Hells kitchen gay
Hell’s Kitchen is Manhattan’s most vibrant gay-borhood and its collective makes sure that PRIDE is way more than just a passing holiday. Now is the perfect time to support queer-owned and LGBTQIA+-focused bars and restaurants in the neighborhood. So, here are some West Side spots to visit this June (and July, August, September, October…)
Bars
9th Avenue Saloon — 656 9th Ave (corner of W46th St)
Shuttered by the pandemic, the venerable 9th Avenue Saloon reopened under fresh management reopened just in time for 2022’s PRIDE — iconic popcorn machine included! It has the deepest heritage of any queer bar in the neighborhood — having started off as Town & Country, and then Cleo’s, before it’s current iteration.
Reader Alex chooses “9th Avenue Saloon for a low-key, dive bar vibe.” Another fan of the popcorn machine, reader Doug, added: “The mix of people who collect there has always been a microcosm of gays and allies. It’s the least judgmental see in HK, and of course, the popcorn!”
Atlas Social Club — 753 9th Ave (corner of W51st St)
Designed to look enjoy a glammed-up salon-meets-athlet
Bar-Hopping In Hell’s Kitchen
The Gay Capital of the World has a way of re-energizing the mind like nowhere else on earth – and I had clearly forgotten what I [heart] about New York…
By Doug Wallace
What execute you call a pub crawl of just one person? I know what some might ring it: sad. Me, I’m calling my bar-hopping memory of Hell’s Kitchen alive by labelling it “research.”
Honestly, my first evening in Unused York does initiate off with a friend, for a tête-à-tête in the rarified, quiet confines of the Baccarat Hotel across from the MoMA. The Champagne-hued Grand Salon is an ocean of glass and red roses, waiters hoisting trays of cut-crystal cocktails to the beautiful people. I consider it a sign – a gift from the gay gods – that my first celebrity sighting of the trip is Wanda Sykes. Turns out she’s doing a week-long stint as guest host of the nearby Daily Show. My friend and I just smile at how cool-by-association we are, and undertake the Toronto thing and ignore her completely.
The night is still early when I escort my friend into an Uber, so I carry on with my plan to wander the Ninth Avenue gay bars – they are too numerous to do all in one night
The Best Gay Bars in Hell's Kitchen
Hell’s Kitchen is the heart of Recent York’s gay scene. It’s right by Broadway and Times Square. Hell’s Kitchen stretches from Eighth Way to the Hudson River. It was once a rough and ready neighborhood, but the march of gentrification has changed that. Hell’s Kitchen is now one of the most happening districts in Recent York, and that’s reflected in the house prices.
There’s a great energy in Hell’s Kitchen. It has the classic, face-paced Recent York feel. The call itself is quite curious. Why is it called Hell’s Kitchen, you may ask? In the after time 19th-century, this was a pretty rough area, and a police officer apparently referred to it as “Hell’s Kitchen.” That rather unforgettable name has stuck!
Hell’s Kitchen is a fantastic place to stay, as it’s right in the heart of the move but away from the touristy madness of Times Square.
Here's our guide to the best gay bars in Hell's Kitchen.
Industry
Therapy is great for pre-drinks. Just across the road you’ll find Industry, a giant gay bar and club. This is where you go to party when it gets late. The dance floor gets packed as the night progresses. You may also detect a considerable lin
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Kyle Timpson could make "Hell's Kitchen" history Thursday night as the first openly gay bloke to win the Fox cooking competition, as long as he stuns with his final service.
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The Philadelphia-based chef is one of two finalists heading into the Season 23 showdown. His star turn on the Gordon Ramsay show will come to a close — with a victory, or a bow to Florida's own Hannah Flora — during the 8 p.m. finale. The top contestant wins a head chef job at Ramsay's restaurant inside the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Timpson will see it all unfold live with a crowd at 254 prevent on 12th Street.
"It's hard week to week," he said. "A lot of the fans are like, 'oh I can't wait.' Imagine how we feel. We went through it, we've gotta wait all this time. So I'm excited. It's always fascinating to see how they piece things together."
Timpson grew up in Dennis Township in Cape May County, holding seasonal sum