Akbar ★ 4.6
$Silver Lake{'monday': '19:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '19:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '19:00-02:00', 'thursday': '19:00-02:00', 'friday': '19:00-02:00', 'saturday': '19:00-02:00', 'sunday': '19:00-02:00'}
Akbar at Sunset and Fountain in Silver Lake, founded 1996, is the LA queer neighborhood bar with rotating DJs, comedy and a back dance floor.
Tip: No cover most nights. Tuesday comedy and Saturday Dance Yourself Clean DJ set are the regular standouts.
Micky's ★ 4.3
$$West Hollywood{'monday': '16:00-04:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-02:00', 'thursday': '16:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '13:00-04:00', 'sunday': '13:00-04:00'}
Micky's on Santa Monica Boulevard is the two-story West Hollywood gay nightclub, a downstairs floor and upstairs terrace in the Rainbow District.
Tip: Extended-hour license to 04:00 Saturday, Sunday and Monday under Hamburger Marys ownership since 2025. Free entry most nights.
The Bullet Bar ★ 4.2
$North Hollywood{'monday': '12:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '12:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '12:00-02:00', 'thursday': '12:00-02:00', 'friday': '12:00-02:00', 'saturday': '12:00-02:00', 'sunday': '12:00-02:00'}
The Bullet Bar on Burbank Boulevard in North Hollywood is the Valley's leather and Levi gay dive with a patio, karaoke and no-attitude door.
Tip: Karaoke nights run mid-week, dress-coded leather parties most weekends. Free parking lot behind the bar.
Hi Tops ★ 4.3
$$West Hollywood{'monday': '12:00-00:00', 'tuesday': '12:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '12:00-00:00', 'thursday': '12:00-02:00', 'friday': '12:00-02:00', 'saturday': '10:00-02:00', 'sunday': '10:00-02:00'}
Hi Tops on Santa Monica Boulevard is the West Hollywood gay sports bar, with screens on every wall, a Thursday Gym Class go-go night and weekend drag DJ sets.
Tip: Game-day brunches fill early; weekday happy hour runs 12:00 to 19:00. Walk-in, no cover most nights.
Beaches WeHo ★ 4.1
$$West Hollywood{'monday': '16:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-02:00', 'thursday': '16:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '12:00-02:00', 'sunday': '12:00-02:00'}
Beaches WeHo on Santa Monica Boulevard is the two-story 80s Miami disco-themed LGBTQ lounge with neon tropical walls and Cuban Carta recipes.
Tip: Reservations through the venue site for VIP booths. Happy hour drink specials run weeknights before 19:00.
Gold Line ★ 4.7
$$$Highland Park{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '17:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-00:00', 'thursday': '17:00-00:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': '17:00-00:00'}
Gold Line in Highland Park, built by Stones Throw founder Peanut Butter Wolf, is the LA listening bar with 7,500 records and a Thorens turntable.
Tip: No outside records or laptops. Rotating local DJs play house-party volume. Walk-in, cocktails $16 to $20.