LUSH Lounge and Theater ★ 4.6
$$Northeast Minneapolis{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '16:00-22:00', 'thursday': '16:00-22:00', 'friday': '16:00-00:00', 'saturday': '11:00-00:00', 'sunday': '11:00-22:00'}
LUSH on Central NE is a former garage turned LGBTQ bar with 24-foot ceilings, a green velvet tropical lounge and a back theater running drag.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday drag bingo; weekend drag brunch books out via Resy. Biscuit kitchen runs all hours from Betty and Earl's.
eagleBOLTbar ★ 4.2
$$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.
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.
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
$$North Loop{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '18:00-02:00', 'thursday': '18:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-03:00', 'saturday': '16:00-03:00', 'sunday': '21:00-02:00'}
The Gay 90's on Hennepin Avenue is the largest LGBTQ complex in the upper Midwest, six bars and three dance floors across two buildings, with the La Femme.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. La Femme Lounge drag Wednesday to Sunday; Kinky Fridays and burlesque add to the calendar.
Berlin ★ 4.7
$$$North Loop{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '18:00-01:00', 'thursday': '18:00-23:00', 'friday': '16:00-01:00', 'saturday': '16:00-01:00', 'sunday': '18:00-23:00'}
Berlin opened February 2024 across from Spoon and Stable as an 85-capacity European-style jazz and listening room, with state of the art sound and ticketed.
Tip: No reservations except for ticketed Friday and Saturday shows. Most weeknights run no cover. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Small Hours ★ 4.7
$$Northeast Minneapolis{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '17:00-23:00', 'thursday': '17:00-23:00', 'friday': '17:00-00:00', 'saturday': '17:00-00:00', 'sunday': '17:00-22:00'}
Small Hours opened September 2024 in Northeast Minneapolis as the city's first dedicated hi-fi wine bar, with Klipsch La Scala speakers, Luxman turntables.
Tip: Wednesday to Thursday close at 23:00, Friday and Saturday at midnight, Sunday at 22:00. Tinned fish and bread to pair with the natural wine list.