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Bars & clubs / Ferndale

SOHO Ferndale

Ferndale's long-running gay bar at the heart of the 9 Mile nightlife strip: a relaxed martini-and-video lounge with a pool table and dog-friendly patio.

Bartender mixing drinks behind the colorfully lit back bar as guests look on
Bartender mixing drinks behind the colorfully lit back bar as guests look on · SOHO Ferndale · Image from the venue’s official website

01 / The story of this place

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SOHO opened on Nine Mile Road in 2004 as a quieter, neighborhood alternative to its owner's former Q nightclub a few doors away. It has since become an anchor of downtown Ferndale's nightlife: a martini-and-video lounge with a pool table and a dog-friendly patio. The crowd is mostly gay men, but the room is mixed and welcoming to everyone. The lineup includes karaoke, trivia, dance parties and drag bingo, and SOHO also presents queer parties at the neighboring event space 215 West, such as the Studio 69 queer disco night in September 2026.

  1. An anchor of 9 Mile's gay nightlife since 2004
  2. Karaoke, trivia, dance parties and drag bingo
  3. Dog-friendly patio and pool table

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