Gay Bars & Clubs in Nashville, Tennessee
Church Street is the heart of Nashville's LGBTQ+ nightlife, with iconic gay bars and clubs — plus queer-friendly venues across East Nashville, the Gulch, and Midtown. Explore gay bars, clubs, and venues in Nashville.
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Tribe
Church Street gay bar and dance floor, open since 2002.
Midtown (Church Street) · $$
Play Dance Bar
Church Street's big-dance-floor gay club with drag and DJs.
Midtown (Church Street) · $$
Trax Tea Room
Wedgewood-Houston gay bar with a big patio and drag nights.
Wedgewood-Houston · $$
Big Drag Bus (Nashville Party Bus)
Drag-hosted party bus touring Nashville from Church Street.
Midtown (Church Street) · $$$
Canvas
East Nashville gay bar in a converted Five Points grocery.
East Nashville (Five Points) · $$
Suzy Wong's Drag’n Brunch
Church Street drag brunch with celebrity-impersonator queens.
Midtown (Church Street) · $$
The Lipstick Lounge
Lesbian-owned East Nashville bar since 2002, 'a bar for humans.'
East Nashville · $$
Chapstick
Queer sports bar next to the Lipstick Lounge — 'Sportsball for All.'
East Nashville · $$
Frankie J's
Germantown queer bar and grill with Mexican food.
Germantown · $$
Pecker's Bar and Grill
Roadhouse-style gay bar and grill in SoBro.
SoBro · $$
Novelette Booksellers
Queer-owned East Nashville bookstore.
East Nashville · $$
Ugly Mugs Coffee & Tea
Eclectic East Nashville café and neighborhood hangout on Eastland Ave.
East Nashville · $
Diskin Cider
Queer-friendly craft cidery taproom with locally sourced apple ciders.
Wedgewood-Houston · $$
Zanies Comedy Night Club
Nashville's marquee comedy club on 8th Ave, hosting touring stand-up acts.
8th Avenue South · $$
Moonshot Coffee Bar
On-site roasting coffee bar on Gay Street with signature espresso drinks.
North Capitol · $
Gym 5
Queer-friendly full-service gym on Main Street in East Nashville.
East Nashville · $$
Barry's Nashville
Barry's Bootcamp in The Gulch — treadmill HIIT classes and on-site Fuel Bar.
The Gulch · $$$
Virgin Hotels Nashville
Stylish Music Row hotel with a rooftop pool and vibrant Commons Club bar.
Music Row · $$$
Matryoshka Coffee
Queer-friendly Russian-inspired café serving craft coffee and house pastries.
South Nashville · $
D’Andrews Bakery & Cafe
LGBT-owned downtown bakery and café, James Beard-nominated for outstanding pastry.
Downtown · $$
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