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DJs play on the weekends and on Sundays, Houston Eagle hosts "Dangerous Disco." A relaxed crowd with draft beers, craft beers, and liquors await. Eagle: What started as a one-day-a-week party has become a mainstay in Houston's gay community.Michael's Outpost: An evening at this old-school Montrose hangout is guaranteed for a good time, seeing as it's been known to host drag shows and piano concerts on any given night.It's both lively and friendly with a hopping happy hour and the occasional DJ playing throwback bangers. Crocker: Everything you would expect to find in a neighborhood bar is what you'll find at Crocker.Grab a beer and challenge your mates to a round of pool. George Country Sports Bar: If it's a classic country-western vibe that you crave, this is where you'll find it (with a gay bent).There's even a boutique inside that sells jockstraps, chaps, toys, and the like. RIPCORD: Just a good old-fashioned gay leather bar, RIPCORD is entirely without pretense, and very much a welcoming spot if you're into bears, otters, leather-and-Levi's, kink, and fetishwear.A mixed gay/lesbian/straight bar, it's an inviting space, with soaring beam ceilings, exposed-brick walls, leather sofas, and vintage chairs, in the hipster-approved Heights neighborhood, along the trendy Washington corridor, which helps to account for the diverse crowd. Pearl Lounge: This endearingly quirky lounge isn't a lesbian bar, per se, but it is women-owned and caters strongly to a female crowd while also welcoming everybody else.There are multiple bars for mingling and lounging, great karaoke nights, a huge patio with lush landscaping, and fun themed events (amateur strip shows and block parties are the norm). This gay bar opened inside a vintage redbrick building in the heart of Montrose many years ago, and it's been going strong ever since. JR's Bar & Grill: Like its namesakes in Dallas and Washington, D.C., JR's has been a mainstay of the gay scene for decades.Guava Lamp is not quite as loud or as much of a scene as the bigger clubs, and the interior (comfy leather booths and a long bar) is more conducive to conversation. Guava Lamp: A lively, welcoming lounge with a contemporary aesthetic and a location a bit outside the main Montrose bar cluster.
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The draw here is the well-crafted cocktails (try the Shaddock Sour, with Nicaraguan rum, charred grapefruit, key lime, and rosemary) and delish bar victuals. Anvil Bar & Refuge: A dark, hipster-hallowed bar and "refuge" along Westheimer Road in Montrose, Anvil rakes in a lot of bearded dudes and dressed-down dames (some gay, most straight, but everybody's quite welcome).