Al's Bar is a live music venue in North Limestone, Lexington.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Closed Mondays; Tuesday open mic is free and weekend shows are cheap, so it suits a no-plan night out.
Address: 601 N Limestone, Lexington, KY 40508
The Green Lantern crams doom metal, folk and karaoke into a West Third dive stage, Lexington's scrappiest long-serving room for loud nights.
Tip: Cash is easiest at the bar; Wednesday karaoke is the institution and most gigs charge only a few dollars.
The Green Lantern crams doom metal, folk and karaoke into a West Third dive stage, Lexington's scrappiest long-serving room for loud nights.
Tip: Cash is easiest at the bar; Wednesday karaoke is the institution and most gigs charge only a few dollars.
Belle's Cocktail House tops its three-level Market Street cocktail bar with downtown Lexington's best-known rooftop, open Thursday to Saturday nights.
Tip: Head straight for the roof before 21:00 on Saturdays; the lower floors absorb the overflow once it fills.
Wiseguy Lounge pours hundreds of bourbons in a Prohibition-styled room above Goodfellas Pizzeria, Lexington's speakeasy hiding over the pizza ovens.
Tip: Enter through the pizzeria and take the stairs; a slice downstairs at 01:00 is the correct way to end it.
The Bar Complex has long anchored LGBTQ+ Lexington, stacking drag shows, a dance floor and three bars into one East Main address.
Tip: Drag showtimes post on the venue's socials weekly; Thursday is the calmer night to actually talk.
Crossings pours nightly on North Limestone as Lexington's offbeat gay cocktail bar, with drag nights, leather nights and a loyal neighbourhood crowd.
Tip: Open 16:00-02:30 every day of the week, which makes it the reliable early-evening LGBTQ+ meeting point downtown.
Chevy Chase Inn, pouring since 1933, is Lexington's oldest bar and its definitive dive, all cheap bottles, a jukebox and Euclid Avenue regulars.
Tip: It opens at 14:00 daily; afternoon barstool conversation is the real programme here, not the nightcap rush.
