BEST GAY/LESBIAN BAR, BEST DANCE CLUB

Club Station House

306 East Washington St., 525-0438 If you’re looking to cut a rug, Club Station House is the place to be. (In most circles, people just call it “Station House” for short.) Clean, welcoming, and with a well-stocked bar, Club Station House offers hip, four-on-the-floor dance beats on the weekends, though on the typical week night, it’s less of a dance club and more of a laid-back lounge. The bar hosts regular drag shows, which are genuinely entertaining even for the straight crowd, along with a combination bingo and karaoke night on Wednesdays. The fact that it’s a gay bar shouldn’t deter straight folks from plunking down at the bar and ordering a stiff drink; the place is all about acceptance, whether you’re gay, straight or an alien from another planet. Runner-up gay/lesbian bar: Scandals Runner-up dance club: Catch-22