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Other Places to Party
In addition to the clubs listed in this section, other downtown hot spots include
Chillers, the Big Belly Brewery,
and
Lattitudes,
33 W. Church St. (
&
407/939-
4270)—three separate clubs located in a single trilevel building that are all
geared to the young-adult crowd with an atmosphere that's very casual.
Another nighttime complex lined with clubs and bars is
Wall Street Plaza
(www.wallstplaza.net), a “meet market” on Wall Street that's home to the
Globe
(
&
407/849-9904), a European patio cafe;
Slingapours
(
&
407/849-9904), a
dance club with an indoor and outdoor patio for relaxing;
Waitiki
(
&
407/849-
0471), a retro Tiki lounge and restaurant; the
Monkey Bar
(
&
407/849-0471), a
hip martini lounge and cocktail bar;
One Eyed Jacks
(
&
407/648-2050) and
the
Loaded Hog
(
&
407/649-1918), both party bars; the
Tuk Tuk Room
(
&
407/
849-9904), a cocktail and sushi lounge; and the
Wall Street Cantina
(
&
407/
420-1515), a bar that serves mean margaritas.
(
&
407/228-8272;
www.glbcc.org).
Gay Orlando Network
(www.gayorlando.com)
and the
Gay Guide to Florida
(http://gay-guide.com) also feature a lot of nightlife
entries. Travelers interested in sampling some of the city's best gay and lesbian hot spots
can check out the following places:
Full Moon Saloon
DJs keep things hopping most nights, but the Moon sometimes
offers live entertainment, including bands. This club stakes a rightful claim to being
Orlando's oldest gay bar. Expect a lot of leather and cowboy duds. The interior is big, but
much of the fun happens on the patio and in the expanding backyard. Open daily from
noon to 2am; showtimes vary.
500 N. Orange Blossom Trail (just west of downtown).
&
407/
648-8725.
www.fullmoonsaloon.com. Free parking.
Parliament House
This is one of Orlando's wildest and most popular gay spots. Not
a fancy place, the Parliament House has had years of hard partying and shows it. This is
a place to drink, dance, and watch shows that include female impersonators and male
revues. There are also DJs. A relatively large dance floor tends to get small pretty quickly
as the crowd swells. The Parliament has six bars scattered throughout the premises and
the complex includes a 130-room hotel with a courtyard, small beach, and full-service
restaurant. Open daily from 3pm to 2am; showtimes vary.
410 N. Orange Blossom Trail (just
west of downtown).
&
407/425-7571.
www.parliamenthouse.com. Cover $2-$10. Free parking.
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SPORTS BARS
ESPN Sports
If you're dying for a sports fix, this is it. Ninety monitors—there are
even a few in the bathrooms—broadcast sporting events from around the world. Need I
say more? There's a full-service bar, but there's also a restaurant (p. 154) and a small
