Precinct
Gay night club · Downtown Los Angeles
357 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Highlights
Lively gay bar with drag shows, great cocktails, and chicken tenders
Lively gay bar with drag shows, great cocktails, and chicken tenders
"Precinct is one of Downtown’s staple queer bars. The music is good, which keeps the dance floor constantly busy. Stationed on the second floor with wide windows overlooking Broadway, Precinct has a distinct and joyful presence in Downtown that might be experiencing performers or DJs. Passersby will often look up and wonder, “What is going on up there?” For a club, the drink selections are quite impressive, with beer, wine, and cocktails on offer. From Tuesday to Saturday, Precinct also offers a happy hour." - Rebecca Roland
"Open since 2015, Precinct’s arrival in downtown signaled a few things. For one, it once again solidified DTLA as a legitimate gay nightlife destination. Secondly, it allowed us to put events like “Springtime Beef Ball” and “Bear Bust” into our Google calendars. Mostly though, it gave LA its best new gay bar in years. Precinct is one of those places that’s so big, with so many different crowds, you can have whatever kind of night you came looking for. Want to catch a drag show? Post-up all night on the patio? Debut your death drop on the dance floor? It’s all possible at Precinct." - brant cox
"“Precinct was where I would go and pick up DJ gigs secretly out of drag just to build my skills and build my library. It’s beefy, muscly, and hairy. It's a great space to be a drag queen, trans person, or plus size gay person. It’s not West Hollywood, let me tell you that. It’s for actual tattooed, creative, cool, sexy, artsy f*cking gay people. It's just a beautiful bar. And by beautiful, I mean it's a black hole with sticky floors.”" - brant cox
"Open since 2015, Precinct’s arrival in downtown signaled a few things. For one, it once again solidified DTLA as a legitimate gay nightlife destination. Secondly, it allowed us to put events like “Springtime Beef Ball” and “Bear Bust” into our Google calendars. Mostly though, it gave LA a place to dance and get a little weird. Precinct is so large, with so many different crowds, you can have whatever kind of night you came looking for. Want to catch a drag show? Post up all night on the patio? Debut your death drop on the dance floor? It’s all possible at Precinct. " - brant cox, nikko duren, sylvio martins
"Sweatshirt, $28 This sturdy and warm sweatshirt made by the historic rock n roll gay bar, Precinct, is sure to keep you - and a loved one - warm during the colder winter months. It comes in a pre-shrunk, classic fit, is made with an air-jet spun yarn for a softer feel, and its image is raised a little for “the whores who will take scissors to it.” Oops." - kat hong
