Much as other urbanized groups, some LGBT people have managed to utilize their spaces as a way to reflect their cultural value and serve the special needs of individuals in relation to society at large. Such areas may represent a LGBT-friendly oasis in an otherwise hostile city or may simply have a high concentration of gay residents and businesses. Gay villages often contain a number of gay-oriented establishments, such as gay bars and pubs, nightclubs, bathhouses, restaurants, boutiques, and bookstores.Īmong the most famous gay villages are New York City's Greenwich Village, Hell's Kitchen, and Chelsea neighborhoods in Manhattan Fire Island and The Hamptons on Long Island Asbury Park, Lambertville, and Maplewood in New Jersey Boston's South End, Jamaica Plain, and Provincetown, Massachusetts Philadelphia's Gayborhood Washington D.C.'s Dupont Circle Midtown Atlanta Chicago's Boystown London's Soho, Birmingham's Gay Village, Brighton's Kemptown, and Manchester's Canal Street, all in England Los Angeles County's West Hollywood as well as Barcelona Province's Sitges, Toronto's Church and Wellesley neighborhood, the Castro of San Francisco Madrid's Chueca Sydney's Newtown and Darlinghurst Berlin's Schöneberg the Gay Street in Rome, Le Marais in Paris Green Point in Cape Town Melville in Johannesburg and Zona Rosa in Mexico City. Pick up inexpensive show tickets in advance so you can relax and sip on the Smooth Jazz Feels, made with brown butter-infused bourbon and orange zest.Metro station in Montreal's Gay Village districtĪ gay village (also known as a gay neighborhood, gay enclave, gayvenue, gay ghetto, gaytto, gay district, gaytown, or gayborhood) is a geographical area with generally recognized boundaries that is inhabited or frequented by many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ( LGBT) people. This large, wood-filled lounge and restaurant feels like its name: a piece of Southern hospitality hidden in a Northeastern city.Ī jazz parlour for nightly live music adjoins the dining room and bar area. South Kitchen and Jazz Barīrothers Robert and Benjamin Bynum, who first arrived on the scene as the force behind Center City’s famed Zanzibar Blue, also currently own Green Soul, Warmdaddy’s and Relish. To drink, sip on a floral Haute Margarita with St. Shrimp and grits are a standout on the food menu, which includes Chilean sea bass and filet mignon. With a dimmed interior, high chairs tucked into small round tables and elevated booth seating, Haute generally hosts a more mature crowd, along with the occasional brunch party.
Haute is a relatively new spot that comes with all the upscale vibes you’d expect from a restaurant near Center City’s theater district. Bring friends to dine in the traditional style, sharing one large meal and eating with hands, ripping pieces of soft sourdough injera bread, doro tibs and goman, before hitting up the bar for after dinner drinks. The straightforward counter, a wooden centerpiece alongside a pool table, is separate from the dining room. New on tap at Era is Delco Lager by local beermakers 2SP Brewing. Era is a traditional Ethiopian restaurant melded with a classic Philly neighborhood dive, offering a more-than-decent selection of beer and wine.