Located in the heart of the Castro, QBar features weekly parties like Tuesday night’s “13 Licks Lezzie Queer Dance Party” and Wednesday’s “Booty Call.” 456 Castro St., San Francisco. Philly’s premier gay sports bar known for boxer-clad bartenders, pool table, and plenty of flat-screens to watch the game. How did your favorite bar fare? Discuss below! After the name of each bar on the list, we’ve indicated how many places it moved since last year.Īs far as cities with the most thriving gay bar scenes: Los Angeles/West Hollywood dominates our list with seven entries, the most popular being perennial favorite, The Abbey in third place New York has five entries on the list whereas Washington, D.C., and Wilton Manors, Florida, each have four. Besides Parliament House, the highest debut on the list goes to Micky’s West Hollywood which took the number seven spot.
Gravy Analytics had Parliament House previously categorized as a hotel and not a bar, so it wasn’t counted last year. You may be wondering how a bar jumped more than 50 spaces to take the top of the list. There are 17 new entries on the list, including Parliament House which (spoiler alert) grabbed the top spot. And which bars were the most popular in that year’s time? The answers will surprise you. This list tracks gay bar attendance from November 1, 2017, through October 31, 2018. But there’s no one way to do it: What what works in Peoria doesn’t necessarily work in Pasadena.īut measuring how popular a bar is, that’s all in the numbers.ĭata collected by Gravy Analytics, a location-based marketing platform, tracks mobile data to verify attendance at places and events throughout the United States. The best bars mix ambience, a frisson of energy, and the right vibes.
We continue to work toward improving Tabu for you.The ingredients for the perfect gay bar are not as obvious as the ingredients for a perfect cocktail. A place where everyone is welcome, where everyone feels comfortable, where everyone wants to bring their mom or dad. Throughout all these achievements, Tabu has committed itself to being a place for everyone.
Over the last few years, Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar and its sports teams, performers, and staff have received more awards / trophies / acknowledgements than any other bar in the community including, but not limited to, Best Gay Bar, Best Bar for Beer, Best Sports Bar, Best Bartender, Champion of the C Competitive Division of the City of Brotherly Love Softball League Division “C” 20 and Third place at the Gay Softball World Series 2012. We host weekly drag shows, burlesque shows, comedy shows, variety shows, singing competitions, dance parties, drag brunch and musical acts. Within our first few weeks of opening, Tabu has come to be known as one of the best venues for performance art in the community. We also provide significant support and assistance to several of the largest non-profit organizations in the community such as Mazzoni Health Center, William Way Community Center, Philadelphia Gay Black Pride, and Equality Now!
In December 2012 (after just two and a half years of being open), we held our 200th fundraiser in support of local non-profit organizations. Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar was envisioned to be not just another business on 12th Street, but a part of the community that gives back in ways that others only think about. The concept of Tabu was created out of a need to have a true sports bar that caters to the diverse and dynamic crowd that makes up the Gayborhood as part of Washington Square West. No matter who you are, you are welcome at Tabu.