ALIBI
2266 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors
Gayborhood tradition since 1997. Comfortable, inviting atmosphere with indoor video bars, outdoor drinking and dining. Drink specials all week, with mammoth 22-ounce Long Island Iced Teas for $3 on Thursdays
ATOMIC/BOOM
2232 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors
The bar with two names features a dance club and Gayborhood bar. Drag Bingo on Mondays, karaoke Mondays and Tuesdays, dance music Fridays and Saturdays, and (indoor) Sunday T-Dance.
BILL’S FILLING STATION
2209 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors
Videos, pool tables, dart boards, dance floor, happy hour, live shows, Tuesday and Thursday karaoke – and great burgers, to boot. Fun and friendly truck-stop-themed bar, great staff.
BOARDWALK
1721 North Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
Over 100 of the sexiest men from all over the world. Go-go dancers, cages, billiards, 2-4-1 Happy Hours. Drag emcees and did we mention the Boys?
CORNER?PUB
1915 N. Andrews Ave., Wilton Manors
Friendly atmosphere, unpretentious clientele and staff. Next to Island City Pizza (so you can get your drink AND your slice on).
CUBBY HOLE
823 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale
Butch bar and grill with a rockin’ daytime crowd (and a fun nighttime one, too). Fifty cent pool, 2-for-1 drinks all day every day, video games, hot movies on HDTV and DirecTV. Thursdays it’s Bare Bear Chest Night, and every Friday and Saturday the fur flies with Hot Bears on Poles (where their Grizzlies Grind)!
DEPOT CABANA
BAR?AND?GRILL
2935 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale
Adjacent to the America’s Best Inn and Suites (in case things go really well during Sunday and Wednesday karaoke). Friendly vibe, poolside.
DUDES
3270 N.E. 33rd St., Fort Lauderdale
Men dancing for men. Hot go-go boys in an upscale atmosphere, piano lounge for more quiet interludes. Steamy shower shows.
JOHNNY’S
1116 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
Club, bar, lounge. Male dancers and the men who love(to ogle) them. Sunday amateur strip contest (and karaoke!).
LIPS
1421 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Oakland Park
The Ultimate in Drag Dining.
Dinner and shows six nights a week. Sunday Gospel Brunch with the Sisters of Sequins.
LIVING ROOM
300 S.W. 1st Ave., Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale Arts & Entertainment District meets South Beach. Friday nights they’re here, they’re queer, and they drink free from 10:30(ish) to Midnight. Only House Music club in town with its own Classical (and classically-chiseled) violinist.
THE MANOR
2345 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors
WeHo vibe (think: LA’s The Abbey) in the heart of the Gayborhood. Dine, drink, dance, play, mingle. Theme rooms (salsa and meringue every weekend in the Latin Quarter!). Live dancing and dining.
MATTY’S ON THE DRIVE
2426 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors
Drink specials, billiards, and a chill gayborhood vibe. 75 Cent drinks on Wednesdays. No Drama, No Smoking.
MONKEY BUSINESS
2740 N. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale
Cozy neighborhood bar. Karaoke, drag shows, Patio Bar – and open at 9 a.m. daily.
MONA’S
502 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
Cocktail Lounge in the heart of Searstown. Fun customers, fun bartenders and fun proprietor (the Legendary Jerry). Outside patio. Wednesday karaoke, Thursday Speedball Tournament.
NAKED GRAPE
2039 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors
Relaxing, friendly, hip, unique—the alternative gathering place on Wilton Drive. Wine tastings and events. Tuesday and Wednesday Late Night In the Biz.
PJ’S CORNER POCKET
924 N. Flagler Drive, Fort Lauderdale
Interracial Private Social Club. Bottle club memberships. Get your groove back on Wednesday nights with $2 drinks.
RAMROD
1508 N.E. 4th Ave., Fort Lauderdale
Voted World’s Favorite Leather Bar. Pig Dance first Saturday of the month – South Florida’s Busiest, Craziest Monthly Party (with caged hunks at Midnight on Saturdays – is there a downside to this?).
ROSIE’S BAR & GRILL
2829 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
Nexus of the A-Gay List. Be Seen in the Scene (without making one). Food, folks, libations, and a killer Sunday Funday.
SCANDALS SALOON
3073 NE 6th Avenue, Wilton Manors
A line-dancin’, tight blue jeans-wearin’ good time. Country and western music, two-steppin’, three-steppin’, pool tables, and themed events year ‘round. Cowboys and Indians was never this much fun, Pilgrim.
SIDELINES
2031 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors
Where Sports come first. Nationally known destination sports bar with TVs streaming NFL, MLB, NBA and college games. Pool tables, dart boards and large indoor (and now smoke-free) facility. Outdoor patio features area for smokers. Mixed crowd of gay men and women (who would have thought?). Featured in Bloomberg Businessweek and recommended by LOGO.
STABLE
205 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
Levis-and-leather neighborhood bar, where the bears line dance and the cowboys are VERY?friendly.
SMARTY PANTS
2400 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
Cozy neighborhood bar with daily happy hour, and regular patrons. Show night Thursdays at 9 p.m. Karaoke Friday and Saturday nights, and with matinee on Sunday afternoon. 954.561.1724.
TORPEDO
2829 W Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
Dance, shoot pool, drink til 4 a.m., 7 nights a week. Doors open at Midnight; dance til Dawn.
VOODOO LOUNGE
111 S.W. 2nd Ave., Fort Lauderdale
Gay and mixed every Sunday, with afternoon T-Dance and drink specials, then the popular Life’s a Drag show with gobs of female impersonators, hot dudes and the chicks who want to change them.
WHISKEY BLUE
401 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
In the W Hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach, downstairs it’s the elegant Whiskey Blue, upstairs the luxe Living Room: hot dance and social settings in a distinctive atmosphere with signature cocktails and upscale patrons. Indoor and outdoor lounges. 954.414.8300.