Pearl Bar

Such a great spot! We were there on a Sunday and it was packed full of amazing humans, everyone dancing and enjoying their evening. Cheap drinks, good service, and a great space! Also loved the way they decorate. Would go back!

Celebrated my birthday here and had a blast! Drinks were amazing, and I got a photo with Amber from amberscloset. Bathrooms are gender neutral and clean! Update: I'm back at Side Peace, next door, as a vendor this Pride Market Sunday. The process of becoming a vendor was SO easy! All I had to do was text a number from their Instagram, and show up at 2pm with a table and my products. They don't charge to have a spot! I love the community connections I'm making, tips I'm hearing and learning, as well as the atmosphere! Update: I'm back at Pearl and SidePeace celebrating another birthday. The give and take with the community, spreading love and joy has truly made this the Best Birthday EVER!!!

Pearl is Houston's only lesbian bar and it's very loved by the community and for me it's my personal favorite out of the lesbian bars I've been to across the country! The atmosphere is always welcoming and diverse and chill. Every weekend there are different themes and events going with different music and special themed drinks. Also, it has a large patio so it's nice to have two different spaces/moods and check both of them out or stay in one depending on the vibe you're going for. Recently they also expanded to the bar next door called Side Peace so that offers even more! It also has an indoor and outdoor space so it's great to get 4 different vibes in one visit and pick your preferred one! Overall love this place!

My friends were denied entrance for "appearing" intoxicated, when I know for a fact people have been let in who were far worse. Sad fact is that I also never really see POC in there being that it's one of few lesbian bars in Texas. Have been a couple of times and still not really sure what the hype is to this place is about. Bartenders are rude. Door people have a power trip every time I've visited. Will likely never visit again. Don't waste your time with this place.

Love this place! Drinks are so good, and the steak on Thursday is bomb!

Went here last night. Not sure why Pearl was closed. We went after like 2200 and their Google profile says open until 0200. Side Peace was open and trashy as hell. Separate review for them. Hoping to visit Pearl again and maybe it will be open and hopefully a better experience than their other bar next door. Also why on earth is parking so terrible and expensive??? Montrose bars are nicer and don’t charge for parking on Wednesday. Also they have asphalt. Hint hint. Not all of us want to get our nice cars dirty on gravel lots.

I don’t know why all of the negative comments of the check in / entrance point to this place! Haven’t you heard of June 12, 2016, the Pulse shooting that had happened. It was the single deadliest mass shooting in US history. I’m not saying any place is safe from violence but Pearl just tries to be one of the SAFEST places. It is a place of hope and community for LGBTQ+ people. They can provide a place to spend time with like-minded people, listen to music, and have a drink. I enjoyed my time there and will return , knowing my time spent there will be a safe place, no matter if I have to have security peep in my purse so that there’s no gun or knives. I love the fact they care for us like that.

So much fun, great DJ and really affordable drinks