La Vie en Queer
Paris's Dirty Lemon aims to redefine the lesbian bar.
- story: Rebekah Peppler
- photo: Dirty Lemon
Town DanceBoutique
The District's largest gay dance club, Town Danceboutique (known as “Town” to locals) is the place meet someone new. Like a gay-American Moulin Rouge, Town is a glittering maze of cabaret,…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Number 9
When the owners of the wildly popular gay nightclub Town Danceboutiqe set out to open a cocktail bar, they named it in honor of their ninth venture together. The space—previously a rather uninspiring…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Nellie’s Sports Bar
When Nellie's first opened in 2007 at the corner of 9th & U Street, NW, some wondered if a gay bar could thrive in a location so far removed from…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Larry’s Lounge
You won’t find Larry’s Lounge listed on any gay bar map of Washington, D.C. Not officially a gay bar, not officially a straight bar, Larry’s is just Larry’s. Its big…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Cobalt
Cobalt has long been a mainstay on the District's gay-centric 17th Street Corridor. It’s technically three entities: the appropriately titled Level One, a restaurant; 30 Degrees, the second-floor lounge; and Cobalt,…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Dacha Beer Garden
Dacha isn't an official gay bar, but you wouldn’t know it by the crowd. On warm nights, beneath a massive, three-story mural of a young Elizabeth Taylor that looms over…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
18th & U Duplex Diner
The 18th & U Duplex Diner, known as “The Diner” to regular patrons, is a proper restaurant by day, serving delicious greasy spoon fare. At night, however, the tables are…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Dito’s Bar at Floriana
In the basement of an Italian restaurant off the very-gay 17th Street, in Dupont Circle, is Dito’s Bar. Barely bigger than a king-sized bed and tucked down a flight of…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
JR’s Bar & Grill
The “grill” part of JR's Bar & Grill is mostly absent. It's rumored that food can be obtained, but if so, it's only by request. Otherwise, JR's mostly acts as…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
