You may be wondering how a bar jumped more than 50 spaces to take the top of the list.

There are 17 new entries on the list, including Parliament House which (spoiler alert) grabbed the top spot. And which bars were the most popular in that year’s time? The answers will surprise you. This list tracks gay bar attendance from November 1, 2017, through October 31, 2018. But there’s no one way to do it: What what works in Peoria doesn’t necessarily work in Pasadena.īut measuring how popular a bar is, that’s all in the numbers.ĭata collected by Gravy Analytics, a location-based marketing platform, tracks mobile data to verify attendance at places and events throughout the United States. The best bars mix ambience, a frisson of energy, and the right vibes.

The ingredients for the perfect gay bar are not as obvious as the ingredients for a perfect cocktail.