The Hidden Door
Bear & dive bar · Dallas Oak Lawn / Love Field
One of Dallas’s longest-running gay bars since 1979: a dive and bear bar with three bars, pool tables and patios. The profits go to LGBTQ and HIV projects.
- Bears
- Cash only
- Address
- 5025 Bowser Ave
75209 Dallas - Opening hours
- Mon–Sat 7 am–2 am
Sun 12 pm–2 am - Crowd
- Mostly men: bears, leather types, after-work regulars
- Facilities
- Three bars, pool, darts, outdoor areas with misters, cheap and strong drinks
- Location
- Bowser Ave, north of the Cedar Springs strip
What makes The Hidden Door special
The Hidden Door is down-to-earth and masculine, with no show. Drinks are paid in cash and are cheap. Almost all of the net profit goes via the Anthony Bobrow Trust to organisations in Dallas. It is busiest on the Sunday of the Texas Bear Round Up.
A good fit if you …
- like bear bars and a dive atmosphere
- want a drink early in the day
Not ideal if you …
- need to pay by card
- are looking for drag shows or a dance floor
Contact
Editorially researched, as of October 2026. Sources: Out x Out (venue page; Dallas guide updated Jun 2026), own website (© 2026). Opening hours, prices and programme may change, please check before visiting.
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