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Two neighboring bars along Bardstown Road in the Highlands are included on a new list of the 100 best LGBT bars in the country.
Chill Bar, 1117 Bardstown Road, placed 87th on Yelp’s “Top 100 LGBTQ+ Bars Across the U.S.” list.
Just a few blocks away, Big Bar, 1202 Bardstown Road, ranked close behind at No. 91.
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The Highlands bars are the only Kentucky names on the list, which is dominated by spots in New York, California, Texas and Illinois.
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English Ivy’s and Metro in Indianapolis and Below Zero Lounge in Cincinnati also made the list.
Play Yelp, a crowdsourced review website, ranked establishments in its “gay bars” category using multiple factors, including the volume and ratings of reviews between Jan. 1, 2016, and April 28, 2021.
Matthew Glowicki can be reached at mglowicki@courier-journal.com, 502-582-4989 or on Twitter @mattglo.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: These two Louisville spots made Yelp’s list of 100 top LGBT bars in the US
