According to Jankowski, 'The only 21st-century features are the video projections and gently rippling rainbow LED lights behind the pre-existing sheet-metal grates.' History īarbarella opened on February 14 ( Valentine's Day), 2019. There is a painting of a topless woman on one wall, as well as two 'tributes' to Jane Fonda, who starred in the 1968 science fiction film Barbarella. The interior features lava lamps, pinball machines, and mid-century modern furniture. The venue has two dance floors and a loft. Barbarella, Midnight Cowboy, Cheer Up Charlies, HandleBar, SPIN Austin.

Andrew Jankowski of Willamette Week described Barbarella as 'a dance club with dirt-cheap drinks, themed parties running from the '50s through the '80s and an overall vibe best described as 'a straight person's idea of a gay bar.'' Daily Xtra described Barbarella as a 'video/dance dive bar' with dance parties, disc jockeys, and queer events in its 2019 overview of 'gay Portland'. Check out Gay Bars in Austin Texas with reviews and images. The bar is part of an Austin, Texas-based chain of nightclubs. Now, for its third and easily weirdest act, the building has been transformed into Barbarella (125 NW 5th Ave., 50), a dance club with dirt-cheap drinks, themed parties running from the.

Located at Northwest 5th Avenue and Davis Street in Old Town Chinatown, Barbarella is in a building which previously housed a 'grimy' music venue called Someday Lounge, followed by the Las Vegas-inspired Fifth Avenue Lounge.