Bars/clubs reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 144 Reddit reviews across 21 subreddits and 21 posts to rank the best Bars/clubs brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/downloadfestival, r/askvan, r/auckland, r/Modesto, r/MexicoCity. Top-rated brands include Smartbar (4.9/5), The Birdhouse (4.0/5), Satan's Hollow (5.0/5).
Stats
Reviews144
Subreddits21
Posts21
Brands100
Products2
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#1
Smartbar
4.9
(7)
"Smartbar"
"Soundbar is my favorite place on the planet."
"Smartbar."
"Smartbar and Podlaise. There are also some good promoters throwing proper underground parties if you know where to look."
"100% smart bar. I live in STL and make the trip to Chicago just to go there!"
"Smart Bar"
"Pick one of the many clubs in River North; soundbar, spybar, electric hotel just to name a few. And yes it's safe."
#2
The Birdhouse
4.0
(7)
"I think theres one called the birdhouse (someone correct me) thats more tailored to queer women!"
"Another vote for the Birdhouse! They also sometimes have events for specific orientations e.g., lesbians, gays, trans people, bisexuals"
"+1 on Birdhouse is probably what you’re looking for"
"In that case definitely anything at Birdhouse is great. I also recommend 'Babes on Babes', 'Lips' and 'Normie Corp', which are events put on that can change location."
"I would recommend Birdhouse."
"Birdhouse. Super queer if you want an alternative away from classic Davie Street."
"For queer people in general probably Birdhouse."
#3
Satan's Hollow
5.0
(4)
"Satans hollow is amazing! Only been once back in 2020 but it was such a good night"
"Satans hollow in Manchester"
"Satans hollow is fuckin class I second that."
"Satan's Hollow in Manchester is great! Also has a load of metal bars dotted about too like Grand Central, The Salisbury, Junior Jackson's, plus Rebellion have bands playing regularly."
#4
Fuel
5.0
(3)
"Definitely recommend Fuel."
"True! Love this place, a highlight of visiting Cardiff for me!"
"Definitely Fuel in Cardiff."
#5
Club Joi
4.7
(3)
"They said it's one of the best place to be in for swinging activities."
"They said it's one of the best place to be in for swinging activities."
"I went to club Joi over the weekend and there was a good Mix of young and mid age people."
#6
Pumpjack
3.3
(4)
"For gay men Pumpjack’s yes."
"Probably Pump Jack. But all the bars and club are quite mixed."
"Pump Jack and 1181."
"Sadly it's basically the Pumpjack which has a license to print money as no competition. I find it to be mediocre."
#7
Leo's Red Lion
4.0
(3)
"Leo's Red Lion is a great venue"
"Leo's / The Red Lion - Gravesend."
"Not too far from London is Leo's Red Lion in Gravesend - there's generally always something good going on there."
#8
Subside
4.0
(3)
"Subside in Birmingham sounds right up your alley"
"Subside Birmingham"
"Subside - Dive Bar with local bands and events."
#9
Rumors
5.0
(2)
"Rumours, Stardust!"
"Rumors and Stardust are the two primary venues."
#10
Lady Luck
4.5
(2)
"The Lady Luck bar in Canterbury, been going for years and somewhere that most tourists won't venture 👌 usually has live bands every Thursday and a pub quiz"
"Lady Luck - Canterbury."
#11
Grand Central
4.5
(2)
"Grand Central then Satan's Hollow is hard to beat."
"I love Grand Central in Manchester."
#12
Splash
4.5
(2)
"Splash and Brave Bull are great going alone because the ppl there are always super nice and friendly and it's easy to connect with ppl"
"Splash is fun, drag shows on thursdays and Fridays"
#13
Voodoo
4.5
(2)
"Voodoo Belfast is great! Always positive vibes with a wide range of artist/bands."
"Always great music playing and a decent crowd of friendly locals."
#14
Spider
4.0
(2)
"Spider in hull"
"Music is great. Drinks are cheap and lethal. (3 cocktails will put most grown men down). It's only open Saturdays."
#15
K1 Metal Club
4.0
(2)
"In Liverpool both The Swan (pub) and K1 Metal Club (bar) would be worthy of consideration!"
"K1 metal club and Diego’s dive bar in Liverpool Both came out of the ashes of the krazyhouse."
#16
Royal Blue
4.0
(2)
"Royal blue is a fun spot"
"The Royal Blue *and Rockwell have dancing and a wide age range..tho may skew a lil older from your perspective."
#17
Trillians
4.0
(2)
"Trillians in Newcastle, it’s a basement bar that has bands on every now and then."
"Trillions in Newcastle."
#18
Headrow House
4.0
(2)
"Headrow house"
"If it's sunny belgrave and headrow house have decent roof top bars and music."
#19
District
4.0
(2)
"I'd do whatever bar til 11-12 then district."
"Outside that I'd suggest district or outlaws yacht club."
#20
Craufurd Arms
4.0
(2)
"The Craufurd Arms in Wolverton Milton Keynes"
"They've had and have great bands there, plenty of cool stuff goes on there throughout the week and the staff seem to genuinely care bout the place."
#21
Scruffy Murphy's
4.0
(2)
"Scruffy Murphy’s is a great same with Merlin’s"
"Scruffy Murphys - Rock/Metal pub, has bands on occasionally and has a jukebox."
#22
Fighting Cocks
4.0
(2)
"Fighting cocks is awesome though."
"The venue is a proper dive bar, looks rough as dogs, the beer isn't great and the floors are sticky. But good people, usually a good crowd and plays heavy music all night."
#23
Patrick Miller
4.0
(2)
"Patrick miller is italodisco and I dont know about something similar."
"Patrick Miller only ones en Friday, and it is located on Merida street between Chapultepec and Puebla."
#24
Funhouse
4.0
(2)
"FUNHOUSE"
"The Funhouse if you like live bands, rock/punk/alternative- it is a lot of fun when the band is good"
#25
Hairy Dog
4.0
(2)
"If you're ever in Derby, the Hairy dog is good."
"In Derby we have a rock club called Hairy Dog and Nottingham have a couple of pubs that play rock music and also have Rock City."
#26
Connections
3.5
(2)
"Connections always has a decent dancefloor."
"The dancefloor at connection is usually OK if you stay more on the outside."
#27
Brave Bull
5.0
(1)
"Splash and Brave Bull are great going alone because the ppl there are always super nice and friendly and it's easy to connect with ppl"
#28
1181
5.0
(1)
"I always have a good time at 1181 - the music is the best on the strip plus the bartenders are 🤤"
#29
Suburbia
5.0
(1)
"Here in Southampton we’ve got two really awesome “dive bar” venues that are very metal friendly, Suburbia and The Hobbit."
#30
Parade
5.0
(1)
"Parade has the best terrace/burgers of any bar in Auckland, hands down IMO"
#31
Bar 101
5.0
(1)
"Best is easily bar 101"
#32
Apolo Nitsa
5.0
(1)
"Apolo Nitsa: Big club with three spaces, one mostly open-air for smokers. Main floor is a must, second lower floor is great with more house-disco vibes. It's a classic place."
#33
618
5.0
(1)
"Our venue is a great place to come and meet other trans and queer people, either for hook ups or hang outs."
#34
The Saddle Inn
5.0
(1)
"The saddle inn, Chester. Friday is rock karaoke, which tends to be a bit of a mix. Saturday is tribute band night (in the main) where you can see top quality bands for free."
#35
The Bunkhouse
5.0
(1)
"For live venues, The Bunkhouse in Swansea is brilliant."
#36
The Hobbit
5.0
(1)
"Here in Southampton we’ve got two really awesome “dive bar” venues that are very metal friendly, Suburbia and The Hobbit."
#37
DJ Duffy
5.0
(1)
"He plays a huge variety of tunes from grunge, to modern metalcore, to the classics etc. He's got a box full of props too so he really puts on a show."
#38
Krakatoa
5.0
(1)
"Krakatoa in Aberdeen is brilliant."
#39
Fuel Rock Bar
5.0
(1)
"Fuel Rock bar in Cardiff. It ticks all your boxes. You won't find anywhere better in the UK!"
#40
Moby's
4.0
(1)
"Rodo’s or Moby’s… they are located right next to each other in Fells Point."
#41
Rodo's
4.0
(1)
"Rodo’s or Moby’s… they are located right next to each other in Fells Point."
#42
Monastery
4.0
(1)
"If you want good cocktails try monastery, Toscano, Jamming Goat."
#43
The Court Beer Garden
4.0
(1)
"The Court Beer Garden, Mint, Lils Rooftop, any random pub with a DJ."
#44
Clermont Lounge
4.0
(1)
"Johnny's Hideaway and Clermont Lounge are best clubs/bars."
#45
Möbel Olfe
4.0
(1)
"Every Tuesday is also lesbian bar night in Möbel Olfe and they often have a DJ so after midnight there can actually be some dancing."
#46
Saule at Berghain
4.0
(1)
"Saule at berghain is open thursday nights, door is pretty easy."
#47
Bar Oriente
4.0
(1)
"Funk, bar oriente if u like techno/reggaeton japan, if you’re into hard techno brutal"
#48
Lo Fi
4.0
(1)
"Lo Fi downtown has a real low key, chill vibe if that's what you are looking for."
#49
Looloo
4.0
(1)
"If you’re into house/tech house looloo"
#50
Johnny's Hideaway
4.0
(1)
"Johnny's Hideaway and Clermont Lounge are best clubs/bars."
#51
SwingLifestyle
4.0
(1)
"SLS has a list of swinger clubs."
#52
Firkin
4.0
(1)
"CR2 and firkin to be chill"
#53
Phoenix Condesa
4.0
(1)
"Back when I used to go to regular nightclubs I liked phoenix condesa"
#54
CR2
4.0
(1)
"CR2 and firkin to be chill"
#55
Neck of the Woods
4.0
(1)
"I personally like The Mothership or Neck of the Woods if you're into something more "alternative"."
#56
Tiki
4.0
(1)
"The smoking patio at tiki was always fun to socialize at."
#57
Pointers
4.0
(1)
"Pointers dnb/house."
#58
Speakeasy
4.0
(1)
"Speakeasy is next to it :) and lo-fi not too far. Great places to grab some drinks."
#59
Sic Club
4.0
(1)
"Sic club is great if you’re into house/tecno"
#60
Churchkey
4.0
(1)
"Churchkey is nice"
#61
Intermission Modesto
4.0
(1)
"Intermission Modesto. Went last night. They have silent movie nights on Thursdays."
#62
Jardín Paraíso
4.0
(1)
"Jardín paraíso. Last night you should’ve been at after dark. Always a good time."
#63
Salida Club
4.0
(1)
"Salida Club"
#64
Twist Bar & Lounge
4.0
(1)
"There are some good options like: Twist Bar & Lounge"
#65
Drama Radio Bar
4.0
(1)
"Drama Radio Bar, on the same street as mercado roma, or el minutito cafe at colonia juarez"
#66
Noni's
4.0
(1)
"Noni’s is an Italian restaurant that becomes a dance club after 10 or 11 pm."
#67
Bigshot Club
4.0
(1)
"There are some good options like: Bigshot Club"
#68
Beyond Bar
4.0
(1)
"There are some good options like: Beyond Bar"
#69
Land-Grant
4.0
(1)
"Breweries Jackie O’s and Land Grant get pretty busy."
#70
Mount Equipment Company
4.0
(1)
"Mount Equipment Company. Specially their Vancouver location"
#71
Ruckus Revival
4.0
(1)
"Ruckus Revival usually features a rap battle tournament that can be pretty good."
#72
Jackie O's
4.0
(1)
"Breweries Jackie O’s and Land Grant get pretty busy."
#73
Prost
4.0
(1)
"Other recommendations Prost, zero 40"
#74
Broadway
4.0
(1)
"Broadway is good, has great brewed beers and decent cocktails. Food is also good."
#75
Jamming Goat
4.0
(1)
"If you want good cocktails try monastery, Toscano, Jamming Goat."
#76
Ivory blacks, Audio, Slay, Rufus t firefly, Solid Rock, Cathouse club
4.0
(1)
"Glasgow is better with Ivory blacks, Audio, Slay and the bigger venues but you also have pubs like Rufus t firefly and Solid Rock and the Cathouse club."
#77
The Cart and Horses
4.0
(1)
"The Cart and Horses. Has live music most weekends and ,if you like Iron Maiden, lots of memorabilia on the walls"
#78
The Mothership
4.0
(1)
"I personally like The Mothership or Neck of the Woods if you're into something more "alternative"."
#79
Toscano
4.0
(1)
"If you want good cocktails try monastery, Toscano, Jamming Goat."
#80
Studio The Venue
4.0
(1)
"Studio the Venue has some really good shows sometimes."
#81
Hoppers
4.0
(1)
"Hoppers is super fun, nice crowd and good music."
#82
PSC
4.0
(1)
"PSC on ponsonby road...My cousin djs there if u want good vibes hehe🤭 dm me"
#83
Crown
4.0
(1)
"Crown is really nice in terms of clubs."
#84
Family Bar
4.0
(1)
"Used to go out to Family bar a lot. I think being a gay bar, it deters the assholes from going there?"
#85
605
4.0
(1)
"There’s a cool pub in morningside called 605 always good vibes"
#86
Face
4.0
(1)
"Face does 2000/2010s pop/remixes."
#87
Ledo's
4.0
(1)
"Favorite dives are Bobs Bar or Ledos."
#88
Caretaker
4.0
(1)
"Caretaker close to britomart is a very cool bar worth checking out."
#89
Red 58
4.0
(1)
"Red 58 is also a small club, they have a great event on this Saturday with the electro/techno digger sound this sub likes"
#90
Laut
4.0
(1)
"Laut, The Garage Club (more techno), Les Enfants & La Paloma"
#91
The Garage Club
4.0
(1)
"Laut, The Garage Club (more techno), Les Enfants & La Paloma"
#92
Bob's Bar
4.0
(1)
"Favorite dives are Bobs Bar or Ledos."
#93
Santos & Pecadores
3.0
(1)
"Santos & Pecadores"
#94
Salon Solin
3.0
(1)
"Have heard it mentioned recently and was surprised it was still open. Could be a good place for Op"
#95
Kinshasa Roma
3.0
(1)
"Check out Kinshasa Roma"
#96
Departamento
3.0
(1)
"Departamento and Patrick miller are way different. Departamento plays house on its rooftop til certain hour and reggaeton/cumbias downstairs."
#97
Akan
3.0
(1)
"Try Akan, Beer cartel or Enlux"
#98
Zero 40
3.0
(1)
"Other recommendations Prost, zero 40"
#99
Babylon
3.0
(1)
"Babylon - has good food but pretty expensive"
#100
Crybaby $ Ceremony
3.0
(1)
"Crybaby $ Ceremony"
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