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Gay Bars in New York City

Updated October 15, 2026 · 8 places, checked by hand

From the West Village to Hell's Kitchen to Brooklyn, these are New York's LGBTQ+ bars and nightlife spots, checked by hand.

The Stonewall Inn
Bars and Nightlife · New York, NYLGBTQ+-Owned
The Greenwich Village bar where the 1969 uprising began, still open nightly.
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Boxer NYC
Bars and Nightlife · New York, NY
Gay sports bar at 37 West 20th Street in Chelsea, New York, with bar and catering menus, events, leagues and private parties.
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Flaming Saddles Saloon
Bars and Nightlife · New York, NY
Gay cowboy bar in Hell's Kitchen on Ninth Avenue with dancing bartenders, drink specials, a Frito chili pie and party bookings.
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Ligaw
Bars and Nightlife · New York, NY
Queer cocktail bar in New York taking table reservations and hosting private parties, birthdays, rehearsal dinners and corporate gatherings.
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Phoenix
Bars and Nightlife · New York, NY
East Village queer bar on East 13th Street, open daily until 4 AM, with a daily happy hour, weekly events and private bookings.
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Pieces
Bars and Nightlife · New York, NY
Gay dive bar on Christopher Street in the West Village, open since 1993, with nightly drag shows, parties and private bookings.
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Rockbar
Bars and Nightlife · New York, NY
Gay bar on Christopher Street in the Village with a weekday two-for-one happy hour and late weekend hours.
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The Duplex
Bars and Nightlife · New York, NY
New York piano bar and cabaret theatre with a Drag Room, nightly hours until 4am and weekday happy hour specials.
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