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AiiRO CAFE Formerly: Advocates cafe

(63 Ratings)
Popular open-air option

The welcoming crowd at this joint makes it a great place to bring your gay-friendly pals. Late-night parties at this small, corner bar end up like block parties with patrons spilling into the streets, cocktails in hand.



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Reviews

cubicle
cubicle first review First to Review
Over a year ago

Great place on sunny, warm days....

Advo(cates) is a very tiny bar. The "inside" of the bar can only accomodate like ... 6 people. The bar puts up chairs and tables outside and on spring/summer nights a huge crowd stands in front of the bar chatting, giggling, laughing, crying... having a good night out. That's why I consider this bar to be more outdoors than indoors. On warm, sunny days this is the place to be. It gets quite packed on friday and saturday nights. The crowds come around 10:30 - 11pm and start their night out with a couple of drinks here. On some occasions the owner hires an outdoor DJ or has a bartender do some acrobatic stunts outside to entertain the ppl. The downside is that as soon as it rains or gets cold in winter this place dies out. On dry/sunny winter evenings people still stop by, as they provide outdoor gas radiators. but still, quite empty compared to the hot summer nights. I like this place, just too bad that it's notoriously empty on winter nights or rainy days.


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