Quadz Video Bar ★ 4.2
$Paradise{'monday': 'open 24 hours', 'tuesday': 'open 24 hours', 'wednesday': 'open 24 hours', 'thursday': 'open 24 hours', 'friday': 'open 24 hours', 'saturday': 'open 24 hours', 'sunday': 'open 24 hours'}
Quadz Video Bar sits across Paradise Road from Piranha as the casual 24-hour gay bar in the Fruit Loop, with darts, pool tables, music-video screens and daily two-for-one happy hour.
Tip: Two-for-one drinks 12:00 to 20:00 every day. Electric Thursdays bring EDM video sets if you want a louder room.
The Garage ★ 4.3
$Paradise{'monday': 'open 24 hours', 'tuesday': 'open 24 hours', 'wednesday': 'open 24 hours', 'thursday': 'open 24 hours', 'friday': 'open 24 hours', 'saturday': 'open 24 hours', 'sunday': 'open 24 hours'}
The Garage is the local-favorite 24-hour gay sports bar one block east of Maryland Parkway, with pool tables, shuffleboard, V8 Grill snacks and never a cover charge.
Tip: Happy hour runs 11:00 to 19:00 daily with buy-one-get-one drinks. Free parking on site.
Don't Tell Mama ★ 4.3
$$Downtown{'monday': '20:00-02:30', 'tuesday': '20:00-02:30', 'wednesday': '20:00-02:30', 'thursday': '20:00-02:30', 'friday': '20:00-03:30', 'saturday': '20:00-03:30', 'sunday': '20:00-02:00'}
Don't Tell Mama brought the New York piano-bar template to Neonopolis on Fremont East, with rotating singing waitstaff, drag nights and cabaret bookings until late.
Tip: Singing servers take requests; tip generously to keep them coming back. Weekends run later than the listed close.
Fun Hog Ranch ★ 4.0
$Paradise{'monday': 'open 24 hours', 'tuesday': 'open 24 hours', 'wednesday': 'open 24 hours', 'thursday': 'open 24 hours', 'friday': 'open 24 hours', 'saturday': 'open 24 hours', 'sunday': 'open 24 hours'}
Fun Hog Ranch is the long-running leather and cruise gay bar on Twain Avenue, with rustic exposed-wood booths, daily drink specials and a friendly older crowd around the clock.
Tip: Open 24 hours every day. Quieter weekday afternoons are when regulars settle in for cheap pours and easy chat.
Flex Cocktail Lounge ★ 4.1
$Paradise{'monday': 'open 24 hours', 'tuesday': 'open 24 hours', 'wednesday': 'open 24 hours', 'thursday': 'open 24 hours', 'friday': 'open 24 hours', 'saturday': 'open 24 hours', 'sunday': 'open 24 hours'}
Flex Cocktail Lounge has run as an LGBTQ-owned 24-hour bar on Twain Avenue for more than 20 years, with pool tables, drag nights, karaoke, a heated patio and an Eats kitchen.
Tip: Open round the clock. Drag and karaoke nights vary by week; check Facebook for the running calendar.
ECHO ★ 4.6
$$$Arts District{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '18:00-23:00', 'thursday': '18:00-23:00', 'friday': '10:00-14:30, 18:00-00:00', 'saturday': '10:00-14:30, 18:00-00:00', 'sunday': '10:00-14:30'}
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.