The Hawk
The Hawk has been slinging drinks since 1933 and has become a premier gay bar in Cleveland. Enjoy the pool table, fully stocked jukebox, and a patio during a night out with locals.
- 30+
- 40+
- 50+
- outdoor seating
- pool table
- happy hour
- mixed LGBTQ+
- pub
- $$
- dive
- casual
- craft beer
- LGBTQ+ owned
- locals
- public
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Strong drinks, fun crowd
The crowd at this bar is definitely eclectic. On this particular Tuesday, there were trannys, twinks, bears, etc. With that said, everyone was having a blast and for the most part, very friendly. Coming from DC, the drinks here were very cheap, almost too good to be true. Draft Coor's light for $1.50, call drinks for $4.50. They are also very liberal on the pour. Relative to what I typically get in DC, all of our mixed drinks were doubles. The "shots" were also more than just shots. They were served straight up in shooter glasses. Now I can see why everyone was having such a good time :) Many of the guys here were very friendly and it was pretty easy starting up a conversation with most of them. Unlike DC, most folks here didn't have an agenda in mind, rather just looking for a safe space to unwind on a Tuesday. My friend and I definitely had a great time and enjoyed our drinks. The bartenders were so helpful and attentive too. If we are ever back in town, we will stop by Hawk again.
Thanks for the Memories
Bottoms Up is closed. Bounce is...idk. But the pretty young things have set up camp at The Hawk. I recognized only 3 or 4 regulars. The rest were all hatchlings. "I want a place where I can meet MEN!" Not young "adults." The bars have been going downhill for over a decade, but with CLAW leaving the bars for a suburban hotel, and now old places like The Hawk being abandoned by its regular crowd, it's not like there's a home for the over 30 set anymore. You can have Cocktails. It makes The Hawk's neighborhood look like Beachwood.
changing times
The old crowd is gone, sadly. the Hawk used to a mixed bar with bears, twinks, older, younger. Now it's basically a black twenty-something bar. Not that that's a bad thing...just sayin.
TPEleather
Like you as man and will with you from connection! TPEleather boi
Great place
If you like your drinks cheap, and enjoy looking at fat men.