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For more on our new policies, feel free to check out How we review at Time Out. Been there, done that? This list removes St. Felix, Stache and Redline, all of which have unfortunately closed, as well as the Ruby Fruit which has recently been revamped to a neighborhood grill and Revolver Video Bar.

Time Out has also instituted a sitewide change in review policies. The best gay bars in Los Angeles From West Hollywood institutions to Silver Lake watering holes, L.A. is full of amazing queer nightlife institutions. Thanks for subscribing!

Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox. Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news, events, offers and partner promotions. Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! Time Out tip: Stop by on Tuesday nights for trivia, a queer rock and post-punk music night on Wednesdays and live DJs every weekend.

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A longtime gay bar in Silver Lake known for its stylish, mixed-orientation crowd. To help you pick the best spots for dancingboozing, flirting and cruising in HollywoodSilver Lake and beyond, check out this list of our favorite queer bars and clubs in L.

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AKBAR - Updated October : Located at the heart of Sunset Junction, The Black Cat is a neighborhood bar and restaurant that is also a city and state landmark, recognized as the site of the first peaceful, organized protest in favor of gay rights in California

We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities. To its credit though, the Abbey famously announced in that it would ban bachelorette parties until marriage equality was achieved, which helped to shore up its gay street cred. In recent years the crowd has become a little more mixed, with revelers from nearby pockets of cool—Echo Park, Highland Park and other parts of Northeast L.

The drinks are reasonably priced and the monthly calendar is full of recurring parties, game nights and other events, including Bears in Space, an outdoor DJ series from May to September thrown by locals Chris Bowen and Victor Rodriguez. Find gay bars and nightclubs, as well as gay-friendly restaurants, in the Silver Lake and Los Feliz neighborhoods of Los Angeles (with a map).

The spacious interior and patio is the perfect place for larger groups, and the cocktails and bar food—including the fried chicken sandwich—are better than they need to be. The gin-based Mr. Clutch made with rosemary cordial, grapefruit and lemon juice is a winner, and the Haterade served in a take-home reusable bottle is just the type of thing you need to keep going all night long.

Time Out tip: The Abbey is also home to one of the best drag brunch shows in the city.