Evolve (Closed Permanently) Formerly: O.W. Bar
The happy hour crowd is without a doubt the smartest, most pulled-together group of men from every A-list company in town. Late nights attract some of the best drag queens in town!
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And the award for Worst Experience at a Gay Bar goes to... I was at Evolve/Adonis Lounge on the morning of May 19th 2019. This bar is a long, narrow place with the bar along one wall and a small lounge area 1/2 way back. A plinth is in the back for go-go guys, and the lap dance area is behind that in a separate room. A Pac man video game (yes really!) sits opposite the bar. There was a $10 cover charge and I paid $10 for a rum and coke-- a pricey drink, but hey it is NYC. I was there on "Adonis Night" and there were only a few patrons and some hot dancer guys there. (Hey Timmy? The white muscle twink kid -- yeah you are cute but not really my type. Don't take it personally if I turn you down.) Unfortunately not all were adonises and the ones I met were pushy AF. Beware of "Stinky" Sammy (short Indian-looking guy) who has a body odor problem and wanted me to put my wallet on the shelf behind me. NO WAY. (Hey Sammy a heads up-- no one wants to blow a guy that smells bad. Yuck!) Another dancer (buff black guy, didn't catch his name) asked me for $300 for a lap dance plus $30 for a (unwanted) massage. Money grubbing much?!? I got mad and left. I will definitely NOT be back, ever. One star.
Males au Naturel ("MAN") is a men's social naturist*
Males au Naturel ("MAN") is a men's social naturist* group based in New York City with around 125 members. At MAN, you can hang out nude in a non-sexual atmosphere.
My Favorite Bar
Good selection of beer, smoking patio, convenient location, and friendly staff make this my favorite bar in the city.
Decent
Cute setup, decent prices, and some awesome go-go boys. Nice, unpretentious crowd.
AIDS jokes in a gay bar?
I'd skip a bar with the tasteles and insenstivity to the gay community to host drag queens who make AIDS jokes, then, after I complained, make more jokes. When I booed, the person with the professional title of "barback" told me to leave, claiming drag queens can make whatever jokes they want. Oh really? About a two-decade long, government-exacerbated plague on our very lives? Oscar Wilde is rolling over in his grave on this travesty in the use of his name. Skip OW in memory of the real Oscar Wilde who served jail time rather than compromise himself.