Specializing in country, disco, and jazz music, Oil Can Harry’s embraces nostalgia and offers line dancing lessons twice a week.
If you’re not from LA, you may not have been expecting to see a mention of line dancing on this list, but Oil Can Harry’s is here to surprise you.
Great for Cowboys (or Wannabe Cowboys): Oil Can Harry’s Bonus: Micky’s stays open until 4 am on Fridays and Saturdays, while most bars close at 2. The bar also holds raucous viewing parties when the show is airing. Known as one of West Hollywood’s classic gay clubs, Micky’s regularly hosts queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race at Showgirls Mondays. If you’re still talking about Shangela being robbed on All-Stars 3, this one’s for you. Great for Drag Race Fans: Micky’s West Hollywood There are a lot of excellent places to see drag and dancing on this list, but Precinct stands out for the sheer variety of its entertainment offerings. Check out the Boulet Brothers’ drag shows, Putería, a celebration of Latin music and Latino men, and Bearracuda (you can probably guess what that one is all about!). Precinct has changed the game for gay bars in downtown LA with its excellent drag shows and dance performances. Whether you’re new to gay bars or just new to LA gay bars, you’ll feel welcome at The Abbey. At night, it features male and female go-go dancers, loud music and plenty of drinks. During the day, The Abbey is a restaurant and bar. When events like the passage of Prop 8 and the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage occured, people flocked to The Abbey to mourn and to celebrate. Since its founding in 1991, The Abbey has served as a vital gathering place for the LGBTQ+ community in LA. LOGO called this West Hollywood mainstay “the best gay bar in the world” for a reason. The Bars Great for First-Timers: The Abbey It is very sad.) Okay, ready? Let’s do this. (An important note: there are no exclusively lesbian bars on this list, because there aren’t any left in LA. So rather than attempting to rank the bars, I’ve listed some of the best for specific types of people, in the hope that you’ll find a few that work for you. But where do you go? Determining the best gay bar in LA is like determining the best Harry Potter book-it depends entirely on what you’re looking for. You know who you’re going with and how you’re going to get there.
Each bus includes free WiFi for looking up the next club you want to visit, reclining seats, and even TVs.Īnd now we come to the real question. Call Los Angeles Charter Bus Company at 31 if you’d like to learn more about minibus prices before your LA bar-hopping night. Uber and Lyft are great when you’re out with a small group, but if you’re taking along the members of your university LGBTQ+ group or all of your friends, a minibus for 18-25 people might be a better option. So you’re ready to bar hop, and you need transportation. When you’re constantly surrounded by upsetting news stories, the pressure to take action 24/7, and family members who call your partner your roommate, sometimes you just need to get together with your community and dance. I have never been to a regular nightclub, but I’ve been to gay clubs. And although more and more gay bars have closed as mainstream spaces have become more accepting (at least for cis white men), going to a gay bar remains a rite of passage for many queer youth. Los Angeles has one of the most vibrant gay bar scenes in the U.S. Now it’s time to talk about what to do at night. In Part 1 of this series, we explored the best queer-oriented things to do in LA during the day, from shopping and sipping coffee at LGBTQ+-owned businesses to attending film festivals and Pride.