Pole-dancing under red and blue strobe lights, the talented female strippers are the main attraction of the Zanzibar Tavern, a popular nightspot in downtown Toronto for tourists and residents alike.
The darkly lit club has a long, full-service bar to the right, next to the big main stage where girls of all shapes and sizes put on tantalizing strip shows. Lined with poles on either side and with a dazzling golden curtain behind, the stage can be viewed from all corners of the tavern.
Patrons come for the variety of girls (usually at least 30 on staff) and their inventive getups, from voluptuous Latinas suited up in skimpy lace or blond, girl-next-door types decked out in denim. Expect to be frequently hit on by the women, as they make their business in promoting lap dances, table-side numbers or private-room “forbidden” shows.