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Oscar's Bar is Atlanta's best martini bar that doubles as an art bar with show tunes and videos on demand. Talented local artists are featured every other month, along with great videos that you can choose and play your favourites. Martini Mondays and Show Tune Tuesdays are the most popular nights here at Oscars, along with Retro Videos on Wednesdays and 80's night on Fridays. Karaoke, friendly staff, and a great crowd mean the atmosphere is always lively.

X Midtown is a popular and trendy bar on Atlanta's gay scene, boasting Midtown's hottest bartenders and a huge outdoor patio. In this quirky outdoor space, you can find a tiki bar and a unique living plant wall to add to the atmosphere. The patio is always popular, but inside there's a lively dance floor fuelled by talented DJs and amazing music, plus cheap drinks to keep you going late into the night.

Friends Neighbourhood Bar is a great place in Atlanta to party, meet your friends, or make new ones. You can play a game of pool, pinball, or one of several electronic games on offer in the bar, while the Jukebox plays a wide range of songs. The back and front porches offer a view of the Atlanta skyline and a lovely space to relax. There's poker every Monday and Thursday night and plenty of drinks to keep you going.

The Marquette is much more than another late-night club. Its roots stretch back decades, and the venue describes itself as Atlanta's oldest LGBTQ+ entertainment establishment, with an especially important place in the history of the city's Black LGBTQ+ community. Today it mixes music, dancing and live entertainment with food, drinks and a proper after-hours schedule. It's well west of the Midtown gay-bar cluster, so this is somewhere to make a deliberate trip rather than include in a Piedmont Avenue crawl. Fridays and Saturdays can run until 6am, drawing a predominantly Black LGBTQ+ crowd looking for music, performances, food and a night that carries on long after most of Atlanta has wound down. GayMapper tip: Come late rather than early — the Marquette makes most sense as an after-hours destination and offers a very different side of Atlanta's gay scene from Midtown.

Mary's in East Atlanta Village is known for its fun vibe and trendy crowd. Weekly and monthly special events include the city's best karaoke, regular drag shows, and a host of skilled DJs with the best music and videos. The minute you walk through the door, you're on the dance floor with a truly mixed crowd, all enjoying cheap drinks served by friendly bartenders, while upstairs the airy loft is perfect for people watching.

Atlanta's only gay sports bar has been the nation's leader in the industry for years. It serves Atlanta's sports community along with the LGBTQ+ community and prides itself on giving its customers a friendly environment that welcomes all identities. There are 30 TVs to watch your favourite sporting events, plus a full menu to go with it. Classic pub food and solid drinks coupled with an interior decorated with sports memorabilia and rainbows creates a unique yet traditional vibe.