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Insider Tip: For late-night cravings, the 24-hour Krispy Kreme donut and coffee shop is right across the street.

Insider Tip: Don't miss the Drag Races on Monday night, Drag Gone Wild on Tuesday, Divas Live on Thursday, and Bingo on Friday.

Insider Tip: Burkhart's patio sprawls across the entire back side of the bar. It's also intimate enough to allow you to step back and disappear into the shadows if you want.

Although the spacious dance floor pumps out hip hop and house, if shaking your tail is not your thing you can always claim a pool table. Because of its prime location on Peachtree Street, Bulldogs is convenient to the hotels in the area...you'll probably meet a visitor or two, and the back patio is a great place to get to know them even better!

Insider Tip: Although Bulldogs is well-known as a black gay bar, it welcomes everyone (especially if you love hip hop).

Insider Tip: On the way in, you can pay $25 instead of the usual cover and receive a $25 bar tab in exchange.

Mary's--which occupies a former notions shop--is long and narrow and lined on one side by a big bar. Upstairs you'll find a nice place to stand and watch the crowd below or play some pool. In the back of the bar and also on the porch there's some good conversational seating. Don't worry about wearing the latest couture, since attitude is the only thing missing at Mary's.

Insider Tip: For music lovers, Mary's DJ plays great Brit-pop, alterna-punk, and American pop mixed with 80's favorites.

Insider Tip: To appease your hunger after grinding on the dance floor, El Chaparral also offers a small cafe serving up tacos and burritos late into the night.

Insider Tip: Since it's located in the Biltmore Hotel's basement, Halo is unmarked and a little nondescript. Just look for the large bouncer guarding the metal door down the street from Toast and you're in.

Insider Tip: The back hall of the Heretic has a notorious reputation for heavy breathing and a little groaning...venture there if you dare. Also be prepared for the "dress code" to be enforced. Some nights the only way to get on the dance floor is to rip off your shirt!

If you don't know how to two-step, you'll learn fast when someone asks you to dance! The bar patrons are loaded with Southern charm and are famously flirtatious. Don't be thrown for a loop when the crowd begins to line-dance to Madonna - just watch and try to pick up the rhythm. Who knows, you might get picked up too! Since Hoedown's was featured in the "Designing Women" reunion special, you may even get to chime in with Julia Sugarbaker when the club's video screen plays her "Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" speech.

Insider Tip: If you yearn to dance like the boys on the dance floor, Hoedowns offers line-dancing classes. Tuesdays are for beginners and Wednesdays through Thursdays are for those who already know a little somethin'. Visit their Web site or call for more information.

If you show up in thongs (we mean flip-flops, not underwear), shorts, and a T-shirt - and check the attitude at the door you'll fit right in. Come play a few rounds of pool or have a few rounds of drinks...it's all one big family here and a great neighborhood hang-out for gay boys and lesbians.

It's not the non-stop party you'll find elsewhere, but the conversation is good, as are the drinks--which are reasonable and strong.

Insider Tip: Although you may find a bit of "Atlantatude" at The Oscar's, it usually disappears once the boys start singing along to Dolly Parton's "Hard Candy Christmas."

On Saturday nights the restaurant becomes a dance floor that carries on the party from 2:30 a.m. until the sun comes up.

Insider Tip: Saturday night at Red Chair starts out as Ladies' Night. So if you'd rather be with the boys, stop by Jungle Club first then head back to Red Chair after 2:30 a.m. for "Insomnia."

The mirrored stage features every type of guy to tickle your fancy, from built centerfold models to hot frat boys to barely legal twinks. Although the drink prices are a bit steep, they're huge and almost as strong as jet-fuel. Bring a group of friends and plenty of single bills for tips and you'll have a blast.

Insider Tip: Although they have more dancers on the weekends, Tuesday nights are your best bet if you're looking for cute local boys!

Some nights you'll even find scantily-clad dancers with perfectly toned bodies and cute smiles dancing on the bar. The bars, one downstairs and one upstairs, draw quite a crowd. The upstairs space opens onto a large patio with a sweeping view of Midtown and downtown - and a bird's-eye view of the men waiting to get in!

But if you love sports - or the men who play them - you'll love Woof's. The men packed wall-to-wall inside are a little on the bearish side. Grab a chair, a beer, some greasy bar food and watch the game.