At the time, expanded patio seating and extensive sanitary measures were supposedly being implemented for a planned mid-July re-opening. It won City Pages distinction as Best Gay Bar in 2016, “Lush has become something of a queer arts center, with burlesque, drag, live music, and a piano bar, all under one roof and open to all age groups and demographics.”Īs recently as June 15, Lush had been planning to reopen, after closing in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Lush first opened in 2008 as Lush Food Bar. According to a social media post, the business ownership is in transition, in the hopes it will go from a male/cis ownership to an ownership structure that will better honor the community it serves.
Lush, the northeast Minneapolis bar and restaurant, popular for cabaret and drag nights as well as epic brunches with bottomless beverages, has closed.
