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NeighbourhoodNorth Loop
Hours{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '16:00-23:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-23:00', 'thursday': '16:00-23:00', 'friday': '16:00-01:00', 'saturday': '16:00-01:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}

Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Friday and Saturday run to 01:00 with a late kitchen; reservations via Tock for the small booths.

Location

Address: 213 Third Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401

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Billy After Dark ★ 4.4

$$$North Loop{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '18:00-22:45', 'thursday': '18:00-22:45', 'friday': '18:00-23:45', 'saturday': '18:00-23:45', 'sunday': 'closed'}

Billy After Dark sits below Billy Sushi in an 1887 building, with exposed stone walls, plush seating and a ceiling of pinholes lit by LED stars. Ring the bell at the back door to enter.

Tip: Enter via the back of the Billy Sushi building, ring the bell. Wednesday and Thursday close at 22:45; Friday and Saturday push to 23:45.

The Saloon ★ 4.5

$$North Loop{'monday': '12:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '12:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '12:00-02:00', 'thursday': '12:00-02:00', 'friday': '12:00-03:00', 'saturday': '12:00-03:00', 'sunday': '12:00-02:00'}

The Saloon on Hennepin Avenue opened 1977 and is the oldest gay-owned and operated dance club still standing in Minneapolis, with weekend drag, dance floor and a back patio.

Tip: 18+ after 21:00 Sunday to Thursday, 21+ on Friday and Saturday. Saturday Pride Block Party runs through summer.

Gay 90's ★ 4.3

$$North Loop{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '18:00-02:00', 'thursday': '18:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-03:00', 'saturday': '16:00-03:00', 'sunday': '21:00-02:00'}

The Gay 90's on Hennepin Avenue is the largest LGBTQ complex in the upper Midwest, six bars and three dance floors across two buildings, with the La Femme Lounge drag shows upstairs.

Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. La Femme Lounge drag Wednesday to Sunday; Kinky Fridays and burlesque add to the calendar.

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Billy After Dark ★ 4.4

$$$North Loop{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '18:00-22:45', 'thursday': '18:00-22:45', 'friday': '18:00-23:45', 'saturday': '18:00-23:45', 'sunday': 'closed'}

Billy After Dark sits below Billy Sushi in an 1887 building, with exposed stone walls, plush seating and a ceiling of pinholes lit by LED stars. Ring the bell at the back door to enter.

Tip: Enter via the back of the Billy Sushi building, ring the bell. Wednesday and Thursday close at 22:45; Friday and Saturday push to 23:45.

The Saloon ★ 4.5

$$North Loop{'monday': '12:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '12:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '12:00-02:00', 'thursday': '12:00-02:00', 'friday': '12:00-03:00', 'saturday': '12:00-03:00', 'sunday': '12:00-02:00'}

The Saloon on Hennepin Avenue opened 1977 and is the oldest gay-owned and operated dance club still standing in Minneapolis, with weekend drag, dance floor and a back patio.

Tip: 18+ after 21:00 Sunday to Thursday, 21+ on Friday and Saturday. Saturday Pride Block Party runs through summer.

LUSH Lounge and Theater ★ 4.6

$$Northeast Minneapolis{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '16:00-22:00', 'thursday': '16:00-22:00', 'friday': '16:00-00:00', 'saturday': '11:00-00:00', 'sunday': '11:00-22:00'}

LUSH on Central NE is a former garage turned LGBTQ bar with 24-foot ceilings, a green velvet tropical lounge and a back theater running drag, burlesque and live music most nights.

Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday drag bingo; weekend drag brunch books out via Resy. Biscuit kitchen runs all hours from Betty and Earl's.

eagleBOLTbar ★ 4.2

$$Mill District{'monday': '15:00-00:00', 'tuesday': '15:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '15:00-00:00', 'thursday': '15:00-00:00', 'friday': '15:00-02:00', 'saturday': '11:00-02:00', 'sunday': '10:00-00:00'}

eagleBOLTbar on Washington Avenue South pairs a Minneapolis leather and cruise tradition with a heated dog-friendly patio, weekend brunch and karaoke or trivia most weeknights.

Tip: The expanded heated patio runs through winter. Karaoke and trivia weeknights; brunch Saturday and Sunday from 11:00.

The 19 Bar ★ 4.4

$Lowry Hill and Loring Park{'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': '14:00-02:00', 'sunday': '14:00-02:00'}

The 19 Bar in Loring Park opened 1952 as the city's first gay bar and is now among the oldest continuously LGBTQ-owned bars in the country. Cash only, jukebox, pool and darts.

Tip: Cash only and dive-bar simple. Reopened February 2025 after a 2024 fire forced closure. Pool tables and darts free.

Gay 90's ★ 4.3

$$North Loop{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '18:00-02:00', 'thursday': '18:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-03:00', 'saturday': '16:00-03:00', 'sunday': '21:00-02:00'}

The Gay 90's on Hennepin Avenue is the largest LGBTQ complex in the upper Midwest, six bars and three dance floors across two buildings, with the La Femme Lounge drag shows upstairs.

Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. La Femme Lounge drag Wednesday to Sunday; Kinky Fridays and burlesque add to the calendar.

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