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Bar you'd Cross the Country for?
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Best Gay Bars of 2009 - And the winners are...

Your every vote counted. Much like the go-go boys at the winning bar, Splash Bar of New York City, the voting by GayCities members was stiff and fierce to the very end. Check out the results in all 9 categories, including winners in cities all over the world.

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Best Dance Bar

Winner of Best Dance Bar:
Bourbon Pub/Parade, New Orleans

Best country western bar

Winner of Best country western bar:
Round Up Saloon, Dallas

Best Strip Bar

Winner of Best Strip Bar:
Dick's Cabaret, Phoenix

Best Leather Bar

Winner of Best Leather Bar:
Ramrod, Fort Lauderdale

Bar I'd Travel Cross Country For

Winner of Bar I'd Travel Cross Country For:
Splash Bar, New York

Best Lesbian Bar

Winner of Best Lesbian Bar:
Egyptian Club, Portland, Oregon

Best Drag Bar

Winner of Best Drag Bar:
Parliament House, Orlando

Best Bear Bar

Winner of Best Bear Bar:
Lone Star Saloon, San Francisco

Best Bar in My City

Winner of Best Bar in My City:

Best Bar in Amsterdam: Club Exit
Best Bar in Asheville: Scandals Nightclub
Best Bar in Atlanta: Swinging Richards
Best Bar in Austin: Rain
Best Bar in Boston: Paradise
Best Bar in Calgary: The Twisted Element
Best Bar in Chicago: Sidetrack
Best Bar in Cincinnati: Below Zero Lounge
Best Bar in Cleveland: Bounce
Best Bar in Columbus: Exile
Best Bar in Dallas: S4
Best Bar in Denver: Tracks Denver
Best Bar in Des Moines: The Garden
Best Bar in Edmonton: Play Nightclub
Best Bar in Fort Lauderdale: Boardwalk
Best Bar in Hartford: Polo Club
Best Bar in Hawaii: Hula's Bar & Lei Stand
Best Bar in Houston: South Beach
Best Bar in Jacksonville: In Cahoots
Best Bar in Kansas City: Missie B's
Best Bar in Las Vegas: Piranha Nightclub & 8 1/2 Ultra Lounge
Best Bar in Lima: Downtown Vale Todo
Best Bar in Los Angeles: Akbar
Best Bar in Memphis: Senses (Thurs. and Sat. only)
Best Bar in Milwaukee: KRUZ Bar
Best Bar in Minneapolis: Gay 90s
Best Bar in Montreal: Parking (the Nightclub)
Best Bar in New Orleans: Bourbon Pub / Parade
Best Bar in New York: therapy
Best Bar in Oklahoma City: The Boom
Best Bar in Omaha: Max, The
Best Bar in Orlando: Parliament House
Best Bar in Philadelphia: Woody's
Best Bar in Pittsburgh: 5801 Video Lounge & Cafe
Best Bar in Portland: C.C. Slaughter's
Best Bar In Raleigh-Durham: Legends
Best Bar in Rehoboth Beach: Blue Moon
Best Bar in Rio de Janeiro: The Week
Best Bar in Sacramento: Faces
Best Bar in Salt Lake City: Babylon Saturdays at Bliss
Best Bar in San Antonio: Bonham Exchange
Best Bar in San Diego: Urban Mo's
Best Bar in San Francisco: Trigger
Best Bar in San Jose: BRIX Nightclub
Best Bar in Seattle: R Place
Best Bar In St. Louis: JJ's Clubhouse
Best Bar in Sydney: Arq
Best Bar in Tampa Bay: Chelsea Nightclub
Best Bar in Toronto: Woody's
Best Bar in Vancouver: Celebrities Night Club
Best Bar in Washington DC: Town Danceboutique
Best Bar in Winnipeg: Gio's



Prizes and Rules

  • Everyone may vote (no registration required)
  • In order to win, you must be a GayCities member and vote while signed in. Every member who votes will receive one entry into the prize sweepstakes. Sign In Now
  • No Purchase Necessary
  • You must be a US resident to win the prize
  • We'll fly one winner on Delta (selected in a random drawing from GayCities member voters) to the city of the bar that wins "Bar I'd Cross The Country For" plus two nights at a Kimpton Hotel. Travel must be completed by April 25, 2010
  • See the complete rules