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Woof's

Google (93) 4.4

Tripadvisor (3) 3.0

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Visitors praise Woofs as a friendly, fun gay bar with a welcoming atmosphere and helpful staff, often highlighting its "sexy shop" and activities like darts and pool. However, some reviewers found the drinks to be of poor quality, with one incident describing a patron being unexpectedly asked to leave.

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Address

114 King St, madison

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Phone

+1 608-204-6222

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About this place Woof's

Woof's is Madison's gay sports and bear bar, at 114 King Street a block off the Capitol Square. It opened in 2008 in the old King Club space. Expect pool, screens for the game, cheap drinks and a regular crowd of bears, leather guys and locals. It runs leather bingo brunches and hosts King Street Pride in summer. Isthmus lists hours of Sunday noon to midnight, Monday and Tuesday 4pm to midnight, and Wednesday to Saturday 4pm to close. Google rates it 4.4 from about 100 reviews. The Shamrock is a five-minute walk away, so most people do both.

Opening Hours

Closed

Monday 16:00-00:00

Tuesday 16:00-00:00

Wednesday 16:00-02:00

Thursday 16:00-02:00

Friday 16:00-02:00

Saturday 16:00-02:00

Sunday 12:00-00:00

Features

Gay Bears Leather/Fetish LGBTQ+ owned Staff multilingual Underwear nights Gay (mostly men) Mixed LGBTQ+ Local favorite Sports bar Drag Bingo Pool No dress code Evening venue Late night (after midnight) Active daytime

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4.4

★★★★★

93 reviews

Based on 93 Google reviews.

James Tien Apr 2026

★★★★★

Great local spot in Madison, WI downtown. Owners are nice and welcoming. Fresh italian food next door too!

Joe Jan 2026

★★★★★

This is a gay classic! A definite must visit. Friendly bar staff, fun accessories in "the cage" and they have a underwear night. This is a gay bar in the traditional sense. Not the place to bring your girl BFF. If you catch my drift. They ha e darts and pool most nights too.

Aaron Guest Dec 2025

★★★★★

Great spot to chill for a drink! Always a few hotties rolling through

Adam Billingsley Dec 2025

★★★★★

jon freed Sep 2025

★★★★★

Erika Pedersen Aug 2025

★★★★★

Ryan Aug 2025

★★★★★

I was there Monday evening for underwear night with some friends from work. There were about ten of us there. We invited another friend, Ross, to join us and when he walked in he was immediately told to leave and that he was not welcome there. It was so random. Clearly the bartender has some mental issues. We all decided to leave and will never be back. Ross informed us of why he was banned and I feel for him. He was not treated fairly or with respect. We initially had a great time but after the way the bartender Austin treated our friend, we will not be back. Not a good place to go. Austin is very acerbic, disrespectful and toxic. I would recommend another gay bar.