La gay bars
HOT ROD
Wednesdays | 9 PM – 2 AM
Hosted by Stefano Rosso | Go Proceed Dancers | Live DJ Set
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HAPPY HOUR KARAOKE
Wednesdays | 6 PM – 9 PM
Hosted by Darin | $5 Wells, Shots, Beer & Wine
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HAPPY HOUR
Weekdays | 5 PM – 9 PM
$5 Adv, Wine, Beer, Shot of the Day | $9 Call Drinks
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ARRIBA
Thursdays | 9 PM – 2 AM
Latin Bedtime | DJ IVAN | Upstairs
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DRAG RACE VIEWING PARTY
Fridays | 4 PM – 8 PM
Happy Hour | $5 Wine | $5 Wells
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DREAMGIRLS REVUE
Fridays | 8 PM – 11 PM
Hosted by Jasmine Masters | Weekly Lineup | Distinct Guests
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BRUNCH WITH THE DIVAS
Saturdays | 1 PM – 3 PM
Bottomless Mimosas | Weekly Lineup
12 PM – Doors Open
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CENTER STAGE
Saturdays | 8 PM
Spectacular Host | Weekly Lineup | No Cover
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The Abbey Weho
World-Famous
Gay Lock In Los Angeles
THE ABBEY
Lip Service Mondays Drag Show Hosted by Allusia – Showtime at 10 PM
All That Tuesday’s 70s, 80’s, and 90s music Hosted by Mayhem Miller – Showtime at 11:30PM
Wednesdays – Nightly DJs starting at 9PM
Sweat Thursdays starting at 9PM
Sinful Fridays starting at 9PM
Saturday Brunch Service – Drag Brunch -- Showtime at 1PM
Confession Saturdays starting at 9PM
Sunday Service Flamboyant Brunch – Showtime at 1PM
Sunday Funday starting at 3PM
Soul Sundays starting at 9PM
THE CHAPEL
Musical Mondays starting at 8PM
PRIME Fridays starting at 10PM
Salvation Saturdays starting at 9PM
Sunday University starting at 3PM
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May 2025: Just in time for WeHo Pride, I’ve updated our instruction to the city’s best gay bars. This list removes St. Felix, Stache and Redline, all of which acquire unfortunately closed, as well as the Ruby Fruit (which has recently been revamped to a neighborhood grill) and Revolver Video Lock. 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 food and sip venues included in guides now own star ratings, with five stars corresponding to “amazing,” four to “great” and three to “good,” and we’ve also standardized how most listings are struc Reggie Chrishon says after his favorite gay bar closed 20 years ago, he prayed — literally prayed — to one day walk back into that familiar welcoming place at 107 West 4th Street in Downtown LA. The Alabama native moved to Southern California more than 30 years ago. Back then, Chrishon was closeted, and happened upon the watering hole by accident. “I was wrestling with my desire in men,” Chrishon explains. “Because [of] my Christian upbringing, I was told it was not the right thing to do, but I was doing it anyway on the side.” Score was the first gay block Chrishon ever stepped foot into: “I used to pass by this area across the road, and you’d call Score a gentleman's club. So I consideration it was a strip club. I did not think it was a gay bar.” He continues, “The place would be packed, but as soon as I walked in and heard the Latin music and the crowd, I felt like I was at home.” This winter, Crishon’s prayers for that homey place on this familiar street were answered. Kiso, Downtown LA’s newest gay block, opened in December as part of a renaissance of homosexual spaces in the urban core. It’s the brainchild of Downtown LA l
LA’s newest gay bar inherits Downtown’s queer legacy