Is it “a straight-friendly gay bar or a gay-friendly straight bar?”: either way, this “relaxed, playful” Silver Lake “hipster beehive” “rocks” with “one of the best jukeboxes in the city” and an all-embracing ethos where “no one is made to feel unwelcome”; though the “funky” decor may be “faded”, the drinks are “cheap”, “tunes are slamming” and the “tiny dance floor” is “packed” on weekends.
Straight-friendly gay bar of shadowy Arabian allure. Been a long time since we've seen Akbar's Jeff, causing breakup rumors. Notable draws include true smoking area and buff stuff in muscle tees. Wheel of drunken fortune yields free house rounds. Dance nights of local renown; the more famous the DJ the more straight-bi-curious the crowd. Gonna make you sweat. Stand-up comics and special sets...
This Moroccan-themed bar on the border of Hollywood and Silver Lake attracts a mixed crowd of casually dressed gays and straights. Often supercrowded, it can get downright suffocating on weekends. There's a great jukebox, with everything from '90s rock to Frank Sinatra, comfortable seating in the lounge behind the bar, and very stiff drinks. Regular themed party nights include Craft Night,...
On the outside, Akbar isn't much to look at with its brown stucco facade and simple (almost imperceptible) sign. Step inside, though, and you'll find one of the city's more moody rooms. Friendly barkeeps ply the patrons with cocktails from behind the arabesque mirrored bar, and an astonishingly diverse CD jukebox is filled to capacity with tunes old and new. This is a mixed bar that's...