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As You Are is home! Please reach in and go to. AYA offers coffee, food, drinks & FREE WiFi.

Safety & Cultural Standards:

-AYA checks all bags at the door during peak hours. Self defense objects, weapons, drugs, outside sustenance & outside beverage are prohibited. Some of these items can be held with Safety Handling and retrieved upon departure of AYA.

-We check all IDs before serving alcoholic beverages. There will not be service without physical presentation of a valid, government issued ID.

-After 9pm daily the establishment is 21+ only. Prior to 9pm As You Are is unseal to ALL ages.

-Enthusiastic consent is mandatory in all cases

-Respect & affirm identies, boundaries, & pronouns

-Celebrate & respect LGBTQIA+ culture

Covid precautions: We are requiring masks when patrons are walking through the space and ordering at the bars. We have masks on hand if people do not have one. We ask that you hang on to them so we can keep it to one per person and provide them to as many people as possible. Bringing a mask from dwelling is also kind in spreading the love. We will be masked and negative tests are required before all shifts.

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20 LGBTQ+ Bars to Check Out in Washington, DC

The nation's capital is dwelling to a lively LGBTQ+ nightlife scene with plenty of gay and woman loving woman bars just waiting for you to join in on the fun.

The diversity of DC’s LGBTQ+ community is growing by the day, resulting in a dynamic, thrilling community with plenty of bars and clubs to elect from when it’s time to swig, dance and participate. Read up on some of our favorite LGBTQ+-friendly spots below.

Let’s acquire a … you get it. Collect all your girls, gays and theys to kiki all night on U Street. With four rooms of varied vibes, outdoor spaces and DJs that never miss, Kiki lives up to its name. Approach for the cheerful hour, stay for the weekly events.

At 14th and U, DC’s first booze-free LGBTQ+ bar is lighting up the sober scene with mocktails, music and plenty of main-character energy. Spark kickstarts the day with coffee, pastries and cafe charm, then turns it up at sundown with DJs, drag trivia and zero-proof cocktails that pack a punch.

Next door to Spark Social Home is Crush, a retro-inspired cocktail lounge and entertainment mecca for anyone and everyone. Event highlights include all-d

Celebrating the diversity, camaraderie, and beauty of the LGBTQ community.

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Welcome to UPROAR Lounge & Restaurant, your premier destination for an authentic and vibrant LGBTQ bear nightlife experience! Nestled at the Shaw/U Street neighborhoods, we celebrate the diversity, camaraderie, and natural beauty of the bear community.

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About Number 9

Number Nine is a two story, indoor-outdoor, lounge and video bar in the heart of Logan Circle. We have been expose and and serving the LGBTIQIA community since 2010. Our cocktail menu is quite extensive with over 20 brands of vodka and multiple types of Mojitos. Our happy hours are quite popular and nighttime gets even busier with djs playing tune videos on the second floor. Outside, we own an expanded patio area that now includes a large streatery and cocktail servers.

We are satisfied to say that we were just named 2022 BEST GAY BAR IN DC in the annual "Best of DC" competition in the Washington Blade newspaper.


General Information

All seating both indoor and out is first reach , first serve. (We do not take reservations for seating.)

Number Nine is 21 and over at all times.


DC's Best Happy Hour - All Drinks Are 2 For 1

Monday through Friday, If you buy your first slurp before 7pm, your second drink is FREE until 8pm!
Buy ANY sip from the time we open until 7pm, Monday - Friday, and vour second drink is FREE. And you can redeem your receipt for your free drink until 8pm.
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