44 is King West's premium basement club, tucked under Lavelle in the Fashion District: hip-hop, EDM and Top 40 till 3am, an upscale 19+ crowd, and a room that hits capacity by 1am on a normal Friday or Saturday. Here's the honest rundown, plus the free guestlist so you have a shot at the door.
What it's actually like
44 is one of the top clubs on King to party at, and it shows. The room is dark with bright pink and purple neon, a central dance floor wrapped in booths, and a catwalk with glass-panel railings running above it. State of the art sound and lighting, CO2 cannons going off with the music, and a crowd that comes to see and be seen. It's modern but classy, and most nights run a great mix of music, good people and good energy.
This is a premium, exclusive room, not a casual walk-in spot. It is guestlist and bottle service only, the line gets long fast, and it draws a boujee crowd that's there to show out. If your night is hip-hop and EDM with a put-together 25-plus crowd and you want the see-and-be-seen King West experience, this is the one. Just get there early.
Quick factsKnow before you go
44 Fridays & Saturdays
Two nights, same premium room. Here's a look inside 44 and what each weekend brings.
Get on the 44 guestlist or book a table
44 is guestlist and bottle service only, so the free guestlist is how you get a shot at the door. Sign up at least a day ahead, then arrive between 10:00 and 10:15pm, 11pm at the very latest. Want a guaranteed spot? Pick bottle service below and we'll sort your booth. Heads up: the guestlist closes at 10pm, it costs $40 like everyone, and booth and bottle reservations are always prioritized over the list, so get there early.
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44 Toronto: the full review
Address & location
44 is on King West at 627 King St W (M5V 1M5), in the Fashion District, just east of Bathurst and King, a 2 to 3 minute walk from the intersection. It's in the basement of the same residential building as the Lavelle rooftop club, on the south side of King. You're in the heart of the King Street clubbing strip, surrounded by the rest of the bars and clubs.
The room
Capacity is roughly 300, so it's a small-to-medium basement room. One floor of action with a central dance floor wrapped in booths, plus a mezzanine catwalk with glass-panel railings above. It's dark, lit in bright pink and purple neon, with a state of the art sound and lighting rig and CO2 cannons that fire with the music. Because it's compact, the dance floor gets tight once it's full.
Who's there
An upscale, mixed crowd, roughly 21 to 35-plus with most of the room 25 and up. The older 26-to-35 set tends to have booths and bottles since this is a premium, boujee club, while the 21-to-25 crowd is at the bar and on the dance floor. Despite being exclusive, there's good diversity on any given night and the guy-to-girl ratio is generally solid.
What's great
- The music is on point. A real mix of EDM, house, hip-hop, rap, R&B and Top 40, broader than the usual King Street hip-hop-only room.
- It's a see-and-be-seen room. One of Toronto's most popular venues post-COVID, with celebrity guests over the years including Drake, Preme, Tory Lanez and Jaden Smith.
- The service is real. Friendly, professional bar staff, bottle girls, door staff and management, which lifts the whole night.
What to know going in
- It hits capacity fast. The room fills by around 1am and it gets very hard to get in if you're not there before 11.
- Big groups want a table. It's a medium-sized room, so large crews should book a booth rather than fight for floor space.
- No list, no entry. 44 is guestlist and bottle service only, and even the list doesn't guarantee you get in.
Move like you know
- Sign up for the guestlist at least a day ahead so you don't get left off.
- Arrive between 10:00 and 10:15pm. Past 11:30 on a normal night you can stand in line over an hour.
- It shares a building with Lavelle but they're separate venues with separate stamps. 44's door and line are on the left when you face the front. Coat check is right at the bottom of the stairs.
- Birthday? They run booth packages with bottles built in, so let your host know.
The music
44 opens on electronic, lounge and house, then moves gradually into rap, R&B and trap as the night goes on. We wouldn't call it a straight hip-hop club. It's a mix of EDM and Top 40 rap anthems that gives you real variety, which is rare on King Street where most rooms run hip-hop only. The DJ spins everything from hip-hop and EDM to trap, rap and Top 40 over a state of the art sound system.
What to wear
44 enforces a strict, upscale dress code and the door means it. Think elegant chic and lean upscale — management and doormen can deny entry if anything reads too casual, right down to the cut of your jeans or your shoes, so dress on the sharper side.
Not allowed: tank tops, sleeveless tees, shorts, flip-flops, sports jerseys or athletic wear, baggy or oversized clothing, and hoodies. Footwear has to be clean and presentable — nothing soiled or scuffed. Dress shoes or dressy boots are the safe call for guys; ladies, something current and dressy. Bring valid government-issued ID — it is 19+ all weekend and the door cards everyone.
Cover & how to skip the line
Cover and guestlist are $40 for everyone with no reduced rate, though ladies are free before 11:30. The guestlist gets you in the right line but doesn't guarantee entry, and it closes at 10pm. Because the room fills by 1am and the line backs up, get there between 10:00 and 10:15pm, 11pm at the very latest. Booth and bottle bookings are always let in ahead of the list. If you're on a booth, complimentary entry tickets are usually included depending on your package.
Age limit
44 is 19+ all weekend long. Bring valid government-issued ID, because the door cards everyone, and arrive earlier rather than later since the room fills fast on a relaunch weekend.
Booths & bottle service
This is one of the better booth and bottle experiences in the city, much like a premium club in Miami, New York, Vegas or LA. It isn't cheap, because it's a luxury room with higher minimums. Bar tables start at $600 (2-4 people) and $800 (5-7), the VIP skybox booth on the mezzanine runs $2000 (8-10), and main floor booths run $3000 for a standard up to $3500-$4000 for a large south-wall booth and $5000-$6000 for the premium north-wall booth (12-25 people). There's no charge for the booth itself, you just meet the minimum in bottles. Coat check is about $4-6. Drop your date and headcount in the form and we'll line up the right table and minimum for the night.
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