The Shady Lady Saloon is a nightlife spot in Downtown, Sacramento.
The Shady Lady Saloon on R Street, downtown Sacramento, runs a 1920s speakeasy aesthetic with craft cocktails, gourmet food and weeknight live music in the R Street Corridor.
Tip: Kitchen runs 15:00 to 21:00 weekdays, longer on weekends. Live music most nights; check the calendar for headline acts.
Address: 1409 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
The Torch Club on 15th Street, downtown Sacramento, runs late seven nights a week with live blues, the city's oldest blues bar going since 1934.
Tip: Two sets nightly Wednesday through Sunday. Last set typically winds down by 00:30 weekend nights.
MIX Downtown atop the Firestone Building on L Street in downtown Sacramento is the city's premier rooftop nightclub, three rooms of cocktails and DJs with a Capitol-view terrace.
Tip: Friday and Saturday nights are the busiest. Kitchen runs to midnight Friday and Saturday. Bottle service and VIP available.
Faces on K Street, midtown Sacramento, has been the city's biggest LGBTQ club since 1985, three dance floors, multiple bars and a back patio with pool.
Tip: Drag shows multiple nights weekly; Saturday is the headline night. Multi-floor music means there's a room for every mood.
Badlands on K Street, midtown Sacramento, has won Sacramento's best LGBTQ bar award eight consecutive years, a video-music dance club opposite Faces.
Tip: Drag, Latin and disco nights through the week. The Sunday afternoon disco is the longest-running standby in town.
The Snug on 15th Street, midtown Sacramento, runs a vinyl-driven listening lounge from the speakeasy-style cocktail room, the city's deepest classic-cocktail menu.
Tip: Reservations are smart on Friday and Saturday. The room rewards quieter visits when the bartenders can talk through the list.
The Press Club on 21st Street, midtown Sacramento, is the city's punk and indie dive bar, running emo nights, swing nights and DJ sets late into the morning.
Tip: Emo Night is the last Wednesday of the month. DJ nights Thursday through Sunday; live music most Mondays through Wednesdays.
The Torch Club on 15th Street, downtown Sacramento, runs late seven nights a week with live blues, the city's oldest blues bar going since 1934.
Tip: Two sets nightly Wednesday through Sunday. Last set typically winds down by 00:30 weekend nights.
MIX Downtown atop the Firestone Building on L Street in downtown Sacramento is the city's premier rooftop nightclub, three rooms of cocktails and DJs with a Capitol-view terrace.
Tip: Friday and Saturday nights are the busiest. Kitchen runs to midnight Friday and Saturday. Bottle service and VIP available.
