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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Shadyside's LGBTQ+ video bar and café, going since 2005.
5801 Video Lounge & Café has been a cornerstone of Pittsburgh's LGBTQ+ nightlife since 2005, planted on Ellsworth Avenue in the heart of Shadyside. The name comes from the screens — music videos play across the room while a full bar and an actual kitchen keep people fed and watered. Two floors of bars plus a rooftop patio give it room to be both a casual neighborhood café by day and a proper night out after dark. The programming covers all the bases: drag shows, karaoke, DJ nights, themed parties, and a Sunday drag brunch that has become a local institution. It's an unapologetically gay bar that's easy for everyone — on game days you'll find a Steelers game on one screen and RuPaul's Drag Race on another, and a mixed neighborhood crowd that comes as much for the food and the shows as the bar. A reliable first stop or anchor for a night in Shadyside.
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