Gay Bars & Clubs in San Diego, California
Hillcrest is the heart of San Diego's LGBTQ+ scene, packed with gay bars, restaurants, and shops — with more queer-friendly venues in North Park, University Heights, and downtown. Explore gay bars, clubs, and restaurants across San Diego.
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Lips Restaurant
Drag dinner theater on El Cajon Boulevard in North Park.
North Park · $$$
Gear Leather and Fetish
Hillcrest leather and fetish shop — gear, harnesses, and toys.
Hillcrest
Club San Diego
San Diego's gay bathhouse in Hillcrest, with sauna, gym, and maze.
Hillcrest · $$
Meet Cute Romance Bookshop
Queer-owned romance bookshop with a big LGBTQ+ section.
La Mesa
RUFSKIN
Flagship boutique of the San Diego-born men's apparel label.
North Park
The San Diego LGBT Community Center
Hillcrest LGBTQ+ community center serving San Diego since 1972.
Hillcrest
Barry's San Diego
Barry's high-intensity Red Room studio in the heart of Hillcrest.
Hillcrest
Diversionary Theatre
One of the nation's longest-running LGBTQ+ theaters, since 1986.
University Heights
FilmOut San Diego
San Diego's annual LGBTQ+ film festival, each August.
North Park
Renegade
High-intensity group fitness bootcamp in North Park.
North Park
The Experience Fitness & Mobility Studio
Queer-owned LGBTQ+ fitness and mobility studio in Hillcrest.
Hillcrest
Flicks
Hillcrest video bar with karaoke, drag, and theme nights.
Hillcrest · $$
Rich's
Two-room gay dance club anchoring Hillcrest since 1991.
Hillcrest · $$
Urban MO's Bar & Grill
Hillcrest's bar-and-grill hub for drag, brunch, and dancing.
Hillcrest · $$
Number One Fifth Avenue
Hillcrest gay dive bar with pool and a back patio, since 1981.
Hillcrest · $
Pecs Bar
Old-school North Park dive for bears, pool, and a patio.
North Park · $
San Diego Eagle
San Diego's leather and fetish bar in North Park.
North Park · $
The Brass Rail
San Diego's oldest LGBTQ+ bar, in Hillcrest since the 1930s.
Hillcrest · $$
The Loft
Laid-back Hillcrest queer dive with pool and karaoke.
Hillcrest · $
insideOUT
Upscale open-air queer dining and cocktails in Hillcrest.
Hillcrest · $$$
Alibi
Hillcrest dive bar pouring stiff drinks since 1972.
Hillcrest · $
Baja Betty's
Hillcrest's tequila-and-margarita Mexican cantina.
Hillcrest · $$
Bar 1924
Point Loma cocktail lounge — San Diego's oldest gay bar, est. 1961.
Point Loma · $$
Cheers
Cozy University Heights neighborhood gay bar.
University Heights · $
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