★ The off-Strip map ★
Gay bars in Las Vegas.
Almost none of the scene is on the Strip. It's three pockets spread east and west of it, none of them walkable from each other. Here's where they actually are. We run FLEX, so we're not neutral — but the addresses are right and we're not going to tell you a bar is something it isn't.
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Three clusters.
- Twain Ave. Fun Hog Ranch, FLEX and Dust, in that order heading east, over about half a mile.
- Paradise & Naples — the Fruit Loop. Piranha, Gipsy, Quadz and Get Booked, about a mile south of Twain.
- Spread out. Badlands on E Sahara, The Phoenix on W Sahara, The Garage and Hamburger Mary's on E Flamingo, the Las Vegas Eagle on E Tropicana.
FLEX at a glance
- What
- FLEX Cocktail Lounge is a 24-hour gay bar in Las Vegas — a locals' neighborhood bar off the Strip, where visitors are welcome.
- Where
- 501 E Twain Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89119 · Phone (702) 385-3539
- Hours
- Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Happy hour
- Twice daily, 2–8 AM and 2–8 PM. Buy a drink during happy hour and you get a card for a free next round, redeemable during any happy-hour window.
- Weekly lineup
- Mon — Customer Appreciation Mondays
- Tue — Open Decks
- Wed — Flex Vibe Karaoke
- Thu — My O My Drag Show
- Fri — Underwear Night
- Sat — Saturday Night @ FLEX
- Sun — Sunday Sessions + Boomin' System
- Gaming
- 15 bar-top video gaming machines.
- Parking
- Free parking in two lots, front and back, shared with Fun Hog Ranch next door. No street parking on Twain Ave.
- Getting here
- Off-Strip on Twain Ave — a quick rideshare from the Strip, not walking distance. Rideshare is the recommended way in and home.
- Neighbors
- Twain Ave’s gay bar strip, west to east: Fun Hog Ranch (next door, 495 E Twain Ave), FLEX (501 E Twain Ave), then Dust (855 E Twain Ave, about half a mile east).
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★ 501 E Twain Ave ★
FLEX Cocktail Lounge.
Ours. A 24-hour gay bar on Twain Ave, two miles east of the Strip.
- Hours
- 24 hours, every day, holidays included. No last call.
- Cover
- None. 21+ with photo ID.
- Happy hour
- Twice a day, 2–8 AM and 2–8 PM. Buy a drink, get a card for your next round.
- Gaming
- Fifteen bar-top machines. Video poker, video slots, keno, roulette, depending on the machine. Jackpots paid on the spot.
- Most nights
- Drag Thursdays, karaoke Wednesdays, DJs through the rest of the week. All free.
- Parking
- Free, front and back, shared with Fun Hog next door.
Every bar on this page, side by side.
| Bar | Area | Address |
|---|---|---|
| FLEX Cocktail Lounge24 hours, every day · no cover · drag, karaoke and DJs through the week · 15 bar-top machines | Twain Ave | 501 E Twain Ave |
| Fun Hog Ranch | Twain Ave | 495 E Twain Ave |
| Dust | Twain Ave | 855 E Twain Ave |
| Piranha | Fruit Loop (Paradise & Naples) | 4633 Paradise Rd |
| Gipsy | Fruit Loop (Paradise & Naples) | Paradise Rd, next to Piranha |
| Quadz | Fruit Loop (Paradise & Naples) | 4640 Paradise Rd |
| Get Booked | Fruit Loop (Paradise & Naples) | 4640 Paradise Rd |
| Badlands Saloon | Spread out | 953 E Sahara Ave |
| The Phoenix Bar & Lounge | Spread out | 4213 W Sahara Ave |
| The Garage | Spread out | 1487 E Flamingo Rd |
| The Las Vegas Eagle | Spread out | 3430 E Tropicana Ave |
| Hamburger Mary's | Spread out | 1700 E Flamingo Rd |
The rest of Twain Ave.
Three bars in a row over about half a mile, heading east. Each one sets its own hours, door and door charge — check with them.
Fun Hog Ranch
495 E Twain AveDust
855 E Twain Ave
The Fruit Loop, up on Paradise.
Paradise Rd around Naples, about a mile south of us — the cluster most guides mean by "gay Vegas." Five minutes by car.
Piranha
4633 Paradise RdGipsy
Paradise Rd, next to PiranhaQuadz
4640 Paradise RdGet Booked
4640 Paradise Rd
Spread out.
Badlands Saloon
953 E Sahara AveThe Phoenix Bar & Lounge
4213 W Sahara AveThe Garage
1487 E Flamingo RdThe Las Vegas Eagle
3430 E Tropicana AveHamburger Mary's
1700 E Flamingo Rd
Listings go stale fast in this town. Hours, cover and what's on are each bar's to announce — check with them directly before you make the drive.
Getting around.
Rideshare, and that's most of the answer. Twain Ave is about two miles east of mid-Strip — five minutes in a car, and not a walk you want to make in August or at 3 AM. FLEX has free parking out front and behind if you're driving and not drinking.
Nevada has no last call. FLEX is open 24 hours, every day.
★ Frequently asked ★
Frequently asked.
- Where is the gay district in Las Vegas?
- The Fruit Loop, around Paradise Rd and Naples Dr, is the part people mean when they say gay district — Piranha, Gipsy, Quadz and Get Booked are in those couple of blocks. The other pocket is Twain Ave, about a mile north of it, where Fun Hog Ranch, FLEX and Dust sit in a row. Neither is on the Strip.
- Are there gay bars on the Las Vegas Strip?
- No. There are club nights and parties inside Strip resorts, but the bars themselves are all off-Strip, east or west of it. From mid-Strip you are looking at a five to ten minute ride to any of them.
- Is FLEX open 24 hours?
- Yes — 24 hours, every day, holidays included. Nevada has no last call, so a 4 AM drink here is ordinary. Hours at the other bars are theirs to publish; check with each one before you head over.
- Is there a cover charge at FLEX?
- No. There's no cover at FLEX, including for the drag show and karaoke. Other bars set their own door; ask them.
- How do you get between the gay bars in Las Vegas?
- Rideshare. Nothing here is walkable from the Strip or from each other, and the distances look shorter on a map than they feel at 2 AM. FLEX has free parking out front and behind if you are driving.
- How old do you have to be?
- 21+ at FLEX, with government photo ID. We card everyone.