Rumors Bar & Grill
Wilton Manors
Everyone parties at Rumors, which celebrates diversity in its video bar, Martini lounge, sports bar and patio. For those who were here before, this used to be...
- LGBTQ
- Nightclub
13|Even
Wilton Manors
13|Even, a cozy bar serving wine, craft beer and tapas, is the offshoot of the late New Moon, a long-running lesbian bar. Partners Nancy and Carol recently...
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Bar
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Hunters
Wilton Manors
Formerly Boom nightclub, Hunters is an East Coast sibling to clubs in Palm Springs and Chicago. Happy hour generally runs from 4 pm to 9 pm (noon to 8 pm on...
- For Men
- Nightclub
Elbo Room
Fort Lauderdale Beach South
Elbo Room, a spring-break favorite long before "Where the Boys Are," has year around live bands and DJ dancing. Around since 1938, it's a breezy dive bar with an
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Bar
Georgie's Alibi Monkey Bar
Wilton Manors
Georgie's Alibi, a long-standing gay nightclub, has theme nights, special events and live entertainment. VJs play Top 40 with a little Country and some Oldies. The
- For Men
- Nightclub
Lips
Oakland Park
Like Lips drag-queen dinner shows in New York, San Diego and Atlanta, Lips Fort Lauderdale stages nightly extravaganzas, a Sunday brunch, an X-rated show on...
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Nightclub
Mona's
East Sunrise
You can't miss Mona's in a flamingo pink building by the railroad tracks on East Sunrise. In business for nearly two decade, the fun neighborhood bar has free pool...
- For Men
- Bar
The Corner Pub
Wilton Manors
The Corner Pub is a small and comfy neighborhood gay bar with happy hour from 11 am to 9:30 pm, a jukebox, two pool tables, a pool league and theme nights. It often
- For Men
- Bar
G Spot
Wilton Manors
"If you're here, you've found it" is the motto of G Spot, a bar for girls who like girls. By day, it's a sports bar. Evenings, it morphs into a full-fledged...
- For Women
- Nightclub
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Ramrod
Wilton Manors
Ramrod has been a heavy-duty cruise bar for the leather set since 1994. Dark and gritty, it features over-the-edge music and wild light shows after midnight on...
- For Men
- Cruising
Progress Bar
Wilton Manors
Formerly the New Moon, Progress Bar continues the space's longtime lesbian tradition by hosting a ladies night with DJ Citizen Jane on Wednesdays. The rest of the...
- LGBTQ
- Bar
Blue Martini
Galleria Mall
The Blue Martini has 42 signature Martinis plus champagne, live entertainment, DJs and a Ladies Night Out on Wednesdays. It attracts a local crowd but also has
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Lounge
Blue Jean Blues
Galt Ocean Mile
Blue Jean Blues offers live jazz and blues nightly with the music beginning at happy hour. Nosh on starters, pizza, sandwiches throughout the day and into the night.
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Music Venue
Boardwalk
Wilton Manors
Boardwalk is a male strip club with go-go boys and drag shows. Events vary by night with a "New Meat Contest" on Wednesdays where hot boys can audition for the show....
- For Men
- Show
Cafe Vico Piano Bar
North Federal Highway (US1)
Cafe Vico has added a piano bar to the menu with a performer every night and three on weekends, playing jazz to disco. During the winter season, there are special...
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Music Venue
Clubhouse II Bath House
Coral Ridge
The membership-only Clubhouse II has steam, sauna, whirlpool, video lounge, maze and nightly and weekly specials. Tuesday is Leather Night with free pizza. Thursdays...
- For Men
- Sauna
Cubby Hole
North Federal Highway
Billing itself as "The Best Little Butch Bar in Fort Lauderdale," the Cubby Hole is a bear/leather bar that attracts both a daytime and nighttime crowd with a...
- For Men
- Bar
Culture Room
Oakland Park
The Culture Room is a general admission, standing-room-only concert venue on two levels. A smoking patio has a live feed of the show. In a strip mall, it features
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Music Venue
Gigi's Music Cafe
Sunrise
Like Kit Porter in "The L Word," Gigi Brown combines her love of music and food in Gigi's Music Cafe in a strip mall with an AMC multiplex theater. Inside the...
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Lounge
Himmarshee Village
Downtown
Himmarshee Historic District, the oldest section of downtown, is a concentration of bars, music venues, clubs, cafes and restaurants. It's adjacent to the River Walk...
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Other
leBoy
East Sunrise
Male models take the stage nightly at le Boy, whose tagline is "Where the Boys Are." In a previous reincarnation, it was the long-running Johnny's, known for its...
- For Men
- Show
Mai Kai
Oakland Park
A local landmark since 1956, the Mai Kai is a "Grand Polynesian Palace of Tiki" and is on the Register of Historic Places. Elaborately landscaped with palms and...
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Nightclub
Mawwal Hookah
Sunrise
Way west - on the other side of the Florida Turnpike - Mawwal Hookah is far from the maddening tourist crowd, but this largest hookah lounge in South Florida is one...
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Other
Naked Grape Wine and Tapas
Wilton Manors
The Naked Grape Wine and Tapas is a rustic wine bar with patio serving small plates and a great cheese selection. Go for the table-side mozzarella preparation! It...
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Bar
Off the Hookah
Riverwalk
Formerly Voodoo Lounge, Off the Hookah is a steamy dance club with DJs, live entertainment and belly dancers. Don't go in if you don't want to be filmed and
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Nightclub
Rhythm & Vine
North Federal Highway
Rhythm & Vine re-creates a backyard party with faux grass, thrift-store chic furniture, an Impression rotation of food trucks and craft beers and cocktails
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Bar
Scandals Saloon
Wilton Manors
Scandal's is a Western-style saloon with country music, country dancing, a "Country Queens" drag show, two-step and line-dancing lessons and a Gay Rodeo weekend....
- For Men
- Nightclub
Seminole Hard Rock Casino
Hollywood
Seminole Hard Rock is the largest casino in South Florida with over 2,000 slots, more than 90 table games (including Asian), slot rooms, a blackjack pit and and 50
- LGBTQ-friendly
- Other
Smarty Pants
Oakland Park
Smarty Pants is a mostly neighborhood gay bar and has been - under a series of names - for more than 30 years. In Times Square Plaza behind a mattress factory, it...
- For Men
- Bar
The Manor Complex
Wilton Manors
The mega Manor Complex is 16,000 square feet (almost 6,500 sq m) of party space hung with Swarovski red crystal chandeliers and featuring the two-level Epic...
- LGBTQ
- Nightclub