Gay-Friendly Nightlife ndi Zakudya ku Spokane, Washington
Mzinda wachiwiri wa Washington, wotchuka ndi wotchuka Spokane umamangiridwanso ndi Boise monga waukulu kwambiri m'mizinda ya Inland Northwest - zonsezi zili ndi anthu pafupifupi 210,000. Kumbali ya kumpoto chakumadzulo kwa dzikoli, anthu ambiri amaganiza za madera akumadzulo ndi m'mphepete mwa nyanja - kunyumba kwa Portland , Seattle , Eugene , ndi Tacoma - monga okhala ndi zithunzi za LGBT zokha. Ngakhale ziri zoona kuti mizinda ngati Spokane ndi Boise ili kuzunguliridwa ndi nyanja yofiira kwambiri ya conservatism, ndipo mzinda uliwonse suli wosiyana kwambiri ndi Seattle kapena Portland pankhani ya kugonana, mizinda iyi ili ndi anthu ambiri okhwima komanso ambiri makampani omwe amalandira okonda LGBT mwachidwi.
Mzindawu umathandizanso anthu omwe amakamba nawo mwambo wa Spokane Gay Pride pakati pa mwezi wa June chaka chilichonse. Webusaiti ya OutSpokane ndizopindulitsa kwambiri pophunzira zambiri za mudzi wa LGBT mumzindawu.
Spokane - yomwe ili maola anayi kumayambiriro kwa Seattle , maola asanu kumpoto chakum'maŵa kwa Portland , ndipo maola 6 kapena 7 akuyendetsa kumpoto kwa Boise - ili kumbali yakum'mawa kwa Washington, makilomita 20 kuchokera ku Idaho m'mphepete mwa msewu ndi pafupi mphindi 75 kuyendetsa kumpoto kwa mapauni a mapauni a Pullman, WA ndi Moscow, ID. Ndi mzinda wokongola wodzaza ndi nyumba zapamwamba zakale zapitazi komanso wokhala ndi dera lokongola kwambiri mumzinda wa Riverfront Park womwe umasungidwa ndi mtsinje wa Spokane. Mtsinje wa Dempsey wa Brass Rail , womwe ndi wotalika kwambiri komanso wotchuka kwambiri kuposa wina aliyense, wotchedwa Rail Brass Rail , watsekedwa zaka zingapo zapitazo, komabe pali malo ochepa ozungulira usiku, pafupi ndi mzinda wa West Sprague, womwe uli pamtunda wautali mahoteli.
Chimodzi mwa zokopa kwambiri ku maofesi a LGBT mumzindawu, Nyne Bar & Bistro (232 W. Sprague Ave., 509-474-1621) imayendetsedwa ndi amayi ndipo amatsegulidwa ndi maso kuti athandize madera a Women's Spokane. Izi zinati, mwini wake Kitty Cane amamveketsa bwino kuti Nyne amalandira aliyense - mwamuna kapena mkazi wowongoka, wamwamuna kapena wamkazi.
Malo okongola omwe ali ndi masewera a masewera a masewera amathandizanso chakudya, kuphatikizapo burgers, saladi za Kaisara, mapepala aphalasitiki ndi hummus ndi tzatziki, ndi mapepala okhala ndi salsa yokhala ndi nyumba. Zakudya zonsezi zimagula zosachepera $ 10. Malo osungirako bwino amakhala ndi magetsi ochepa, matebulo odyera, malo akuluakulu akunja, mawindo akuluakulu a "garage" mawindo, malo otsika, kuvina, ndi makoma a njerwa. Pali masewero ndi machitidwe madzulo madzulo, karaoke pa Lachitatu ndi Lachinayi, ndipo mavidiyo akuyang'ana zonse kuchokera ku zochitika zamasewera ku Ru Paul's Drag Race.
Kwa zaka zingapo, mtsikana wina wokondedwa kwambiri mumzinda wa Sprague wakhala wa Irv's (415 W. Sprague Ave., 509-624-4450), womwe umachokera kunja umawoneka ngati malo osungirako malo koma ndi malo aakulu okhala ndi kuvina kwakukulu pansi ndi kuvina (ndi phokoso loponyera, ndithudi), malo a bar ndi karaoke ndi zochitika zina, ndi chipinda cha masewera ndi dziwe ndi zina zosiyana. Gulu la anthu pano, ngati malo okongola kwambiri omwe angaphatikizepo pa mapaiti akudutsa kudera lawo.
Pakhomo lotsatira, wokondeka Satellite Diner (425 W. Sprague Ave., 509-624-3925) wakhala zaka zodalirika malo omwe amadziwika ndi amuna okhaokha ndipo amadzipereka - amatumikira chakudya mpaka 4 koloko usiku, ndipo amayamba m'mawa uliwonse kwa kadzutsa, nayenso.
Banjali yokondweretsa chakudya imakhala ndi chilolezo chonse choledzera. Mungathe kukhala pa bar kapena kukakamira pamsasa wokongola. Zapadera kuchokera ku zakudya zomwe zili m'masamba zimaphatikizapo mabisiketi ndi gravy, focaccia masangweji masangweji, Philly cheesesteaks, bacon-Swiss burgers, ndi "zakudya zowonongeka kwambiri", zonsezi zimadzaza mosakayika. Ngati mungathe kupukuta Bongo la Cheese (mkate wopangidwa ndi Parmesan wodzazidwa ndi provolone ndi cheddar komanso timitengo tamtundu wa mozzarella tchizi), mphamvu kwa inu.
Kumalo kwinakwake kumadzulo, kumalo otchedwa hipsters - onse awiriwa ndi ena - kumakhala malo otetezeka ngati Baby Bar (827 W. 1st Ave., 509-847-1234), yomwe yakhala ikutsatira bwino jukebox yake, yotsika mtengo, komanso pang'ono (ndizophatikizira komanso zochepa, malingana ndi kuchuluka kwa momwe mumakonda kupitilira bumping ndi okonda anzawo), ndi Bar and Andy (1401 W.
1st Ave., 509-747-0304), yomwe ili kumadzulo kwa downtown (pamtunda wa Sprague) ndipo imawerengera pakati pa zizindikiro za patio yokongola, malo okonzera mpumulo, mndandanda wa mowa wambiri, mapulogalamu ogwira ntchito, komanso chakudya chodalirika (anatumikira mochedwa), kuphatikizapo Cobb saladi, masangweji a nkhumba, nkhuku za kokonati, pizza za Thai, ndi zina zambiri. Palinso brunch labwino kwambiri la sabata, nayenso.
Kuti mupeze chakudya chokwanira, kapena kokha chakudya chokwanira ndi ma cocktails kapena galasi la vinyo, buwani tebulo ku Wild Sage Bistro (yotchedwa 916 W. 2nd Ave, 509-456-7575). kuikapo zakudya zokonza mapepala komanso kugwiritsira ntchito zowonjezera ponseponse. Chakudya apa ndi chosakanizika ndi chokoma - kuchokera kumasamba omwe amasintha, mungapeze ngati mapiritsi otchedwa poblano-dipiti ndi chiwindi cha Dungeness, nyemba yam'nyumba ya burgundy, yomwe ili ndi Idaho trout ndi mandimu-beurre blanc, ndi amondi - ravioli yokhala ndi burrata tchizi ndipo amatumikira ndi bowa-tomato ragu ndi pecornino-romano. Komanso chodziwika pa chakudya ndi zakumwa ndi Malo Odyera a Nectar (120 N. Stevens St., 509-869-1572), komwe mungathe kumwa vinyo kuchokera kumapiri ambiri a Washington ogulitsa mabitolo komanso tapas yofiira kuti muyende nawo maulendo a vino.
Monga mzinda waukulu uliwonse kumpoto chakumadzulo, Spokane ali ndi masewera okondweretsa angapo. Mmodzi wa otchuka kwambiri ku Spokane ndi Iron Goat Brewing (2204 E. Mallon Ave., Suite B, 509-474-0722). Mutu wawo wolemekezeka wotchedwa Head Butt ndi Impaler IPAs, Bleating Red Ale, Garbage Pale Ale, ndi Goatmeal Stout amatsanuliridwa pa malo angapo pafupi ndi Spokane, koma mutha kuyima pamtunda wa kumbali kwa East, yomwe imatsegulidwa mpaka 9 Lachiwiri mpaka Lamlungu .
Wokondedwa wina yemwe ali ndi gay wotsatira, Atticus Coffee ndi Mphatso (222 N. Howard St., 509-747-0336) amanyamula zovala, zovala, komanso zipangizo zapakhomo. Azimayiwo amagwiritsanso ntchito Boo Radley (232 N. Howard St., 509-456-7479), malo ena osangalatsa omwe amapereka mphatso ndi katundu.