Los Angeles Gay Bars

In the up-and-coming gay area of Silver Lakes, right on Sunset Boulevard is AKBAR. The venue has a lot of rules that gay travelers will embrace, beginning with no homophobia and no velvet ropes; everyone is welcome.

Theme nights include bingo, drag, burlesque, karaoke, movies, trivia, and dance.

A US institution, WeHo gayborhood, wouldn’t be complete without a Hamburger Mary’s. It’s located at the eastern end of Santa Monica Boulevard, close to the Sunset Strip.

Open seven days, there are daily events mostly drag-based: bingo, brunch, Drag Race viewing, and karaoke.

One block away from Sunset Boulevard on Selma Avenue in Hollywood is St Felix Hollywood. Classified as gay-friendly, St Felix Hollywood is a cocktail lounge and restaurant with an outdoor patio. The signature St Felix Cocktail is for group sharing.

The menu contains all your pub favorites, including salads, sliders, wings, and ribs.

For over 30 years, Revolver on Santa Monica Boulevard in WeHo has been entertaining the gay community. The home of the ‘friendliest bar staff on the Boulevard’ has happy hour Monday to Friday, 6 pm to 9 pm, weekday drag shows, and karaoke.

On the weekends, DJs and go-go boys take over, and it becomes the place to dance your butt off.

While not exclusively gay, Fiesta Cantina is right on Santa Boulevard amongst the other gay venues in WeHo and gets a very like-minded crowd. It’s Mexican, festive, and fun year-round. Wednesday night is Karaoke night, and drinks are 2-for-1 after 9.30 pm.

Popular with baseball fans, GYM Sportsbar is a gay venue offering food, entertainment, and wall-to-wall sports coverage. There are drink promotions every night, including Happy Hour, Mondays to Fridays, 4 pm to 9 pm where drinks are 2-for-1.

For sports fans staying in West Hollywood, Hi Tops on Santa Monica Boulevard is your go-to gay venue. Laid back, with no attitude, and sports streaming from multiple screens, it’s a place to relax and chill out.

Theme nights include trivia on Tuesdays, gym class (go-go boys) on Thursdays, and weekend DJs to keep the party going. Happy hour is 12 pm to 7 pm, Monday to Friday.

The New Jalisco Bar is a no-frills gay venue on Main Street in Little Tokyo. Cheap drinks, drag shows, and a pumping dance floor are all available. The drink options are limited, with beer and house spirits only.

Open seven days a week, the crowd is mainly local LA people and Latinos.

Right in the heart of downtown Los Angeles is Redline DTLA. It’s a massive venue with 2000 sq ft of space and 20-foot high ceilings. Open Wednesday to Sunday, there are themes daily: Thursday is drag night, Fridays and Saturdays are dance parties featuring top DJs, and Sunday is drag brunch day.

Leather, fetish, and jeans are what you’ll find at the Bullet Bar 7 days a week on Burbank Boulevard in North Hollywood. Theme nights include karaoke, wet underwear, cruise, and an annual Mr Bullet Leather competition.

Cheap beer and zero attitude are waiting for you here.

The Chapel is part of the Abbey complex in West Hollywood, a late-night gay dance bar. LA Icon David Cooley created The Chapel, and it’s become one of LA’s hottest nightclubs. It gets busy, so expect packed dancefloors, but you’ll also see some of the best DJs in the world.

Micky’s West Hollywood on Santa Monica Boulevard is a WeHo institution and one of the most popular gay venues in LA. Go-go dancers, Latin nights, drag-race viewing, drag shows, and live DJ sets, you can party here every night except Tuesdays.

It’s the only gay nightclub in West Hollywood that stays open till 4 am on Fridays and Saturdays.

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No matter what you’re into, there’s something for everyone at Precinct in downtown LA. Every night, there’s a different theme: leather, drag shows and brunches, bingo, trivia, and underwear.

There’s an American diner-themed menu for all your favorite bar food. The venue is closed on Mondays, and happy hour is Tuesday to Thursday from 6 pm to 9 pm.

Silver Lake is LA’s newest gay area, but EAGLE LA has been serving up leather nights for years. Here, you’ll find LA’s bears and daddies partying together. There are events every night and an annual Mr Leather Eagle LA competition. It’s open every day.