The Stonewall Inn ★ 4.5
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West VillageMon-Fri 14:00-04:00, Sat-Sun 13:00-04:00.
The Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street is where the 1969 riots launched the modern Pride movement. Now a national monument and still a working bar.
TipDrag bingo Tuesdays, karaoke Thursdays. Tourist-heavy on summer weekends; weeknights are easier and the regulars come out.
Cubbyhole ★ 4.6
$$$$
West VillageMon-Thu 16:00-02:00, Fri 16:00-04:00, Sat 14:00-04:00, Sun 14:00-02:00.
Cubbyhole, a tiny lesbian and queer corner bar on West 12th since 1994, packs a fishnet ceiling of stuffed-animal lanterns and a friendly bartender into one.
TipNo cover, cash-friendly, $2 PBR pours. Get there before 22:00 on weekends or you wait in a line out the door.
Henrietta Hudson ★ 4.5
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West VillageWed-Thu 18:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-04:00, Sun 18:00-02:00. Closed Mon-Tue.
Henrietta Hudson on Hudson Street, founded in 1991, is the oldest standing queer-women bar in the country. The 2021 rebuild added a kitchen and back lounge.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday. The Friday Cody Cunningham resident DJ set runs until 04:00; Saturday is the dance floor night.
The Eagle NYC ★ 4.2
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ChelseaMon 22:00-03:00, Tue-Sat 22:00-04:00, Sun 17:00-04:00.
The Eagle NYC on West 28th is the leather and cruise bar with three floors, an outdoor patio and dress-coded events on the upstairs roof deck most weekends.
TipOpens late, 22:00 most nights. Underwear, jock and bear nights all enforce dress codes posted on the door.
3 Dollar Bill ★ 4.5
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East WilliamsburgMon-Wed varies by event, Thu 19:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 20:00-04:00, Sun varies by event.
3 Dollar Bill on Meserole opened in 2018 in an old Otto Huber Brewery building. Ten thousand square feet split between dance floor, drag stage and outdoor.
TipLook for Drag Race headliners on weekends; ticketed parties sell out via See Tickets. Mondays often free for community nights.
Industry Bar ★ 4.3
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Hell's KitchenDaily 17:00-04:00.
Industry Bar on West 52nd is the Hell's Kitchen lounge that built the queer block, with nightly drag shows from 23:00, two bars and a back stage that fills.
TipFree entry every night until 23:00, then a small cover on weekends. Sunday drag brunch on the calendar most months.