Bars & clubs / Lansing
The Avenue Cafe
A two-level Eastside Lansing dive bar and music venue packed with pinball machines, voted the city's best LGBTQ-friendly bar in 2023.
01 / The story of this place
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The Avenue Cafe is a dive bar and music venue on Lansing's Eastside with two levels, a stage and plenty of pinball machines. It isn't a dedicated gay bar, but it has gender-neutral restrooms and Pride flags, reviewers describe it as a safe queer space, and it was voted Lansing's best LGBTQ-friendly bar in 2023. Programming includes karaoke, game nights and live music.
- Voted Lansing's best LGBTQ-friendly bar, 2023
- Two levels, a stage and lots of pinball
- Gender-neutral restrooms
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Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-09-25
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