Happy hour Monday-Friday 4:30-6:30 pm, Saturday 10:30-midnight. 4-9 pm Monday-Tuesday, 4-10 pm Wednesday-Thursday, 4 pm-midnight Friday-Saturday.
SYLVIA RODEMEYER.ĭRINK: Santé Bar, 411 NW Park Ave., 97. And if you're looking for something beyond drag bingo and Jell-O shots, it's also a refreshing shift from the standard westside LGBTQ bar experience. I'm a sucker for a vintage vibe and romantic lighting, so Sante makes for a welcome refuge from the hustle of the Park Blocks during Fleet Week. Vault Cocktail Lounge is an upscale bar in the Pearl District with a sizable gay. Enjoy a drink with your favorite two-legged and. The Squeeze ($11), enticing for its combo of gin, mint and cucumber syrup, lime and egg whites, becomes an unsatisfying combination of flavors once combined over rocks. Florida Room is both queer-friendly and dog-friendly. Try the Swanky ($10) for a unique summer gin drink with grapefruit and rosemary notes, or discover your newest brunch-inspired obsession-the Brown ($12), a bacon-infused bourbon cocktail. It's a bit of a squeeze around tables for a proper dance floor, but that's not so bad if you want to get closer to someone on the floor.īread-heavy hummus, cheese and meat plates (starting at $6) are there to soak up the alcohol but not overshadow Lafont's signature cocktails. The bar has also played host to queer dance parties like TheyThemHer's Prince tribute night. On the Thursday of my visit, a guitar-and-keyboard duo sang soulful ballads and slowed-down pop songs. ( Dupont Circle, Logan Circle, U Street)Ĭoordinates: 45☃1′18″N 122☄0′55″W / 45.5218°N 122.6819°W / 45.5218 -122.A small stage at the front of the bar gets a heavy rotation of DJs and singer-songwriters, depending on the occasion, and the sound system kicks out higher than expected quality and volume for the space.
Before this period, they had no civil rights or protections in employment, housing, or public accommodations. The gay liberation, lesbian feminism, and the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s helped bring attention to the problems faced by the people in the LGBT community. The Burnside Triangle was centered on Southwest Stark Street and comprises a triangular set of city blocks that anchors the north end and acts as a welcoming space to the district drawing visitors throughout the region to many different meeting spots, including bars and nightclubs. The Burnside Triangle, also known as Pink Triangle or Vaseline Alley, was a triangular district in Portland, Oregon, United States, known for its relatively higher density of LGBT and gay-friendly businesses. Rainbow flag displayed in the Burnside Triangle, near the intersection of West Burnside Street, Southwest 13th Avenue, and Southwest Stark Street