Lesbian and Gay Bars and Clubs in the New York Area
HAL...@murray.fordham.edu
Lond Island, New York State as far North as Albany, New Jersey, and
Conneticut. The list is drawn from a number of different sources.
I have sent this to QRD. It would be a great service, I think, if people
in other parts of the US. Canada, the UK and so forth, would type in and
post similar lists for their own area. In most cases, this will not be such
an arduous task [LA and the Bay Area require some effort]
Paul Halsall
Hal...@murray.fordham.edu
New York City Bars and Clubs
* mean's women's space
[CLUB] indicates a night/dance club. These have a variety
of special nights, which need to be checked out in the local
lesbian and gay press as they change constantly.
WEST VILLAGE
[Still most popular gay neigborhood, although many people
come in from other parts of the metropolitan area.]
Boots and Saddle
76 Christopher St/7th Ave.
New York, NY
212-929 9684
Older crowd western bar.
*Crazy Nanny's
21 7th Ave St/Leroy St
New York, NY
212-336 6312
Premier lesbian bar, Two floors. Dancing.
*D.T.'s Fat Cat
281 W 12th Sr/4th St
New York, NY
212-243 9041
Neighborhood lesbian bar. Less frenetic than Crazy
Nanny's.
Dugout
185 Christopher St/ Weehauken St
New York, NY
212 9113
Men's bar. 30-40 yearold crowd. Big Sunday afternoon
beer blast. Sort of regular crowd - not obsessive.
The Duplex [Cabaret]
61 Christoper St./Sheridan Sq.
New York, NY
212-255 5438
Eighty-Eights [Cabaret]
228 West 10th St/Bleecker
Name comes from number of keys on a piano. Piano and
cabaret bar. On Friday and Saturday especially good
singers, who can do harmony and fugues - but with less
variety than Marie's Crisis crowd.
Five Oaks
49 Grove St./Bleecker
New York, NY
212-243-885
Piano Bar in old plush surroundings.
Hangar Bar
115 Christopher St/south of Bleecker
New York, NY
212-627 2044
New bar, and popular with West Village crowd
*Henrietta Hudson
438 Hudson St/Morton St
New York, NY
212-243 9879
Lesbian bar at long term lesbian bar site! Small.
Julius
159 W 10th St/Waverly Place
New York, NY
212-929 9672
Old pre-stonewall gay bar. Good burgers, "business"
transactions since Ninth Circle closed down.
Keller's
384 West St/south of Christopher St.
New York, NY
212-243 1907
Oldest gay bar in New York. Mainly Black crowd.
The Lure
409 W 13 St/Washington St.
New York, NY
212-741 3919
Has become premier leather bar. Ferocious and enforced
weekend dress code. Obsessive if you like that sort of
thing. The name stands for Leather Uniforms Rubber Etc.
Marie's Crisis Bar
59 Grove Sr/7th Ave
New York, NY
212-243 9323
On site where Tom Paine wrote his "crisis papers" and had
a longstanding owner called "Marie" hence the name. The
best piano bar in town. Small bar, great piano players,
hardwood floor for acoustics, and customers who know by
heart every song ever sung on Broadway. Regular waiter Albert
sings falsetto soprano arias each night: Don't miss.
The Monster
80 Grove St./Sheridan Sq
New York, NY
212-924 3558
Downstairs dance floor. One of few places in Manhattan
where you see gay men in stonewashed denim. But has a
very mixed clientele. Staff not always friendly.
One Potato
518 Hudson St/10th St
New York NY
212- 691 6260
A bar and restuarent
Orbit
46 Bedford St/Leroy St
New York NY
212-463 8717
California feel bar
Pieces
8 Christopher St/Gay St
New York, NY
212-929 9291
Has karaoke on Tuesdays.
Rose's Turn [Cabaret]
55 Grove St/7th Ave
New York, NY
212-366 5438
Sneakers
392 West St/Christopher St
New York, NY
212-242 9830
Longtime Black gay bar. busy weekends
Stonewall
53 Christopher St/Sheridan Square
New York, NY
212-463 0950
On site of original bar, but the the original [it was a
"Bageland" for some time]. Many tourists and slightly
staid New Yorkers.
Two Potato
145 Christopher St/Greenwich St.
New York, NY
212-255 0286
A center of Black gay life in the Village.
Ty's
114 Christopher St/Bedford St.
New York, NY
212-741 9641
A regular bar, former clone joint, but not obsessive.
Uncle Charlie's
56 Greenwich Ave/btw 6th and 7th Ave.
212-255 8787
Used to be the gym-boy attitude bar until Splash began the
shift to Chelsea. Still popular, but less so, so it tries harder
with various body based contests. Comparable to 'Midnight Sun' in
San Francisco.
EAST VILLAGE
[More grungy than West Village or Chelsea. Is grunge still
in?]
The Bar
68 2nd Ave/4th St
New York, NY
212-674 9714
East Village locals and students
The Boiler Room
86 E. 4 St/1st Ave
New York, NY
212-254 7536
New bar
Boy Bar [CLUB]
15 St. Mark's Place/4th Ave
New York NY
212-674 7959
Crowbar
339 E. 10th St/Ave B
New York, NY
212- 420 0670
Popular bar. Has some special nights with low cover charge.
Dick's Bar
192 2nd Ave/12th St
New York, NY
212-475 2071
Palladium [CLUB - various nights]
126 E 14th St/ 3rd Ave & 4 Ave
New York, NY
Not really hot anymore, but occsasional big parties
Pyramid [CLUB-various nights]
101 Ave A/6th and 7th St.
New York, NY
A black painted upper room, and and even blacker lower
room. Still the site (and sight) of much East Village late
night life.
Tunnel Bar
116 1st Ave/7th St
New York, NY
212-777 9232
Cruisy East Village bar.
Webster Hall [CLUB]
125 E 11th St
New York, NY
212-353 1600
Wonder Bar
60 E. 6th St./Ave. A
New York, NY
212-777-9105 V
Small and kitschy, thus very popular.
CHELSEA
[8th Avenue between 14th and 23rd Streets has become the
hub of gay socializing for a certain post-guppie crowd over
the past two years]
The Ballroom [Cabaret]
253 W. 28th
New York, NY
212-244 3005
The Break
232 8th Ave/22nd St
New York, NY
212 627 0072
Gym crowd and Preppies
Champs
17 W 19th St/5th Ave
New York, NY
212 633 1717
Very new. A gay sports bar
The Eagle's Nest
142 11th Avenue/21st St
New York, NY
212-691 8451
Leather bar. Go late.
Limelight [CLUB - various nights]
47 W. 20th St./6th Ave.
212-807-7850
Based in a converted church
Meat [CLUB]
432 W 14th St.
New York NY
212 366 5680
Mike's Club Cafe
W 14th St/9th Ave
New York, NY
212-691 6606
Big bar which looks like a London pub. Beginning of the
Chelsea scene.
Rawhide
212 8th Ave/21st St
New York, NY
212 242-9332
Leather and western
The Roxy [CLUB]
515 W 18th St./10th Ave
New York NY
212-645 5156
Huge space and a variety of party nights. Also Roller disco nights.
Sound Factory Bar [CLUB]
12 W. 21st St/5th Ave
New York NY
212-465 3236
The Spike
120 11th Ave/20th St
New York, NY
212-243 9688
Famous leather bar, but has long attracted many others.
Good place to discuss opera with people dressed as
generals.
Splash
50 W 17th St/6th Ave
New York, NY
212-691 0073
Has shower in middle of bar. Lots of gym boys. Lots of
attitude. Showers perform at 10pm. Not a good place to
discuss anything. Leaves you with the dreadful realization
that a law degree and a gym card does not make a guy
desireable.
MIDTOWN-WEST
Blue Angel [Cabaret]
323 W 44th St.
New York, NY
212-262-3333
Cats Bar
232 W 48 St.
New York, NY
212-245 5245
After hours bar. Strippers
Cleo's 9th Avenue Saloon
656 9th Ave/46th St
New York, NY
212-307 1503
Coqtales
730 8th Ave/45th St
New York NY
212-560 9961
Del's Down Under
266 W. 47th St.
New York, NY
212-719 4179
Don't Tell Mama [Cabaret]
353 W 47th St./9th Ave
New York, NY
212-757 0788
Bar upfront, Cabaret at back. Much Broadway talk.
Edelweiss
580 11th Ave/43rd St
New York, NY
212-629 1021
TV/TS/Drag bar and dance club
Falcon Club/New York Men's Club
42 W 33 St./5th Ave
New York, NY
212-279 0179
Upscale gay male stripper/eroticism bar. No alcohol.
LaFleur's
360 West 42nd St.
New york NY
212-502 5937
Savoy
335 W. 41 St.
New York, NY
212-560 9635
Another business bar, with a "banjee" boy clientale
Sally's II
252 W 43rd St (Hotel Carter)
New York, NY
212-944-6000x212
South Dakota
405 3rd Ave./29 St.
New York, NY
212-684 8376
Trix
248 W. 48th
New York, NY
212-582-7879
Aptly named.
USA [CLUB}
218 W 47th St/Broadway
New York NY
212 869 6103
Vast multifloored dance club, with darkroom. peep-shows,
modern dance musci, classic disco music, many bars,
outside veranda.
UPPER WEST SIDE
Candle Bar
309 Amsterdam Ave/74th St
New York, NY
212-874 9155
The Works
428 Columbus Ave/81st St
New York, NY
212-799 7365
A Chelsea feel to it, but uptown for guys with big Upper
West Side apartmenst who don't want to go downtown.
Biggest gay night Sunday.
EAST SIDE
Brandy's Piano Bar
235 E 84th St.
New York, NY
212-650 1944
Buster's
129 Lexington Ave
New York NY
212-684 8832
Club 58
40 E. 58th St/Madison Ave
New York NY
212-308 1546
Mostly Asian gay men
G.H. Club
353 E 53st
New York, NY
212-223 975
Gabie's
1009 2nd Ave/53rd St
New York NY
212-759 8775
*Julie's
204 E 58th St.
New York, NY
212-688-1294
Upscale lesbian bar
Lucky Lady [Cabaret]
211 E 60 St.
New York, NY
212-838 8528
Pegasus
119 E 60th
New York, NY
212-88 4702
A bar and cafe
Rounds
303 E 53 St.
New York, NY
212-593 0807
A "business" bar
Star Sapphire
400 E 59 St.
New York, NY
212-688 4710
Home for many Asian gay men in New York
Tatou [Cabaret]
151 E 50th St.
New York, NY
212-753 1144
The Townhouse
236 E 58th St,
New York, NY
212-754 4649
Men here wear suits and use lots of facial care products.
BROOKLYN
[Brooklyn's gayest - and most lesbian area - is Park Slope,
but it is a residential area with gayish restaurants and diners
rather than bars. Brooklyn Heights is also pretty queer,
especially on the promenade]
One Hot Spot
One Front St (under Brooklyn Bridge)
Brooklyn NY
781-852 0139
Spectrum
802 64th/8th Ave
Brooklyn NY
718-238 8213
Has famous "Saturday Night Live" dancfloor. Big hair.
Manhattanites sometimes come out here too go back in time.
QUEENS
[The gayest area in Queens is Jackson Heights, which is an
altogether mixed area with GREAT Colombian food. Kew
Gardens is the other major gay hub.]
Bachelor's Tavern
81-12 Roosevelt Ave
Jackson Heights NY
718-458 3131
Breadstix
113-24 Queen's Boulevard
Forest Hills NY
718-263 0300
Bum-Bum
63-14 Roosevelt Ave
Woodside NY
718-651 41415
Duque's Tavern
72-19 Roosevelt Ave
Jackson Heights NY
718-639 7418
Friend's Tavern
78-11 Roosevelt Ave.
Jackson Heights NY
718-397 7256
Hatfield's
126-10 Queen's Boulevard
Kew Garden's NY
718-261 8484
Biggest bar and club in Queens. A Queens crowd.
Magic Touch
73-13 37rd Rd
Jackson Heights NY
718-429 8605
Small glitzy bar with go-go boys on the bar.
Montana Saloon
40-08 74st
Jackson Heights NY
718-GAY 9356
Reflections
69-45 51st Ave
Jackson Heights NY
718-429 8834
STATEN ISLAND
The Sandcastle
80 Mills Ave
Staten Island NY
718 447-9365
LONG ISLAND
Bunkhouse
192 Montauk Highway
Sayville NY
516 567 BUNK
Very near Fire Island, but a Long Island nightspot
Chameleon
40-20 Long Beach Road
Island Park NY
516-889 4083
*Friday night is lesbian night
Chameleon Beach
Btw Magnolia Blvd and Laurelton Blvd
Long Beach NY
516 889 4083
A gay beach on Sundays
Grand Central
210 Merrick Rd
Rockville Center NY
516-536 4800
*Wednesday night for lesbians
Jones Beach
Field 6, the further away from the parking lot, the gayer it
becomes.
Pal Joey's
2457 Jerusalem Ave
North Bellmore NY
516-785 9301
Silver Lining
175 Cherry Lane
Floral Park NY
516-488 5193
Stroke
529 Endo Blvd
Garden City NY
516-222 MUCH
Mondays only.
Thunders
1017 E Jericho Turnpike
Huntington Station NY
516-423 5241
FIRE ISLAND - PINES
[Bigger houses, richer men, bigger muscles, bigger attitude
than Cherry Grove]
The Blue Whale
Harbor Walk
The Pines NY
516-597 6131
Island Club
Fire Island Boulevard
The Pines NY
The Pavilion
Harbor Walk
The Pines NY
516-597 6131
Home to famous tea dance each afternoon, where nobody dances.
FIRE ISLAND - CHERRY GROVE
[America's first lesbian and gay town according to a recent
history. Gays have been coming here since the 1930s, at
least. Now it is more homely than the Pines, but a whole lot
friendlier. Many more lesbians live here]
Cherry's
Bayview Walk
Cherry Grove NY
516-597 6820
Large outdoor piano bar. It is possible to come in a caftan.
The Ice Palace
Cherry Grove Beach Club
Bayview Walk
Cherry Grove NY
516-597 6600
Large Dance club - home of ultimate 1970's dance fever
The Monster
Ocean Walk
Cherry Grove NY
516-597 6888
Piano bar, danciing, food and cocktails
WESTCHESTER
Stutz
202 Westchester Ave
White Plains
914-761 3100
ROCKLAND
The Hideaway Cafe
105 South Pascack Rd
Sping Valley
914-425 0025
HUDSON VALLEY
Clicks
Rte 9 West
Port Ewen NY
914-338 0155
Fire Island Pub
29 Center St.
Middletown NY
914 342 0088
Prime Time II
Rout 9-N
Highland NY
914-691 8550
Sandy's Old Homestead
325 N. Main St
Port Chester NY
914 939 0758
The Congress
411 Main St
Poughkeepsie NY
914 486 9068
ALBANY/SCHENECTADY
Blythewood
50 N. Jay St,
Schenectady NY
518-382-9755
Cafe Hollywood
275 Lark St
Albany NY
518-472 9043
Deceptions
326 Central Ave
Albany NY
518-434 4288
Last Straw
90 Central Ave
Albany NY
Mother Eaves
145 Barret St
Schenectady NY
518-379 9865
Rascals
77 Cantral Ave,
Albany NY
518-463 9258
State St. Pub
Cor. State and Lark Streets
Albany NY
518-462 9280
Waterworks
76 Central Ave
Albany NY
518-465 9079
NEW JERSEY BARS AND CLUBS
Metropolitan North Jersey
Chumm's
30 South Parkway at River Road
Clifton NJ
201-365 9652
*Thursday night is women's night
The Den
700 Hamilton St.
Somerset NJ
908-545 7329
The Edge
248 Mulberry St {behind Main Post Office]
201-643 3996
Wednesdays
Excalibur
1000 Jefferson St
Hokoken NJ
201 795 1023
Feather's
77 Kinder Karmakc Rd
River Edge NJ
201-342 6410
Murphy's
59 Edison Place
Newark
201 622 9176
Nite-Lite
509 22 St
Union City NJ
201-863 9515
Long term gay dance club, near Holland Tunnel
Rah-Rah's
51 South Day St
Orange NJ
201-653 9173
Tod's
2 Georges Road
New Brunswick NJ
908-545 8990
Thurs, Fri, Saturday
Uncle Joey's
154 1st St
Jersey City NJ
201-653 9173
"Jersey's only gay owned and operated bar"
Warehouse
201 Broad Ave
Fairview NJ
210 945 7034
The Yacht Club
366 Berkshire Valley Rd
Jefferson Township NY
201-697 9780
South Jersey
Down the Street
230 Cookman Ave
Ashbury Park NJ
908-988 2163
Gatsby's
760 Cuthbert Blvd
Cheryy Hill NJ
609-663 8744
Reflections-Cocktails
181 South Carolina Ave
Atlantic City NJ
609-348 1115
Studio 6/The Brass Rail
12-14 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Atlantic City NJ
609-348 0192
CONNECTICUT BARS AND CLUBS
Art Bar
84 W Park St
Stamford CT
800-5ART BAR
The Brook Cafe
919 Post Rd east
Westport CT
203-222 2233
The Church
338 Elm St
New Haven CT
203-776 8199
Triangles Cafe
66 Sugar Hollow Rd
[3 miles south of Danbury Mall on Route 7]
Danbury CT
203-799 6996