Le Mirage
Storgata 42
About
The leather sofas at this cutting-edge bar are deep, plush, and comfortable, and the walls are painted in conversation-inducing shades of pale beige and lime. It exists as a hipster bar, with a striking-looking postmodern decor that's in deliberate contrast to the more rustic pubs that surround it on all sides. The 20-something clientele is hip enough to remain completely unfazed at the way this bar, somewhat confusingly, seems to have been repeatedly designated, often in newspaper articles in many different languages throughout Europe, as a gay bar. If you ask one of the barmaids about it, she'll politely maintain that the place is predominately straight, and we'd tend to agree. But despite that, we still suspect that this, more than any other bar, is the most gay-tolerant and accommodating in town. It's open Monday to Thursday noon to 2am, Friday and Saturday 11am to 3:30am, and Sunday 1pm to 2am. There is no cover charge.
