friendly, informative and helpful. The house which is a single story is around 30 years old and is located not far from West Edmonton Mall. In the summer the outdoor swimming pool is available and is quite private and guests are welcome to be themselves. The guest rooms are comfortable though not large and either have ensuite bathroom or private bathroom, all rooms come with TV/VCR. Breakfasts are great and well presented.

I have no hesitation in recommending the Northern Lights B&B for your gay and lesbian accommodation while visiting Edmonton

Down Under Bath House 

12224 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton. Ph. [780] 482-7960  

Located on the Jasper Avenue not far from Buddies, the Down Under Bath House has been been operatin as an Edmonton’s gay bathhouse for several years. The baths are located on the lower level and consists of an area with a hot tub, sauna room, showers, 2 video rooms one smoking the other nonsmoking and a TV lounge. As usual dim lighting and the corridors are created with room dividers and are carpeted. Bathrooms are reasonable with a couple of  “Glory Holes”, housekeeping is good and Down Under is well organized and presents special theme nights.

Open 24 hrs and clientele is men only and age range is mixed. Light snacks are available. The rooms are basic, carpeted, clean, with open ceiling protected with chicken wire. I found the staff efficient and helpful.

Steamworks www.steamworksedmonton.com
11745 Jasper Ave, Edmonton. Ph [780] 482-7960
Edmonton's newest gay bath house is located in the same block as Woody's and Buddy's

Well that is it for now. Any persons or organizations that have suggestions for additional listings of interest for visitors are welcome to contact me.