Shake it all-night-long at Montrose’s LGBT-friendly Blur Bar. The two-story contemporary dance club—which is just around the corner from South Beach and JR’s—is popular for its stellar mix of high-energy hip-hop, Top 40 and Latin music.

Even city boys need a little two-steppin’ excitement every once in awhile. Sandwiched between the Red Door and Little Woodrow’s in Midtown, Brazos River Bottom (BRB to regulars) has remained a Houston staple since opening more than three decades ago.

Ladies rule the dance floor at Montrose’s Chances bar. The much-loved hotspot, which first opened in 1994, has continued to expand over the years into what now claims to be “the largest women’s bar in the world.”

Located downtown, inside a historic art deco movie theater, Club 2020 has catered to Houston’s gay club scene since first opening in late 2006.

Just around the corner from Montrose’s hip Westheimer Curve, Bartini offers H-Town’s gay scene an energetic two-level dance club with prime views of downtown Houston.

This retro Montrose gay bar is the default hangout for veterans of Houston's gay and lesbian scene.

EJ’s is a GLBT-friendly neighborhood spot known for its big bar, two-level patio space and amateur strip nights.

J.R.'s is a quintessential stand-and-model bar with attractive Southwestern-inspired decor and fabulous patio.

Step inside Montrose’s Meteor lounge—a surrealist scene of flashing video monitors, wild music and cute boys shaking it in their skivvies.

Montrose Mining Company is one of the gayborhoods’ oldest and much-loved leather and levi bars.