Pony

Top choice in Seattle


Pony (in a repurposed car garage from the 1930s) is the type of gay bar that has reached a level of popularity where most denizens of Seattle's LGBTIQ+ nightlife scene either absolutely love or loathe it. Come dance your brains out on a Saturday night or sip a beer on its patio on a sunny afternoon and decide for yourself.

This is definitely a gay dive and the music tends to skew toward indie pop, punk, disco and new wave.


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