Gay Bars & Clubs in Oakland, California
Oakland's LGBTQ+ venues are spread across Temescal, Lake Merritt, and Downtown, with queer-owned bars, restaurants, cafés, and community spaces throughout the city. Explore gay-friendly spots in Oakland.
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Badlands SF
High-energy Castro dance bar with pop hits and Sunday beer busts.
The Castro · $$
Hi Tops SF
The Castro's gay sports bar — game-day crowds, burgers and beer.
The Castro · $$
Lookout
Castro balcony bar over Market Street, known for drag brunch.
The Castro · $$
The Edge
Laid-back Castro neighborhood bar with karaoke and stiff drinks.
The Castro · $
Toad Hall
Castro dance bar with go-go nights, karaoke and a back patio.
The Castro · $$
440 Castro
Beloved Castro men's bar, famous for theme nights and beer busts.
The Castro · $
Beaux
Castro dance club with drag shows, go-go nights and weekend brunch.
The Castro · $$
Powerhouse
SoMa's leather and cruise bar for the kink and fetish community.
SoMa · $$
SF Eagle Bar
Historic SoMa leather bar with a world-famous Sunday beer bust.
SoMa · $$
Twin Peaks Tavern
Historic Castro tavern — a gay bar since 1972, first with open windows.
The Castro · $$
Moby Dick
Enduring Castro neighborhood bar with a saltwater tank and pool.
The Castro · $
Mother
Mission queer bar with drag shows and dance parties.
Mission · $$
OASIS
SoMa drag cabaret and nightclub in a former bathhouse.
SoMa · $$
The Academy SF
Members LGBTQ+ social club in the Castro with a rooftop patio.
The Castro · $$$
The Cafe
One of the Castro's largest gay dance clubs, over Harvey Milk Plaza.
The Castro · $$
The EndUp
Legendary SoMa after-hours club, home of the Sunday T-Dance.
SoMa · $$
The Stud
SF's oldest queer bar (1966), worker-owned, reopened on Folsom.
SoMa · $$
Qué Rico Nightclub
East Bay's Latin LGBTQ+ nightclub for cumbia, salsa, and drag shows
Downtown Oakland · $$
Aunt Charlie's Lounge
The Tenderloin's last queer bar and home of the Hot Boxxx Girls.
Tenderloin · $
Driftwood
Nautical-themed cocktail lounge on SoMa's Folsom Street.
SoMa · $$
Hole In the Wall Saloon
SoMa's friendly neighborhood gay biker bar since 1994.
SoMa · $
Jolene’s Bar and Restaurant
Mission queer bar centering women, sapphic and trans folks.
Mission · $$
Midnight Sun
Castro video bar since 1971, screens cycling hits and throwbacks.
The Castro · $$
Pilsner Inn
Castro gay sports bar with 30 beers on tap and a full bar.
The Castro · $
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