Part of the Gay Norfolk Guide — bars, events & things to do.
Norfolk, Virginia
Granby Street queer diner-bar and karaoke spot with Sunday Tea Dance.
Named for founders Mike and John and run by John Childers, MJ's Tavern has been a queer community anchor on Granby Street in Norfolk's Riverview area since 2012. By day it's a comfort-food diner; by night it shifts into one of the city's steadiest LGBTQ+ gathering spots. The walls double as an informal archive, hung with memorabilia from Norfolk's shuttered gay bars. The weekly rhythm is social rather than club-loud: karaoke, music bingo, and Texas Hold 'Em in 'The Shed,' the adjacent event space. The standout is the Sunday Tea Dance, a long-running afternoon gathering that nods to LGBTQ+ history. It reads as the neighborhood living room of Norfolk's scene — somewhere to settle in and meet people rather than chase a dance floor, and an easy daytime counterpart to a night at The Wave.
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