6 editor picks in Washington DC.
6 lgbtq+ in Washington DC our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Washington DC nightlife.
JR's on 17th Street has anchored the Dupont LGBTQ block since 1986, a video bar that runs Showtune Sundays, Wednesday karaoke and 4-9 happy hour every day of the week.
TipHappy hour runs 16:00-21:00 every night, the busiest in Dupont. Wednesday karaoke is the standing tradition; arrive before 21:00 for a seat.
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.
Number Nine on P Street faces Whole Foods in Logan Circle, a two-story indoor-outdoor lounge and video bar open since 2010 with a 2-for-1 happy hour the strip's busiest.
Tip2-for-1 happy hour opens until 20:00 daily, the busiest in DC. Outdoor patio closes at 22:00 weekdays and 23:00 weekends.
Trade on 14th Street is the dive-end of the DC gay-bar spectrum, an Esquire America's Best pick that expanded in 2025 to four spaces: bar, patio, dance floor and a subterranean room.
TipXL Happy Hour runs opening to 21:00 daily, oversized drinks at standard prices. The basement dance floor opens after 22:00 Thursday to Saturday.
Pitchers on 18th Street is the Adams Morgan sports-and-dance gay bar, with A League of Her Own underneath as one of the country's few standing lesbian bars, both Dave Perruzza venues.
TipA League of Her Own runs Wednesday to Sunday; check the calendar before walking down. Pitchers opens 16:00 weekdays for happy hour.
The Dirty Goose on U Street brings the New York energy and the Atlanta pace, a queer cocktail bar that runs RuPaul's Drag Race viewing parties Friday nights with Tatianna and Crystal Edge.
TipHappy hour Tuesday to Friday 17:00-20:00, all drinks half off. Drag show Friday at 21:00 brings the biggest crowd; arrive before 20:30.
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