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1723 Polk San Francisco, CA 94109

415-776-4162 

http://www.myspace.com/cinchbar  

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1723 Polk San Francisco CA 94109

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The phrase "cool fucking dive bar" gets thrown around a lot these days, but this place is a cool fucking dive bar - especially in comparison to the trendy Russian Hill lounges up the street - while the unselfconsciously unhip gay crowd begs you to pinch its adorable, if somewhat aged, cheeks.








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  • 2009 | Best Gay Bar

    Before the Castro became the throbbing heart of contemporary gaydom, the Friends of Dorothy tended to congregate in Polk Gulch -- the stretch of Polk Street between Geary and Union that now retains only a few marks of its long-gone days as the city's queer hub. The Cinch is probably the gayest thing going in the neighborhood these days; the interior looks like a saloon dolled up for a burlesque show, and the staff has been known to show MGM musicals during happy hour. The bar gets... More »

  • 2007 | Best Drag Show

    By crowning Charlie Horse as the best drag show, we don't mean to dethrone Trannyshack. That's just not possible. Like Oprah Winfrey, who no longer turns in Emmy-nomination bids after having won bushels of them, Heklina's genius drag revue has no equal and certainly no longer needs our pithy accolades. But if you're looking for something in a similar vein but on a weekend night, check out this night of condensed, sloppy, artistic, and bizarre drags numbers at one of the scant few remaining... More »

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