Second Story Bar

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admin, 7-15-2015

This is the smallest, most oddly charming gay bar in the city. It's also probably the oldest. Ok, it's a little worn around the edges. But everyone is friendly, people want to talk, and the slightly-older crowd is a little less worried about their hair than the usual gays.

One part gay and lesbian neighborhood scene, one part harried Streeterville office workers--mix well and serve.

This is the smallest, most oddly charming gay bar in the city. It's also probably the oldest. Ok, it's a little worn around the edges. But everyone is friendly, people want to talk, and the slightly-older crowd is a little less worried about their hair than the usual gays.

One part gay and lesbian neighborhood scene, one part harried Streeterville office workers--mix well and serve.

Above the Armenian restaurant Sayat Nova, this neighborhood pub and gay bar is dark and filled with denizens who visit the place with a regularity frightening to even the most jaded of barflies. The busiest hours are right after the workday finishes until approximately 20:00, no doubt in part because of the scarcity of bars in the area. The place picks up again after the bar-hopping crowd finds...