Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Cincinnati, with where to go and what is worth the late night.
Dance Clubs in Cincinnati
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Nice Life OTR
Nice Life OTR is a retro cocktail bar and dance hall on Cincinnati's Main Street with a gold disco ball, a colorblock dance floor and busy weekend nights.
Live Music in Cincinnati
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Bogart's
Bogart's on Short Vine in Cincinnati's Corryville neighborhood is a Live Nation concert hall booking touring rock, hip-hop, metal and alternative acts.
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The Woodward Theater
The Woodward Theater in Over-the-Rhine is a 1913 silent-movie house turned concert hall holding up to 600, the sister venue of MOTR Pub across Main Street.
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Ludlow Garage
Ludlow Garage in Clifton is a concert room and gastropub where touring musicians have played for decades, with ticketed shows most nights of the week.
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MOTR Pub
MOTR Pub on Main Street in Over-the-Rhine is Cincinnati's free-show live music bar, the sister venue of the Woodward Theater across the street.
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Rooftop Bars in Cincinnati
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Top of the Park
Top of the Park is a rooftop bar above Lytle Park in the historic Phelps Building, with skyline views, a fire pit and made-to-order cocktails.
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The Chase
The Chase is the rooftop bar atop the Moxy hotel on Main Street downtown, a few blocks from Great American Ball Park and the riverfront.
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AC Upper Deck
AC Upper Deck sits atop the AC Hotel at The Banks with skyline and river views, steps from Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati.
Speakeasies in Cincinnati
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Ghost Baby
Ghost Baby sits in 1850s-era lagering tunnels four stories under Vine Street in Over-the-Rhine, a velvet-curtained music room behind a front bar.
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Longfellow's Other Room
Longfellow's Other Room is a back bar behind the Longfellow bar in Over-the-Rhine, pouring Ohio's largest rum selection and proper absinthe service.
LGBTQ+ in Cincinnati
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Good Judy's
Good Judy's is a pink-lit queer dive bar in Northside with a front bar and a back theater lounge whose stage and dance floor host drag and comedy shows.
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Bar 901 at the Brittany
Bar 901 at the Brittany is a gay-owned corner bar on the ground floor of an 1885 Queen Anne building downtown, open since March 2018.
Late Night Dives in Cincinnati
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Northside Yacht Club
Northside Yacht Club is a Spring Grove Avenue gastropub known for smash burgers and cocktails, with a dog-friendly patio and a bar open to 02:30 on weekends.
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Crow's Nest
Crow's Nest is a West Price Hill Irish pub that opened in 1895 at the end of the old western streetcar line, with a Tuesday open mic running since 2006.