There was a pool table in the back room of Ginger's Bar. If you like to try something different and have a sweet palate, you might enjoy them. I personally didn't love the drinks, but I have to hand it to them for a creative menu. The shot consisted of vodka, peach schnapps, and cranberry juice, but as my friend stated at the time, tasted like 'straight-up grenadine.' We also tried the ' WAP Shot.' In my opinion, at $10 a shot, it was definitely not worth the embarrassment of ordering a drink by that name. They also gave us the bottle that the gin came in, which my friend now uses as a flower vase. I tried the Iron Lady, which was a little too sweet for me, but my friend who likes sweet drinks loved it. Drinks on the menu included the FOMO (organic pineapple vodka sling), the Iron Lady (a rose and hops gin sling), and the Boomerang (a maple old fashioned).

Henrietta Hudson has handcrafted cocktails priced at $12 each, which is not too bad for New York, but when paired with a $10 cover charge may make your night a little pricey. The drink list above the bar at Henrietta Hudson. I was also interested to know what the differences were between the three bars when it came to music, dress code, costs, and general vibes - so I grabbed a friend and we went out. I'd never been to any of the three bars before, but I wanted to get a better understanding of their importance and whether I would feel more comfortable there than in other spaces. 'If we lose these lesbian bars, where are we going to go for community? Where are we going to go, you know, to be together, to have our family?' 'There's a thing when you walk into a gay bar as a gay person, that straight people I don't think understand at all where you just go, 'ah,' because, you know, you're in your safe space,' DeLaria said. Despite the growth of online dating and a wider acceptance of gay people, there's still a real need for these bars, Lea DeLaria with The Lesbian Bar Project told NY1. By comparison, there are almost four times as many gay bars across the city, Time Out reported.Īccording to a June 2021 report by NY1, the three lesbian bars have suffered during the pandemic, including temporary closures. However, when it comes to lesbian bars, there are only 21 left in the entire country, and three of them are in New York City, where I live. As a gay woman, it can be hard to find a space where I feel comfortable to freely be myself. The author (right) and her friend trying the WAP shot at Henrietta Hudson.Īnybody who has been to a gay bar knows that it's primarily a safe space for gay men, as well as straight women who don't want to be hit on by men. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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