Gay bars in dtla

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Tuesday               Closed

Wed-Sat          6pm-2am

Sunday            3pm-2am

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Location

W 4th St. 

Los Angeles, CA

By Stuie Wood

What happened to all the gay bars? Those heady days of flirting across the dancefloor, stepping in time to Kylie? Dating apps are the new norm and the gays were there first (of course), but many American and European cultural capitals are losing their LGBTQ venues. Such is the concern that London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has set up a task force! Traditionally, the gay scene is an indicator of a buzzing nightlife, good melody and style, so this is a loss for all of us. But not in Downtown Los Angeles. Cue music….

 

Here in DTLA, we’re bucking the trend with four new venues opening in the past two years. Pershing Square, at the very heart of DTLA, hosted its first Pride festival last year and a recent Queer Block Party at the annual Bring Back Broadway festival, is placing DTLA as the gay destination point of LA LA Land, stealing the tiara from West Hollywood’s rather tired Queens.

 

Here’s my list of the 5 most fabulous gay spots in Downtown Los Angeles, all within walking distance of each other. Move to one, proceed to all five!

 

 

 

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Gay bar Redline says ‘see you later’ after 10 years in business

Downtown LA gay bay Redline is shuttering its doors after nearly 10 years in operation. The cocktail bar and lounge opened in as a watering hole for queer and allied Angelenos. It also hosted some of the biggest names in the drag world, including Ongina and Cornbread (of RuPaul’s Drag Race fame). 

Owner Oliver Alpuche traces the decision to seal Redline back to the earliest days of the COVID pandemic, when businesses across LA struggled to stay afloat amid the socioeconomic uncertainty. When he was finally qualified to open Redline’s doors back up, he expected a second coming of the Roaring ‘20s. 

More: DTLA gay bar Redline faces nearly $, in COVID debt

Instead, he says the pandemic hindered, in part, the spirit of the community, and points to smaller crowds who often drank less on any given night. It didn’t help that almost overnight, as Alpuche describes it, the prices of goods skyrocketed. 

“It's weird because liquor costs aren't that poor, right? They stayed the same. But if you peek at groceries and food and

When it comes to queer nightlife options in Los Angeles, there’s lots to choose from—and not just in rainbow-dipped West Hollywood, place to countless gay bars. To support you pick the best spots for dancing, boozing, flirting and cruising in Hollywood, Silver Lake and beyond, check out this list of our favorite queer bars and clubs in L.A.—there are even Pasadena, Venice and Valley options, for those sick of the party-hearty WeHo scene. Now get out there, tiger.

May Just in time for WeHo Pride, I’ve updated our guide to the city’s finest gay bars. This list removes St. Felix, Stache and Redline, all of which have unfortunately closed, as good as the Ruby Fruit (which has recently been revamped to a neighborhood grill) and Revolver Video Bar. The newest addition is Kiso, a welcome entrant to Downtown’s queer nightlife scene.Time Out has also instituted a sitewide change in review policies. All meal and drink venues included in guides now have star ratings, with five stars corresponding to “amazing,” four to “great”