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Donns Depot Austin
Places

No Bar Keeps It Real Like Donn’s Depot

Equal parts honky-tonk, dance hall and derelict cocktail lounge, the iconic Austin piano bar and its regulars are icons of another era in a rapidly changing city.

  • story: Laurel Miller
  • photo: Drew Anthony Smith
Listening Bars
Places

Happy Hour Goes Hi-Fi

Across the country, new “listening bars” are refashioning the Japanese model for an American audience.

  • story: Nino Padova
  • photo: Shawn Campbell
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Cocktails

Behind the World’s Biggest, Fastest Bar Team

At the country’s largest annual drinks festival, fledgling bartenders prep and pour thousands of drinks alongside some of the most respected cocktail experts in the world.

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photos: Gabi Porter
Places

Freda Horton Is the “Fairy Gaymother” of Gossip Grill

At one of Southern California's only lesbian bars, Horton is known for her flavored Martinis with a side of tough love.

  • story: Emma Glassman-Hughes
  • photo: James Tran
Disco Aperitivo Ciao Ciao Brooklyn
Places

Disco Aperitivo Is Upon Us

The growing crop of jewel-toned and mirror-clad bars serving bitter and bubbly drinks reflect the post-pandemic vibe du jour.

  • story: Jaya Saxena
  • photos: Brian Finke
Mexico City Margarita
Cocktails

The Many Margaritas of Mexico City

In the capital city, the Margarita isn't just a cocktail, it's an entire mood.

  • story: Alonso Ruvalcaba
  • photo: Alonso Romero Mendez
Cocktails

A Tour of Seattle’s Queer Cocktails

Bartender and nightlife icon Adé A Cônnére leads a crawl through the signature drinks at Pony, Kremwerk and Cherry.

  • story: Mark Van Streefkerk
  • photos: Amber Fouts
Places

How Wayne Smith Becomes Cher

For more than 40 years, the Dallas native has impersonated the Goddess of Pop at gay bars across the country, garnering legions of fans all his own.

  • story: Alex Gonzalez
  • photo: Chris Rusanowsky
The Queer Bar is Dead, Long Live the Queer Bar
Places

The Queer Bar Is Dead, Long Live the Queer Bar

A collection of stories that offer a snapshot of LGBTQ+ nightlife today.

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Brian Finke
Places

Carla Rossi Is Portland’s Premier Drag Clown

The pasty-faced, White Claw-slinging queen of PDX nightlife takes her name from the jug of cheap wine favored by art students.

  • story: Andrew Jankowski
  • photo: Rak Salt
Jacob Riis Gay Beach NYC
Places

Day Drinking at the “Gay Beach of New York”

What does summer drinking look like at Jacob Riis? Six groups of beachgoers offer a glimpse inside their coolers.

  • story: Christian Rodriguez
  • photos: Christian Rodriguez
Cocktails

The Cocktail Bar Is Queer

Once existing in parallel to popular drinking culture, queer bars are now helping define it.

  • story: Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
  • photos: Brian Finke
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