Australia Gay Bars &amp; Clubs

The Stonewall Hotel

175 Oxford Street (at Bourke)

3 bars

Poof Doof

386 Chapel Street

One of Melbourne’s favourite gay raves, Poof Doof serves up house and disco to a party-loving, energetic crowd.

Pride of our Footscray

1/86-88 Hopkins St.

Pride of our Footscray is a community gay bar located in Footscray, Melbourne. The place is a not for profit community with 200 part-owners who have all signed a declaration related to diversity. The bar opens 5 nights a week with lots of drag sho...

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103 Smith Street (Entre Peel street & Gertrude street)

Nightly DJs, dance and drag at this super-popular bar.

26 Orchid Avenue

2 Cavill Avenue

16 Flinders Street (at Taylor Square)

Drag shows on Thursday

Beresford Sundays

354 Bourke Street (at Albion Street)

fun in the sun

Peel

Peel Sreet & Wellington Street

Long-running queer bar with DJ and drag nights. Late license, three bars and a courtyard; perfect in summer.

Abode/ Mezzanine

374 Saint Kilda Road

queer/ alternative danceclub

Fitzroy

Alia Bar

83-87 Smith Street (angle Gertrude Street)

Upstairs lounge

Bank Hotel

324 King Street

Velvet Wednesday women’s party

Bar Cleveland/ Hershey Bar

433 Cleveland Street (at Bourke)

cocktail lounge, DJ

Bears on Sunday

64 Streetanley Street (at Riley Street, at Lord Roberts Hotel)

furry fun, beer specials

Brighton Hotel

77 Oxford Street,

some gay events held here

Cafe Sopra

7 Danks Street

Italian vegetarian

Chicks With Picks

20 Broadway Road (at Kensington Street, at Clare Hotel)

women’s open mic

111 Sussex Street

446 Brunswick Street (au Royal Derby)

Richmond

DT’s Hotel

164 Church Street (angle Highett Street)

Pub, drag shows Sat, beer garden

Auckland Street

8 McLachlan Street

Flagstaff on Franklin

233 Franklin street

Furry Friday

134 Oxford Street (at Oxford Hotel, Taylor Sq)

furry fun, beer specials

Canterbury

Girls and Boys – Chill

41 St. George's Place

Glasshouse Hotel

51–55 Gipps Street (au Glasshouse Hotel)

Cabaret and drag shows nightly

Abbotsford

Good Head

176 Hoddle Street (angle Yarra Street)

beer bar/ pub

Green Park Hotel

360 Victoria Street (at Liverpool)

very gay Sun, stylish bar

110 Grote Street

147 Commercial Road (angle Balmoral Street)

Heaven Social Dance

166 Windsor Road (at Northmead Bowling Club)

bi-monthly drag shows, proceeds go to local charity organizations

Hellfire

16-18 Oxford Square (au coin de Riley, at The Gaff)

women-oriented fetish party, live shows

Home Nightclub

101 Wheat Road

hosts Homesexual, www.homesexual.com.au

Hung

133 Sydney Road (au Spot bar)

Lava Bar

2 Oxford Street (dernier étage du Burdekin Hotel)

Lesbians meet there on Fridays

Libation

302 Brunswick Street (angle Johnston Street)

Manning Bar

Manning Road (entre Fisher & Western, U of Sydney Union)

live bands, dance parties, occasional queer events

120 Goute Street

16 Flinders Street (at Taylor Square, at ARQ)

Nevermind

163 Oxford Street

cutting edge electronic music, theme nights

185 Smith Street

168 Lonsdale Street (angle Russell Street, bar Baraki)

lounge, Greek food

Brunswick

Orlando

380 Victoria Street (au Victoria Hotel)

Phoenix Bar

34 Oxford Street (at Exchange Hotel)

sweaty downstairs dance den, also 5 other bars in complex

Pinkalicious

Différents lieux

Monthly lesbian evenings. Check website for locations.

Marrickville

Pollys Dance

303 Marrickville Road (at Marrickville Townhall)

bi-monthly dance parties

Pussycat Club

134 Oxford Street (at Bourke)

cabaret burlesque, trans-friendly space, all queer welcome

Q Bar

34 Oxford Street (at Exchange Hotel)

hipster neighborhood bar, also 5 other bars in complex

Enmore

Queer Central

199 Enmore Road (at Sly Fox Hotel)

mixed queer party, live performances, lots of girls!

Saddle Bar

85 Oxford Street

upstairs from Midnight Shift

Shebar

51–55 Gipps Street (au Glasshouse Hotel)

Slide

41 Oxford Street (at Pelican)

Enmore

Sly Fox

199 Enmore Road

dyke night Wed

Sundaylicious

Différents lieux

LGBT queer-friendly dance parties, check web for details

Tank

3 Bridge Ln (derrière l'Establishment Hotel)

check locally for next DTPM gay party at this multi-award wining dance club on Sun nights

T-Bird Club

Martin Sreet & Saint Kilda Road (au Abode bar)

Open to cross dressers, transgender, transsexual intersex who identify as female, plus friends admirers (non-accompanied admirers contact producer first)

677 Ann Street

265 Oxford Street (at S Dowling)

pronounced “Bee-chum”

354 Bourke Street

16 Wentworth Avenue (at Lyons Lane)

check website for events

The Colombian

117-123 Oxford Street (at Crown Street)

trendy pub and cocktail bar, 2 levels, theme nights

The Commercial Hotel

238 Whitehall Street (angle Hall Street)

food served Wed-Sat

35 Erskineville Road

149 Gipps Street (Laird Hotel)

2 bars, beer garden, theme nights, also leather shop.

The Oxford

134 Oxford Street (at Bourke Street, Taylor Square)

3 bars include the Polo Lounge, Supper Club and Gilligans

The Palms On Oxford

124 Oxford Street (at Bourke Street, Taylor Square)

crowded late

The Polo Lounge/ Supper Club

134 Oxford Street

upscale lounge, jazz cabaret performances, burlesque

The Prince of Wales/ Prince Bandroom

29 Fitzroy Street

live music and visiting DJs, check schedule for events

Velvet Wednesdays

324 King Street (at the Bank Hotel)

Victoire

285 Darling Street

great bread