Don't Tell Mama brought the New York piano-bar template to Neonopolis on Fremont East, with rotating singing waitstaff, drag nights and cabaret bookings until late.
Tip: Singing servers take requests; tip generously to keep them coming back. Weekends run later than the listed close.
Address: 450 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Atomic Liquors on Fremont East has held tavern license number one since 1952 as the oldest freestanding bar in Las Vegas, with neon-lit booths and a rooftop once used for atomic-test viewing.
Tip: The Atomic cocktails on the menu reference the rooftop's atomic-test history. Open until 02:00 most nights, 03:00 Friday and Saturday.
Fun Hog Ranch is the long-running leather and cruise gay bar on Twain Avenue, with rustic exposed-wood booths, daily drink specials and a friendly older crowd around the clock.
Tip: Open 24 hours every day. Quieter weekday afternoons are when regulars settle in for cheap pours and easy chat.
Flex Cocktail Lounge has run as an LGBTQ-owned 24-hour bar on Twain Avenue for more than 20 years, with pool tables, drag nights, karaoke, a heated patio and an Eats kitchen.
Tip: Open round the clock. Drag and karaoke nights vary by week; check Facebook for the running calendar.
ECHO is the downtown Arts District listening bar built around a McIntosh vinyl rig, with chef Natalie's small plates, classic cocktails and curated themed sets from jazz to soul.
Tip: Weekend brunch service runs 10:00 to 14:30. Wednesday and Thursday evenings are the quietest for unhurried listening seats.
Velveteen Rabbit is the Arts District cocktail bar with an African mahogany counter, projected art on the wall and DJ booths on Friday and Saturday running indie, soul and jazz.
Tip: The pink outdoor patio is the move on warm nights. Boutique-spirit pours are the kitchen's strongest suit.
Best Friend at Park MGM is Roy Choi's Korean-Mexican bodega-bar with a resident-DJ vinyl program running over Kogi-era LA hits and a cocktail counter inside the front bodega.
Tip: The bodega and bar take walk-ups; the dining room needs OpenTable. Resident DJs play vinyl most nights.
Atomic Liquors on Fremont East has held tavern license number one since 1952 as the oldest freestanding bar in Las Vegas, with neon-lit booths and a rooftop once used for atomic-test viewing.
Tip: The Atomic cocktails on the menu reference the rooftop's atomic-test history. Open until 02:00 most nights, 03:00 Friday and Saturday.