Eats and Drinks
Best Gay Bar
The Hippo
1 W. Eager St., (410) 547-0069, events line (410) 576-0018, www.clubhippo. Com
We may have to retire this category soon because the Hippo manages to win just about every year. People may grumble sometimes, but they always come back. Why? Because the Hippo offers the biggest variety of things to do, the best music to dance to, some of the most professional bartenders around, and sooner or later on a Saturday night everyone stops by to check out the action. Owner Chuck Bowers is usually on hand to make sure people are having a good time, and we like that. It makes us feel that the host really cares about whether or not people are being entertained. Maybe that's what being best is all about.
Other Awards for Best Gay Bar:
Guerilla Gay Bar Baltimore, 9/16/2009
Grand Central, 9/17/2008
Grand Central, 9/19/2007
Grand Central, 9/20/2006
Grand Central, 9/21/2005
Grand Central, 9/22/2004
Park Avenue Sports Bar, 9/17/2003
Baltimore Eagle, 9/18/2002
The Hippo, 9/19/2001
The Hippo, 9/15/1999
1722 on Saturday Nights, 9/18/1996
All Awards for The Hippo:
Best Bingo, 9/17/2003
Best Gay Bar, 9/19/2001
Best Piano Bar/Best Karaoke, 9/13/2000
Best Gay Bar, 9/15/1999
Best Gay/Lesbian Bar, 9/17/1997