DPRTMNT Toronto nightclub on King West

King West · EDM & House Nightclub

DPRTMNT

4.0 Opens Friday at 10pm

473 Adelaide St W · EDM, House & TAKEOVER Saturdays · Friday & Saturday

  • MusicEDM, House
  • Best NightsFri & Sat
  • AreaKing West
  • Dress CodeFashionable
  • Crowd21–30+
  • Capacity1,200 over 2 floors

Plan your Friday or Saturday at DPRTMNT

The fast version of this whole page.

  • Best arrival Right at 10pm doors — ticketed events go fast
  • Cover Guys $20 all night · ladies free before 11:30pm (guestlist nights)
  • Dress code Fri: rave-friendly · Sat: fashionable, no athletic wear
  • Entrance Up the alley off Portland, near Gusto 101
  • Box office Cash only · ATM on site

Below: full pricing, dress code by night, the alley entrance and ticketed-event tips. Or jump straight to the booking form.

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At a glance

The fast facts about DPRTMNT in one place.

  • Address 473 Adelaide St W
  • Hours Fri & Sat 10pm–3am
  • Min Age 19+ with photo ID
  • Cover $20 (guys)
  • Capacity 1,200 over 2 floors
  • Coat Check $4
  • Box Office Cash only
  • Payment Cash, Debit, Visa, MC, Amex

Our take on DPRTMNT

Editorial review by the TorontoNightclubs.com team — based on multiple visits.

Multiple visits Last reviewed

  • Production & sound 4.6
  • Bookings & programming 4.3
  • Atmosphere & consistency 3.2

Best for

  • Ticketed nights with international house and EDM headliners
  • Saturday TAKEOVER — fashion-forward hip-hop, reggaeton & house
  • Big-room production fans: serious sound system, full lighting rig, large dance floor

Skip if

  • You want an intimate, lounge-feel room — this is a 1,200-capacity venue
  • Loud, immersive sound isn't your thing
  • You're after a casual hip-hop or Top 40 club — pick a different room

DPRTMNT is the rebrand of Toybox. Same physical 14,000-square-foot room at 473 Adelaide West, same 1,200 capacity, same INK Entertainment ownership, new branding and a recommitment to EDM and house programming. If you remember Toybox, you know what room this is — the King West mega-club with the production budget to back up the size.

The pull is the scale. Not many Toronto rooms can run a 1,200-cap Saturday with international DJ booking, and DPRTMNT is one of them. INK runs Rebel and Cabana as well, same operational tier across all three. Production isn't trying.

Caveats: the door is selective on Saturdays, bottle minimums are King West mega-club money, and "DPRTMNT" as a brand has less than a year on it — long-tail review data is still building. If you walk in expecting Toybox energy, you're going to find it under a different name.

Bottom line: dressed-up Saturday EDM with a big-room budget — that's DPRTMNT. Walk-up at 1am is a gamble. Booth reservations are the way.

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DPRTMNT vs other Toronto EDM & big-room clubs

If DPRTMNT isn't the right room for your night, these are the closest fits.

Venue Best for Music Price Door difficulty
DPRTMNT Ticketed EDM headliners, big-room production, Saturday TAKEOVER EDM / House / TAKEOVER $$$ Medium
Future Multi-genre big-room club, EDM & hip-hop, late 4am close EDM / House / Hip-Hop $$$ Medium
Century King West club night, larger room Hip-Hop / Top 40 $$ Medium
44 Toronto Selective bottle-service basement room, hip-hop / Top 40 Hip-Hop / Top 40 $$$$ Very hard
Lavelle Rooftop club-lounge, mixed crowd, summer nights Mixed / Top 40 $$$ Hard

How to get into DPRTMNT

The alley entrance, the door, the box office — what to know before you go.

Finding the entrance — it's up an alley
  • The address is 473 Adelaide Street West, but the entrance is not directly on Adelaide. You go up an alley off Portland Street.
  • Easiest landmark: look for Gusto 101 on Portland. The alley is right beside it.
  • The entrance is also directly across the street from Vela Toronto, if that's a useful reference.
  • Once you're in the alley, you'll see the DPRTMNT sign and box office — it's well-lit and obvious once you're on the right block.
Best arrival times
  • Guestlist: arrive close to opening at 10pm. Ladies on guestlist enter free before 11:30pm; after that the line gets longer and the perk ends.
  • Bottle service: arrive 10pm–11pm to settle in before the room builds.
  • Ticketed headliner events: arrive earlier rather than later — big-name DJ nights regularly sell out and the door cuts walk-ups once capacity hits.
  • The room peaks around midnight to 1am for most events.
Cover & tickets — how DPRTMNT charges
  • Standard club nights: guys $20 all night, ladies free before 11:30pm on guestlist.
  • Ticketed events (most big-name DJs): per-event ticket pricing instead of a flat cover — check dprtmnt.com for the current lineup.
  • The box office is cash-only. There's an ATM on site, but plan to bring cash if you're paying cover at the door.
  • Bottle-service guests skip the cover and the line.
Dress code — Friday vs Saturday
  • Friday (EDM / house nights): rave-friendly. Fashionable attire is encouraged, but the door welcomes most outfit choices. The most permissive door of the week.
  • Saturday (TAKEOVER): enforced fashionable attire. No athletic wear, casual sportswear, or anything the door deems too casual. Stylish footwear required.
  • Gang colours and gang-affiliated apparel are prohibited any night per venue policy.
  • When in doubt, dress up — especially on Saturday.
ID requirements
  • Valid government photo ID is required — passport, Ontario driver's license, or Canadian provincial photo card.
  • Legal age in Ontario is 19+. Expect to be carded.
  • Photocopies, photos of ID, and expired ID aren't accepted.
  • For ticketed events, the door also verifies that the credit card used to purchase will-call tickets matches your ID.
Bottle service & booths
  • Tables at DPRTMNT typically start at $1,000 minimum spend plus tax and tip; a $100 deposit secures the booth.
  • Mid-range bottles average $300–$500 each.
  • Birthday packages are available; larger groups and ticketed events run higher minimums.
  • Bottle reservations skip the cover and the box-office line, and lock in a guaranteed spot — worth it for big ticketed nights that sell out.
Insider tips
  • Check the dprtmnt.com event calendar before you commit — this is an event-driven venue, and a soft non-ticketed night feels very different from a sold-out headliner Friday.
  • Saturday TAKEOVER and Friday EDM nights are very different rooms — pick the right one for your group.
  • Closest TTC: the 504 King and 510 Spadina streetcars stop at Spadina & King, about a 3-minute walk south.
  • Coat check is $4, paid after entry at the box office.
  • This is the same address as the former Toybox and UNIUN — if you remember those venues, the room itself has been fully renovated.
  • Sound levels are genuinely loud. Earplugs are a smart move for long nights, especially on EDM Fridays.

About DPRTMNT

INK Entertainment's flagship EDM and event venue on King West.

DPRTMNT is a 14,000 square foot, 1,200-capacity nightclub and live event venue at 473 Adelaide Street West, in Toronto's King West entertainment district. It's operated by INK Entertainment — the same group behind Rebel (Toronto's largest concert and club venue on Polson Pier), Cabana Pool Bar, and the previous tenants of this same address: Toybox Toronto and, before that, UNIUN. The DPRTMNT rebrand was a complete renovation, not a name change: soundproofed walls, a VOID sound system, 3.5 kilometres of LED lighting, and a two-floor layout built specifically for ticketed live events and big-room electronic music.

Programming is split across two distinct identities. Fridays are dedicated EDM and house nights, with international headliners on regular rotation — KREAM, Nicky Romero, Ian Asher, Billy Gillies, Mitis and similar names. The vibe is festival-grade: four-on-the-floor beats, big drops, full lighting production. Saturdays are TAKEOVER, the venue's in-house party series — a fashion-forward, after-hours-feeling night that mixes hip-hop, reggaeton, dancehall and house music with a tightly enforced dress code. The two nights pull genuinely different crowds, so choose deliberately rather than defaulting to a weekend.

Honest framing: DPRTMNT is event-driven, not a guaranteed every-weekend default. A sold-out ticketed headliner night is one of the strongest big-room experiences in the city; a softer non-ticketed weekend in a 1,200-capacity room can feel emptier than it should. Check who's playing before you commit. The entrance is also up an alley off Portland Street (not directly on Adelaide), and the box office is cash-only — two operational details no other Toronto club has, and worth knowing on the way in. For other options nearby, the best clubs in Toronto guide sorts venues by area, music and vibe.

DPRTMNT bottle service & booths

Tables start at $1,000 minimum spend plus tax and tip, with a $100 deposit. Ticketed events run higher.

  • Standard booth

    Smaller groups — standard regular-night setup

    From $1,000minimum spend

  • Premium booth / larger group

    Bigger groups, better location, regular and TAKEOVER nights

    $1,500–$2,500minimum spend

  • VIP / ticketed-event booth

    Sold-out international DJ nights — the in-demand setups

    $2,500+minimum spend

  • Birthday packages Group

    Multiple birthday-night setups — quoted on request

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What your minimum spend includes

  • Bottles of your choice — typical mid-range bottles run $300–$500 each, so a $1,000 minimum is roughly 2–3 bottles for the table
  • Mixers, ice, glassware — included, no upcharge
  • A reserved booth with a guaranteed spot through the night
  • Skip the cover and the box-office line — bottle guests bypass the door queue
  • A dedicated server for the night
  • A $100 deposit secures the booth on confirmation

How this compares

$1,000 minimums are at the lower end of King West bottle pricing — comparable to other big-room EDM venues and meaningfully less than the most exclusive basement rooms like 44 Toronto ($1,500–$3,000+). For ticketed sold-out headliner nights, expect VIP booth minimums to scale up significantly.

For a group of 6–8 guests, the math on a standard $1,000 booth works out to roughly $125–$170 per person for guaranteed entry, a table and 2–3 bottles split across the group.

Bottle pricing varies by night and headliner. Submit a request and we'll confirm current options.

What a typical night looks like

How a Friday or Saturday at DPRTMNT tends to unfold.

  1. 10pm

    Doors open

    Box office opens 1 hour earlier on ticketed nights. Ladies on guestlist are free before 11:30pm.

  2. 11–11:30pm

    Room builds, opening sets

    DJ openers warm the room. Ladies-free window ends at 11:30pm; the line outside builds quickly on sold-out events.

  3. ~12–1am

    Headliner / peak energy

    Headliner takes the booth and the room hits its full festival-grade production. Hardest entry window if you don't already have a ticket or guestlist.

  4. ~1–2am

    Crowd rotates

    After the headliner finishes some groups head out; closing DJ takes the room into late-night mode.

  5. 3am

    Close

    Last call and doors close. The alley clears out fast onto Portland and King.

Photos

The DPRTMNT room and stage. Photo gallery coming soon — meanwhile, see the official site and Instagram.

DPRTMNT location & directions

473 Adelaide St W — entrance up the alley off Portland, near Gusto 101.

473 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 1T1

Entrance: up the alley off Portland Street, beside Gusto 101 · across from Vela Toronto

  • TTC: The 504 King and 510 Spadina streetcars stop at Spadina & King, about a 3-min walk south
  • Parking: Lots at King & Portland, King & Brandt, and King & Bathurst; street parking nearby
  • Box office payment: Cash only at the door — ATM on site
  • Good to know: Same address as the former Toybox and UNIUN — if you remember those venues, the space has been fully renovated
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How we verify this page

We update venue pages from a mix of visits, public venue information, guest feedback we receive through this form, the venue's official site and current ticketed-event listings, and Google review trends. Door rules, cover, headliner schedules, and box-office policies can change — for the current night, check dprtmnt.com or use the booking form to confirm.

  • Editorial review: based on TorontoNightclubs.com team visits and a wide read of public guest reviews.
  • Pricing: reflects current published bottle minimums, guest reports, and competitor listings; cash-only box office and $4 coat check confirmed from venue policy.
  • Hours & address: from the venue's official site and Google Maps. The alley-entrance and Gusto 101 landmark are real on-the-ground details.
  • Lineup: we cross-reference the official site, Instagram (@dprtmnt.toronto), Live Nation and ticketing platforms.
  • Reviews: public Google profile. We don't operate, own, or earn commissions from DPRTMNT.

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DPRTMNT FAQ

Quick answers to the questions guests ask most often.

Where is DPRTMNT located?

DPRTMNT is at 473 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 1T1, just north of King Street West near Portland. The entrance is up an alley off Portland Street, across from Vela Toronto and just to the right of Gusto 101 — not directly on Adelaide. The 504 King and 510 Spadina streetcars stop about a three-minute walk away.

Is DPRTMNT the same as Toybox?

DPRTMNT is at the same address as the former Toybox Toronto and UNIUN before that — same building, three names. INK Entertainment rebuilt and rebranded the venue as DPRTMNT, with new sound, lighting, design and programming. It's a complete renovation, not just a name change.

What is the dress code at DPRTMNT?

The dress code splits by night. Friday is rave-friendly: fashionable attire is encouraged but the door welcomes most outfit choices. Saturday is enforced fashionable attire — no athletic wear or anything the door deems casual, and stylish footwear is required. Saturday is the stricter night.

How much is cover at DPRTMNT?

Cover for guys is typically $20 all night. Ladies on guestlist get complimentary entry before 11:30 PM. Pricing changes for ticketed events with international DJs — those nights run on per-event ticket prices instead of a flat cover, available on the venue's official site.

Does DPRTMNT take cash only at the door?

Yes. The DPRTMNT box office accepts cash only, with an ATM available on site. Bottle service and ticketed events have other payment options, but plan to bring cash if you're paying cover at the door.

What music does DPRTMNT play?

DPRTMNT is an EDM and electronic-leaning room. Fridays are dedicated to 4-on-the-floor house, bass and progressive nights with big-name international DJs (Nicky Romero, KREAM, Ian Asher, Billy Gillies and similar). Saturdays are the TAKEOVER party — a curated mix of hip-hop, reggaeton, dancehall and house with a fashion-forward edge.

What time does DPRTMNT open and close?

DPRTMNT opens at 10:00 PM Friday and Saturday and closes at 3:00 AM. The venue is otherwise closed during the week and runs on an event-driven schedule, so check the official site for the lineup. On ticketed event days the box office opens one hour before doors.

How much is bottle service at DPRTMNT?

Bottle service tables at DPRTMNT typically start at $1,000 minimum spend plus tax and tip, with mid-range bottles running $300 to $500 each. A $100 deposit secures the booth. Birthday packages and larger group setups are available — submit the form on this page with your date and group size and we'll confirm options.

How big is DPRTMNT?

DPRTMNT is roughly 14,000 square feet with a 1,200-guest capacity across two floors — one of the largest dedicated nightclub rooms on King West. The size means it doesn't always feel packed on softer nights, but for ticketed headliner events the room delivers a full festival-grade production.

What is the age limit at DPRTMNT?

DPRTMNT is 19+ — Ontario's legal drinking age — for standard club nights and ticketed events. Government-issued photo ID is required at the door. Some specific events may enforce a higher minimum age.

Is DPRTMNT hard to get into?

On a regular Friday or Saturday, walk-up entry is realistic if you arrive earlier in the night and follow the dress code — especially on Friday, which is more permissive. Big ticketed events sell out, so plan ahead for those. The door tightens noticeably on Saturday TAKEOVER nights, where dress code is strict.

Does DPRTMNT have coat check?

Yes. Coat check is on-site for $4, paid after entry at the box office inside DPRTMNT.

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