Gay Guide Providence

Providence Eagle is the city’s leather bar, an unassuming downtown dive marked by a huge painted eagle on Snow Street. It’s the local outpost of the international Eagle bar family, and a more modern, easygoing version than some. A friendly leather...

The Dark Lady is a spacious, unpretentious gay lounge on Snow Street with a giant disco ball, a stage, a pole, and a separate side room for quieter conversation. It’s known for themed drag performances, retro dance nights, go-go and pole dancers, ...

The Mega-Plex is New England’s gay bathhouse, open around the clock since 2000 on Allens Avenue in Providence. It’s the kind of 24-hour men’s space that has grown rare in the region, and it draws visitors from across Rhode Island, Massachusetts, C...

The Stable is a cozy, equestrian-themed cocktail bar in downtown Providence, and a favorite with the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The room is relaxed and metropolitan, with well-made cocktails, a billiards table, music videos on the screens, and a bit...