Since the late ‘90s, Boa has been playing musical chairs all over the nightclub scene. On swank Bellair, it was one of the city’s first DJ bars—open till 6 a.m. five nights a week. In 2003, in the skeleton of a former Chinatown porn theatre, it reopened as Boa-Redux, a popular progressive after-hours house. Sustaining the high-profile weekend DJ lineup and army-capped, sneaker-sporting crowd from there (sprinkled with a few fun-fur holdouts from the ‘90s), it recently moved again, to the heart of clubland. Although the larger digs (twice the size; capacity 1,800) increase the risk of tourist infestation, Boa boasts a full licence, previously lacking, with Red Bull (still the mixer of choice) to sustain the euphoric crowd through to Sunday morning.

Tip: Beware sensitive ears—the notorious Dynacord sound system (120 decibels of eardrum-popping, bone-rattling beats) has been installed throughout the sprawling two floors.

Boa, 360 Adelaide St. W., 416-977-1111.