30 editor picks across United States.
30 lgbtq+ worth the night across United States, editor-ranked. All United States guides.
Sidetrack on North Halsted opened 1982 as the Northalsted video bar with six rooms, a rooftop deck and themed video nights from Show Tunes Monday to Musicals Sunday.
TipShow Tunes Monday and Musicals Sunday are tradition; no cover any night. The rooftop is the warm-weather spot, the Glass Bar handles overflow.
Walker's Pint on South 2nd Street in Walker's Point has been Milwaukee's lesbian bar since July 2001, with a back bar, a small stage, karaoke and darts.
Wildrose on East Pike opened New Year's Eve 1984 and is the oldest lesbian bar in the country, with a DJ booth that runs Friday and Saturday from 21:00 and a Pride takeover each June.
TipClosed Monday. DJs every Friday and Saturday from 21:00-02:00. Cash and card; no cover. Outdoor seating for warmer months.
Dani's Queer Bar on Boylston Street opened 2024 and took Boston Magazine's Best New Nightlife Venue 2025. Drag brunch, no-cover karaoke, weekly Drag Race.
TipThursday karaoke from 22:00 is free entry. Drag brunch Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 books out a week ahead on Resy.
Tracks on Walnut Street has been Denver's flagship LGBTQ nightclub since 1984, with 8,000 square feet of dance floor, a 40-foot LED wall and the monthly Drag Nation party.
TipFirst Friday is the Babes Around Denver women's party, second Friday the Deathwish goth night, last Friday Drag Nation. Cover varies; arrive by 22:30.
The Abbey on Robertson has been West Hollywood's flagship gay bar since 1991, a sprawling indoor and patio dining, dance and drag destination.
TipWeekend drag brunches book through Resy. Stonewall Inn Gives Back certified LGBTQ Safe Space.
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.
TipNo cover most nights. Tuesday comedy and Saturday Dance Yourself Clean DJ set are the regular standouts.
Twist on Washington Avenue has run since 1993, the South Beach gay institution that packs seven distinct bars under one roof from main floor pop to an upstairs lounge to the back-courtyard dance floor.
TipFree entry every night. Each room has its own scene; the back patio is the easier breather after midnight when the dance floor fills.
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.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday drag bingo; weekend drag brunch books out via Resy. The biscuit kitchen runs all hours from the Betty and Earl's counter.
Café Lafitte in Exile at Bourbon and Dumaine has run continuously since 1933, the bar that opened after Café Lafitte was evicted from 941 Bourbon.
TipOpen 24 hours. The Sunday Napoleon House drag brunch carries on across the bar; Tea Dance Sunday afternoons are the institutional draw.
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.
The Bearded Lady's Jewel Box on Congress Street, since 2014, is the Portland cocktail bar built explicitly to welcome marginalised communities including LGBTQ patrons.
TipNo sign outside; look for the street number. Evenings only.
El Rio on Mission Street is the queer Brazilian-leaning Mission room that has run Salsa Sunday for over thirty years, with a back patio and a calendar.
TipSalsa Sunday afternoons in the back patio is the room's signature party. Friday late nights run free oysters from 17:30-19:00.
Pony on East Madison is the gay dive in a 1930s gas station, with a graffiti washroom, a tiny dance floor and a covered patio. Built as a tribute to the Castro and West Village bars of the 1970s.
TipOpen Monday to Thursday 17:00-02:00, Friday to Sunday 15:00-02:00. Cash and card both work; no cover. Sunday afternoons fill the patio.
Kremwerk and Timbre Room on Minor Avenue is the explicitly queer dance complex that runs electronic music nights alongside Kings drag, Safeword leather, Studio Saturdays and T4T programming.
TipTickets via Dice, doors typically 21:00. Queer first programming with a posted safer space and consent policy.
Annie's on 17th Street has welcomed Dupont's LGBTQ community since 1948, the James Beard America's Classics 2019 awardee that became a queer gathering place before there were gay bars.
TipOpen 363 days a year for brunch, lunch and dinner. Reserve for parties of six or more; the bar walks in any hour the kitchen serves.
Mary's on Glenwood is the East Atlanta Village queer bar with a 15,000-song karaoke catalog, weekend drag, weekly residencies and a regular crowd that has anchored the EAV scene since 2002.
TipClosed Sundays. Karaoke runs nightly, drag shows on most Saturdays; cash-friendly bar, no cover.
My Sister's Room, the country's longest-running lesbian bar at 28 years and counting, anchors Crescent Avenue with drag, burlesque, karaoke and comedy across two floors of the former Publico space.
TipCover varies by event; weekend drag shows ticket via the venue site. Outdoor patio runs late on weekend nights.
Oilcan Harry's on West 4th in Austin is the Warehouse District gay bar that has anchored the strip since 1990, daily 14:00 open with drag, DJs and 18+ nights.
TipOpen seven days 14:00-02:00. 18+ nights Monday to Saturday from 20:00 carry a $20 cover; weekend drag shows fill the patio.
Roscoe's Tavern in Chicago has anchored Halsted Street since 1987 with a pool table room, fireside chat area, sidewalk patio and a dance floor that runs late on weekends.
TipNo cover before 22:00 most nights. Saturday closes at 03:00, the latest in Northalsted. Drag bingo and trivia rotate through the weekday calendar.
Hula's Bar and Lei Stand on Kapahulu in Waikiki Honolulu is the 50-year-old LGBTQ+ bar inside the Waikiki Grand Hotel, opened 1974 by Jack Law and Bob Magoon.
TipDaily 11:30-02:00. Diamond Head view from the 2nd floor lanai; nightly entertainment.
Wang Chung's Karaoke Bar in the Stay Hotel Waikiki Honolulu is the LGBTQ+ karaoke bar behind the Hyatt Regency, with speciality cocktails and $1 song queues.
TipDaily 17:00-02:00. Happy hour 17:00-20:00. Drag brunch and lesbian nights monthly.
Pearl Bar on Washington Avenue is the only lesbian bar in Houston, one of two in Texas. Founded 2013 by Julie Mabry, the space holds a long bar.
TipClosed Monday. Karaoke Tuesday, drag shows Friday and Saturday, fundraisers most months; text reservations to the listed line for parties.
801 Bourbon Bar anchors upper Duval as Key West's best-known drag room, with the 801 Girls performing nightly above a bar that pours until 04:00.
TipThe downstairs bar is the walk-in room and the cabaret upstairs is the show; go late, because the bar runs to 04:00 every night.
Piranha has been the Fruit Loop's headline LGBTQ club since 2006, with three rooms covering EDM, Latin and pop on separate dance floors and drag through the week on Paradise Road.
TipFree entry Monday through Thursday excluding holidays. Latin Caliente Wednesdays draw the deepest crowd.
Big Bar on Bardstown Road in Louisville is the Highlands' welcoming gay bar, voted Best Bar in the Highlands by LEO Weekly, with karaoke on Wednesday and Sunday nights since 2012.
TipWalk-in. Wednesday karaoke is the loudest night; happy hour runs every weekday.
Palace on Ocean Drive is the South Beach drag institution that has run for more than three decades, a sidewalk patio and inside bar where the queens lip-sync at the curb to traffic and tourists.
TipSunday drag brunch is the signature; weekday evening drag shows are easier walk-ins. Ocean Drive parking is murder, so Uber.
R House on NW 2nd Avenue is the Wynwood Latin-American kitchen that turned a decade of drag brunches into the most-booked queer Saturday and Sunday in Miami, with two seatings per weekend day.
TipDrag brunch at 11:30 and 14:30 Saturday and Sunday with bottomless drinks. Reserve weeks ahead for prime weekends.
La Cage on South 2nd Street in Walker's Point is Milwaukee's LGBTQ dance club, 40 years old in 2024, with several dance floors, DJ nights and drag upstairs.
The Saloon on Hennepin Avenue opened 1977 and is the oldest gay-owned and operated dance club still standing in Minneapolis, with weekend drag.
Tip18+ after 21:00 Sunday to Thursday, 21+ on Friday and Saturday. Saturday Pride Block Party runs through summer.
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