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| - Dive! Dive! Looking for this watering hole just off Bloor St. behind what was known as Honest Ed's, I noticed their address 603 Markham St. was reflected in the blue street sign adorning the corner right at Bloor. That means right next to the corner, not counting Honest Ed's. A few steps up, and... there it is, a dingy spot to whet your whistle. The first floor has a small stage at the back where some brave souls were strumming guitars and a bar that has a few select beers on tap seemingly running strong, cold and fresh from the kegs below.
There are random tables and chairs to assembly any way you wish right at the front with a good view to look down as your friends show up at the bar or have a smoke outside. Then, upstairs has another space which, at the time, was being used for some kind of a reading, so keep that in mind that The Central hosts groups of people engaged in stuff. Each area of the bar has a different smell, grungy and reeking of spilled beers from days gone by. A patio off the back is covered in broken chairs and trash as if a party happened at some point and the place never really recovered. An excellent spot to meet up for drinks before a show at an equally divey Toronto hallowed institution like Lee's Palace, or the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema nearby.
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