The Patterson House moved from 12 South to a fifth-floor room atop the Voorhees Building in SoBro Nashville. Bartenders build classics behind a velvet curtain.
Tip: Entry through Paseo Place behind the building. Open 16:00 to 01:00 daily; no standing room, parties of six maximum.
Address: 700 8th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203
Attaboy Nashville in a concrete shed on McFerrin Avenue is the East Nashville sister of the Eldridge Street original, no menu, dealer's-choice cocktails only.
Tip: Knock to enter, no reservations, parties of six maximum. Open Sunday to Thursday 17:00 to 02:00, Friday and Saturday 16:00.
Old Glory hides in a 1920s boiler room behind Taco Mamacita in Edgehill Village Nashville. The golden triangle on a black door marks the entrance off the alley.
Tip: Look for the golden triangle on Suite 103 down the alley. Open 17:00 to 01:00 daily; cash and card both accepted.
Play Dance Bar on Church Street in midtown Nashville is the flagship gay nightclub with three-show drag nights and a dance floor that runs until 03:00 weekends.
Tip: Closed Mon-Tue. Shows at 21:00 and 23:00 Wed-Sun, plus a 01:00 set Fri-Sat. Cover varies by show; cash and card both work.
The Lipstick Lounge on Woodland Street in East Nashville is the lesbian-owned karaoke bar opened in 2002, a multi-year Best LGBTQ Bar in Nashville Scene polls.
Tip: Karaoke nightly from 20:00, Sunday from 18:00. Open 18:00 weekdays and 17:00 Saturdays; cash bar plus card.
Canvas Lounge in East Nashville's Five Points moved from Church Street in 2022. A laid-back queer bar with karaoke, DJs and a small dance floor most nights.
Tip: Closed Mon. Karaoke Wed and Sun; DJ Fri and Sat. Cash and card both work; no cover most nights.
Trax reopened in Wedgewood-Houston Nashville at Six10 Merritt by Diskin Cider in 2025, after fifteen years on Ensley Boulevard. Pool, karaoke, drag and DJs.
Tip: Drag and DJ nights run Thursday through Saturday. Pool and darts free during weeknight happy hour; cover only on big show nights.