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Larry's Lounge

3.9 (110 reviews)
InexpensiveGay Bars
Open 2:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)
Updated 3 months ago

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Casual
Moderate noise
Dogs allowed
Outdoor seating

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Angela B.

Post-brunch cocktails! Pop into Larry's for a welcoming and loving environment. The bartenders are great! The rum punch is strong. The crowd is super friendly. My friend and I walked in and immediately started having conversations with the patrons at the bar and some sitting at tables.

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Fløyd L.

10/10. This place is so amazing. The employees and owner are very friendly and respectful. Was a pleasure to get to meet the owner "Mr Larry" Received excellent customer service from Larry & Brett. Perfect little cozy spot to have a relaxing evening. And they are pet friendly. Will surely be revisiting very soon .

Chris W.

I cannot believe Michael one of the bartenders fished my keys out of the sewer in over a foot of sludge and God knows what out front of Larrys! I attempted to recover them but ultimately gave up. Not Michael. He rolled his jeans up and climbed down the manhole and fished around in the mircky sludge until I heard this jingle, turned around and saw my nasty dirty keys on the sidewalk in front of the bar! The staff here is AMAZING! THANK YOU Michael. You saved the night! Its World Pride BITCH3S!

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Shari D.

Larry's is a vibe! Great location, great daily specials AND card games?? You won't be disappointed coming here. Sarah is great and she will take good care of you, whether you're seated at the bar, a table or you're outside on the patio.

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Eduardo H.

This bar is amazing, cheap drinks, great bartenders, and friendly people in the bar, met so many cool new friends here. Don't expect Hilton, Conrad level service here, it's a dive bar... when it comes to closing time please remember this bartenders have been there since 5pm, they are tired and dealt with too many drunk people. Jason, Amy and others are still very sweet but when it's closing time they just want to go home. The owner was amazing and so caring and my best friend Darling is so adorable and kind to everyone who steps into this dive bar! I only wish to find another bar like this in my new state of Texas, but I will always remember this dive bar in my heart !!

Kwame S.

A nice, friendly bar During a 2-day trip to D.C., I decided to drop by Larry's Lounge during my first night in the city since it was a 10-minute walk from my hotel. At first, I felt a little intimidated because it seemed like EVERYONE knew each other. *I mean, that's what one would expect at a neighborhood bar.* Also, there was no was no space for me to sit at the bar. For me, it looks kind of sad if you are sitting at a table all alone in a bar setting. Anyway, I managed to find a place at the bar and chatted with an older gentleman (he could have been the manager or owner). He was very nice and introduced me to a couple of other folks at the bar. I pretty much was accepted into Larry's community. The bar is kind of no frills, which is what I wanted for that type of evening. It kind of gave me a late 80's/early 90s vibe. Also, the well drinks were around $5 and the bartender made them pretty potent. Honestly, I had a pretty positive experience at Larry's on a Thirsty Thursday evening. I look forward to visiting again.

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Awesome place to hangout. The bartenders and regulars are very friendly!!! A great neighborhood gay ba.

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Hands down the most inclusive gay bar in DC. Super affordable drinks, older, younger, all genders. Love it here.

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Do they offer virgin versions of their drinks? I'm visiting DC soon and wanted to visit an lgbt space with my bf but we're both underage.

They are pretty good about accommodating drink request although I'm not sure if you'd be able to go since it's not a restaurant. DC is pretty strict as far as underage people at a bar and the bartenders there are good at carding. Call them first.… Read more

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Yelp, please look at Kerry D edits & use your better judgement. She is continually lying on me & my…read moreneighborhood bar & at this point it's very telling of her behavior that night.. This review is in response to Kerry D. The fireplace is a place of peace and safety. The issue started when she went to the women's restroom and started shouting to someone that she assume identified as male & what body parts they may have had that "you don't belong in a woman's restroom" she harassed the individual all the way to the bar. What Kerry doesn't know is that the women's restroom is singles stalled & have a lock for the safety of those who don't identify as male. Kerry didn't know that & didn't bother to understand because Kerry D never bother genuinely needed to use the restroom. Once there at the bar she tried to get the bartenders attention but only sat there with her hand up. The bartender didn't notice her. So security stepped in to meditate the situation. She shunned off security with both her shoulder and her arm until security announced that they were the proper authority to address about the situation. Once she finally acknowledged security she asked them to step to there top of the stairs. Once there she proceeded to lie and say that the individual coming out of the bathroom just started randomly screaming at her. Security asked what was said and she seem to not be able to remember. Once questioned about what did the persons gender have to do with allegedly yelling at her because she was asked "if this person yelled at you what do their gender have to do with the situation at hand" She had no rebuttal. She VOLUNTEERED to leave the premises. Security escorted her down stairs out the door but she insisted on going to TO THE BARTENDERS at the bottom bar where she then tried to lie about her interactions AGAIN with both security and the patron. The bartenders then attempted to take control over the situation to further try to Meditate the situation but yet again was combative. Kerry D asked for the managers name. What Kerry D didn't know was that it was a manager on duty. When she was instructed to speak with the manager on duty She threw a fit for reasons unknown..When the manager tried to meditate the situation and asked what happened. Kerry didn't want to explain. There was not any three big men against her. Nor was she assaulted at all. Not even when she was asked to leave the bar again. All employees were very patient with Kerry D until she refuse to cooperate & was asked to leave again. She was leaving out & still threw an unknown substance from a water bottle on her friend, bar employees, & patrons. Everyone from strangers to bar employees were all nice to Kerry D but Kerry D was not happy that her entitlement at there bar earned her any leverage over what was right and what was wrong.

There are many reviews about how unsafe this place is. It's filthy, smells like urine, patrons are…read moreaggressive and employees are rude and disrespectful. Theres another review addressing safety of the bathrooms...same bathrooms Bahbee endorses below, bathrooms with aggressive men that started this whole incident which I was not believed on. Bahbee reviewing below (and giving her place of employment a 5 star review after this incident) is the one who yelled and physically assaulted me with three big men behind her, my husband was a completely sober witness, and he was scared. She escalated the situation and even her managers told her to leave. My husband saw Bahbee PHYSICALLY THROW ME UP AGAINST A WALL. Consider where her review is coming from as an employee (a threatening and rude one at that), and read the rest of the reviews on this place. I'm not saying anything new about this bar, so it's interesting they say I am lying. As I headed upstairs to use the bathroom (not sure why they are saying I didn't use the bathroom because the start of this incident was when I came back out of it)...before I went up there, a man stopped my husband and said "you better go up there with her and be careful." That comment wouldn't be needed if it was truly a place of peace and safety. I didn't volunteer to leave. No one was nice to me - patrons or staff. I did ask to speak to the BARTENDERS as they were the only identifiable staff. I didn't lie about my interaction with the man assaulting me at the restroom or "cry fake tears" and have no rebuttal. Being questioned about anyone's gender was confusing and had nothing to do with the fact of this patron being allowed to be aggressive and harassing, but they wanted me to explain how that patron could be justified in that behavior. So no, I did not have an answer for them defending him. They just kept saying "what do you want me to do about it?" I wasn't being entitled, I was asking for accountability for aggressive and violent people. I was physically assaulted at the restrooms. I didn't say anything but when I came out the same man came at me and was yelling and harassing me, like really close in my face with his hands up at me. It shouldn't matter that they allow men in the same restrooms as women, and if it didn't matter then this wouldn't have happened. This person harassed and assaulted me and I was terrified. I tried to approach the bartender and explain and was told "to get the fuck out". I did not verbally harass the man who did this to me because I was afraid of him, as was my husband. I started crying, I went downstairs to discuss with 2 other bartenders who refused to give me info. Another employee physically assaulted me, threw me against a wall while 3 other men stood behind her as backup. She then followed me downstairs and harassed me until other employees told her to leave. I was kicked out. Not the man assaulting me before I went into the restroom and again after. Don't go here unless you want aggressive men and bartenders who allow it and will also physically assault you. BARTENDERS ALL REFUSED TO GIVE NAMES - assaulting patron, or their names or manager. My asking this info was what they considered combative, there was nothing physical on my end nor was I yelling. If you want to complain or find recourse, especially about assault...you are on your own. They are now trying to lie and say I was screaming and yelling about "what genitals" someone had. This is absolutely not true, like the rest of the story about how everyone was nice to me. This man at the restroom was aggressive and violent and there was no discussion about "genitals", only that a man at the restroom had made me uncomfortable and assaulted me. And any conversation about genitals would not excuse aggressive and violent behavior, as Bahbee seems to suggest it would. That didn't happen - but would it be okay to assault me? They said yes. This bar seemed to avoid accountability at the expense of safety and respect. P.S. when I left I threw my drink (of water...from a clearly identifiable plastic brand water bottle...) at them, which was a big "to-do" (lots of big men screaming in the street about that..) ...enough for them to throw several of their security at it. She wants to say "unknown substance" to add on the lies she has told about the incident...eyeroll, like so sad your bouncers got some water residue barely on them but you can throw me against a wall and let a man physically and verbally assault someone. But hey, when I complained about assault, not so much of a response. Even the women. I did edit my review in response to the lies that this person Bahbee stated in her response to my original review. I do not know this person, they presented themselves as an employee and the establishment reinforced that idea by allowing this person to physically and verbally handle someone, escort them, and manage the interaction.

Larry's Lounge - gaybars - Updated May 2026

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