Drinks tend be more on the pricier end, you're not going to get much vodka in your vodka soda, and ordering a beer, you're getting maybe a 10 ounce glass and paying $8, with them hoping you think you're getting a pint. Three floors of fun, with a great rooftop. Uproar is a bar that tends to attract more of the gay bear crowd. It's kind of across the street from Nellie's, so if you want to be disappointed by gay bars twice on the same block, this is the place to be.
The owners opened the place hoping to attract the professional crowd, but they have more attracted the Hill intern crowd. It skews younger, with lots of like 22 year old twinks who know they are attractive and won't let you forget that. The Dirty Goose is a newer gay bar (having been open for a few years now). I tend to avoid Number Nine because it gets pretty crowded for such a narrow space, and too loud to really hold a conversation with anyone. They're famous for their two for one happy hour. I tried to get in, but the line was around the block which is generally unheard of.Īround the corner from Trade is Number Nine. All of America got to fall in love with the place as it was featured in the Schitt's Creek documentary because after a Schitt's Creek live show a couple years back at the DAR, Trade hosted a Moira Rose drag competition, and some of the cast showed up. Earlier it skews a little on the older side, later it skews more on the alternative side. They opened advertising themselves as a dive bar, which I don't know if you can actually declare yourself that, but they do serve your vodka soda in pint glasses. Other places, Trade is probably my favorite gay bar in the city. They have underwear nights, that I can confirm. I hear there is a back room but I can't confirm that. They give you a discount on drinks if you're shirtless. It's in an odd location in an alley downtown, rumors have been going around for years that it's on the verge of closing, and yet it remains. I've never really cared for it, but I have friends who say it's their favorite gay bar in the city. The place still makes a ton of money though. When asked about the situation, the owner of Nellie's publicly says that it's a place for everyone, but privately he laments to friends that he can't seem to get the gay community back like he used to. Instead of running into a friend you were more likely to run into a bachelorette party. Nellie's became increasingly more straight, and DC's gay community increasingly became more uncomfortable going there. It was always so crowded that straight people ended up spilling over into Nellie's. That changed when The Brixton across the street opened.
You could go any night of the week and run into someone you knew. You could easily make out with randos up there. I also saw a video of the second floor dance floor on a Friday night, and it was very crowded. Only 2 of the 5 spaces they have planned have opened so far, but the drinks they serve are STRONG. It might also fit your criteria of making out with a rando. Since, Kiki has opened next door to The Dirty Goose. Here's what I posted last year when someone asked about this. Protest DC || Eats || Jobs || Events || Housing || Interns || Marketplace || CirclejerkDC || Beer || Vegan/Vegetarian DC || DC Pokemon Go || DC & Baltimore r4r || DC Parents || DC Over 30 || New DC Girls || District History Meme-free, Tailor-free, Tattoo-free, and Cannon-free since 2/15/22. NoVA || Maryland || Baltimore || MoCo || PG || Anne Arundel || Silver Spring || Georgetown University || UMD || American || GWU || GMU || Gallaudet || Rockville || Howard University || Catholic UniversityĭC Defenders || Spirit || Caps || Nats || Commanders || Wizards || DC United || Mystics || Justice || Running! || Bicycles! || Motorcycles! Reporting drug use for security clearances Interested in holding an AMA? Message us! For an explanation, please see this post. No editorialized titles (if you post an article, use the title of that article)Ĭommon questions must not be easily answered by recent threads, the wiki, or a Google searchĪll activity on posts about crime are subject to increased moderation. No breaking COVID emergency restrictions or asking "if they're being enforced" cityscape, sky, building) photo posts are restricted to Fri/Sat/Sun and holidays only ( reasoning here and here) No advertisement/buying/selling/job/solicitation/survey posts STICKY: Moving to DC? | Visitor's Guide | FAQ | Rules OFFICIAL VISITOR'S GUIDE Rules: