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Berghain

6 reviews

Am Wrietzener Bahnhof

Based in a former power plant, Berghain’s reputation for being the best club in the world is truly deserved. This very gay-friendly, maze-like venue features hard techno on the mainfloor and house in the upstairs Panorama Bar. Dark rooms. Polysexu...

7 reviews

Hans-Sachs-Straße 2

NiL is one of the oldest and most beloved gay bars in Munich, an Egyptian-themed café and bar on the corner of Hans-Sachs-Straße in the heart of the Glockenbachviertel. Warm and welcoming, with a relaxed, all-ages crowd, it works as a café by day ...

5 reviews

Motzstrasse 19

Long-running, unpretentious popular bar and club. Opens 20:00pm, closes at 04:00am.

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3 reviews

Kopenickerstrasse 76

KitKatClub is a popular fetish spot with regular queer nights. Sex is allowed, and on most nights you even may have to strip to get in. Dresscodes in place. Check web for details of individual parties.

5 reviews

Theklastraße 1

Prosecco is a cult little party bar for gays and friends in Munich’s Altstadt, near the Viktualienmarkt on the edge of the Glockenbachviertel. Maximum party on minimal space; its 60 square meters pack in a disco-ball-lit dance floor where the musi...

5 reviews

Müllerstrasse 14

Café im Sub is the café at the heart of Sub e.V., Munich’s gay, bisexual, and queer men’s and trans* community center, a few steps from Gärtnerplatz in the Glockenbachviertel. Entirely volunteer-run, with all proceeds funding the center’s LGBTIQ+ ...

Chantals House of Shame @ Suicide Circus

Chantals House of Shame @ Suicide Circus

4 reviews

Revalerstr. 99

Drag star Chantal hosts her legendary trash lounge night at Berlin’s Suicide Circus. Mostly men.

3 reviews

Motzstraße 28

Blond is the friendly, colorful counterpoint to Schöneberg’s fetish bars, a 1970s-inspired gay cocktail bar right on Motzstraße, the heart of Berlin’s gay village. It opened in 2008 on a corner of Eisenacher Straße and moved in June 2023 into a mu...

3 reviews

Motzstraße 5

Cocktail lounge bar in Schöneberg. Friendly staff and laid-back atmosphere. Smoking bar.

3 reviews

Reichenbergerstrasse 177

In the heart of Kreuzberg, underneath a Turkish housing estate, finding Mobël-Offe isn’t easy, but when you do, you won’t want to leave. With a fiercely queer and diverse crowd, Thursdays is the best night for gay men... that’s if you can get in t...

3 reviews

Fuggerstr 37

Like it hairy, bearded and strong? Woof is the place to go. Friendly staff, good prices and atmosphere. Tuesdays Bear Beer Bust.

2 reviews

Elefantengasse 13

Bar Central sums itself up better than anyone: ”we used to be the gayest ungay gay bar in town; nowadays you call it queer.” A stylish, laid-back little cocktail lounge in the heart of Frankfurt’s gay quarter around the Alte Gasse ”Bermuda Triangl...

3 reviews

Schaafenstr. 51

Friendly bar in the gay area. 

3 reviews

Schaafenstrasse 61a

Popular gay bar with an attractive interior design and a friendly crowd and staff. 

3 reviews

Elisenstraße 3

NY.Club, long known simply as ”New York,” is Munich’s most famous gay nightclub, a gay-owned dance institution that has been running since the early 1980s and is now in a modern home on Elisenstraße near the Central Station. Its hi-tech sound and ...

3 reviews

Fuggerstrasse 33

Popular Schöneberg bar with exposed brick walls, hanging lamps, screens for televised events. Street terrace in summer.

Cafe & Bar Edelheiss

Cafe & Bar Edelheiss

2 reviews

Pestalozzistraße 6

Edelheiss is a cozy, traditional gay bar in the heart of Munich’s Glockenbachviertel, a few doors down from Café Nil, all rustic Bavarian ambiance and Tracht-friendly charm. Small but warm, with friendly bartenders who quickly get to know the regu...

2 reviews

Oranienstrasse 187

The walls lined with red fur, this kitsch and mainly gay late-night venue is an essential warm-up bar. Actually, as it opens all night, and with a mini dance room, you can stay til the early hours. Plays house, minimal techno, disco... whatever Ga...

1 review

Warschauer Platz 18

The oldest gay club in former East Berlin

2 reviews

Thalkirchner Straße 4

Kraftwerk is a large, stylish corner café-bar in a prime spot overlooking Munich’s Glockenbachviertel, the city’s gay quarter near Sendlinger Tor. A day-to-night institution for gays, lesbians and friends, it serves coffee, brunch and light Medite...

1 review

Mulackstrasse 13

Small basement bar in Mitte. Themed-night fun and drag shows. Very busy on weekends.

Herrensauna @ Tresor

Herrensauna @ Tresor

1 review

Köpenicker Strasse 70

Queer underground techno party in one of Berlin’s coolest clubs. Monthly. Check Facebook for details.

1 review

Schäfergasse 20

Zum Schwejk is the oldest gay bar still standing in Frankfurt, a cornerstone of the city’s scene since 1987 and an institution of the ”old” gay Frankfurt just north of Konstablerwache. Charming, rustic and down-to-earth, it’s famous for its imagin...

1 review

Reichsstraße 16

Apart Bar is one of the most popular gay bars in central Leipzig, a cozy, stylish lounge bar on a quiet street near the main station and the city’s central attractions. Friendly and welcoming with attentive service and fair prices, it pours creati...

1 review

Adersstraße 19

Bar Lola is one of the nicest queer bars in the Rhineland, a stylish, welcoming cocktail bar and club in central Düsseldorf just off the Königsallee. Split into a cozy lounge side and a dance floor, it pairs creative cocktails and attentive servic...

1 review

Welserstraße 27

1 review

Schaafenstr. 45

Cute, friendly bar in the gay area. Perfect for pre-drinks and for dancing your night away.

Monster Ronson’s

Monster Ronson’s

1 review

Warschauerstrasse 34

Berliners love karaoke and Monster Ronson’s is a very gay-friendly karaoke bar with stage singing and private cabins for hire. Mixed crowd and cheap drinks!

Queeres Zentrum Mannheim

Queeres Zentrum Mannheim

1 review

G7 14

The Queeres Zentrum Mannheim, or QZM, is the Rhein-Neckar region’s LGBTQ+ community center, and its café-bar is the social heart of queer Mannheim. Open regularly from Thursday to Saturday in a central spot in the Quadrate, it’s a cozy, welcoming,...

1 review

Admiralstrasse 1

A very cool LGBT bar in Kreuzberg with a big terrace which often gets packed. Also serves food during the afternoon/evening. Lots of entertainment: Pub quizzes, concerts and DJs... a real queer Berlin hub. 

1 review

Kleinen Präsidentenstrasse 3

Trendy, black and polished metal bar in the heart of Mitte. Great cocktails. Busy afterwork crowd during week. Closed Mondays.

Mühlenstrasse 60

B:EAST is one of Berlin’s biggest techno parties for the gay and open-minded crowd, running since 2015 under the Revolver Party Events banner. Staged several times a year at major East Berlin clubbing venues, it pairs a huge dance floor and seriou...

HustlaBall Berlin

HustlaBall Berlin

Köpenicker Strasse 76

HustlaBall Berlin is one of the world’s biggest gay circuit party weekends, launched in the German capital in 2003 and now drawing thousands of visitors from across the globe every October. Spread over four days, it centers on the main HustlaBall ...

Grosse Friedberger Strasse 26

Lucky’s is one of the most popular and most visited gay bars in Frankfurt, the ”scene bar in FFM”— and a longtime meeting point for the city’s LGBTQ+ community and their friends. Loungy, casual, and welcoming to everyone, gay, lesbian, trans, loca...

Klapperfeldstr.16

Na Und? is one of the coziest and most characterful gay bars in Frankfurt, a small, long-established neighborhood pub on Klapperfeldstraße near the courthouse, just off the main Alte Gasse bar strip. A genuine institution of the local scene, it we...

Alte Gasse 34

PINK is exactly what it says on the tin: a fun, unapologetically neon-pink party bar in the heart of Frankfurt’s gay nightlife strip on Alte Gasse, where pink lighting and pink accents cover every surface (Barbie would feel right at home). Affecti...

Queens & Tom's Welt

Queens & Tom's Welt

Außer der Schleifmühle 10

The Queens Tom’s Welt is the oldest, most famous and most popular gay bar in Bremen. It’s located right in the middle of Bremen’s gay scene with a carefully maintained 1970s retro atmosphere. Open daily from 8pm and until 7 am on the weekends. 

Oranienstrasse 190

Old punk spot welcoming the monthly queer party Gayhane. A HomOriental party playing Turkish, Arabic, Greek and Hebrew Pop music. Usually last Sat of the month.

Switchboard Bar.Café.Kultur

Switchboard Bar.Café.Kultur

Alte Gasse 36

Switchboard is the beating heart of queer community life in Frankfurt, the café and cultural center of AIDS-Hilfe Frankfurt, open in the rainbow quarter on Alte Gasse since 1988. Founded as a safe space for HIV-positive men at the height of the AI...

Klappergasse 12

Twist is one of Frankfurt’s more modern LGBTQ+ bars, a stylish, contemporary spot with a black-and-neon interior, a good sound system and a compact dance floor, drawing a young, mixed crowd of queer folks and allies in their twenties and thirties....

Unshaved @ St. Georg

Unshaved @ St. Georg

Ritterstraße 26

Free party for bears and friends. Pop, disco and dance classics!

Zum Schmutzigen Hobby

Zum Schmutzigen Hobby

Revaler Straße 99

Slum it up in style at one of hotspots for Berlin Gay and Queer scene. Up-for-it mixed crowd of gays, trans, confused tourists and local bohos and hipsters. 

Comeback Bar & Lounge

Comeback Bar & Lounge

Alte Gasse 33

Comeback is a small but spirited gay bar and lounge in the heart of Frankfurt’s gay quarter on Alte Gasse, and one of the city’s oldest gay venues, a staple of the scene since the 1990s. Cozy and unpretentious, it’s a relaxed spot for tasty, well-...

Rembertiring 7-9

Gay CANDY is a montly gay party in Bremen. It takes place every 3rd Saturday of the month at 2raumclub. 

Girls Town @ Gretchen

Girls Town @ Gretchen

Obentrautstrasse 19-21

Monthly Kreuzberg party for girls-only.

Hohenzollernring 92

Gravity is a monthly gay party in the heart of Cologne. Underground Deep, Techno and Progressive Sounds. 3rd Saturday of every month. 

Kleiststrasse 6

Pop and German music bar for the older gay guy. Smoking bar.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Gottschedstraße 2

KissKissBangBang is Leipzig’s biggest and longest-running queer party, taking over the central Club Twenty One on the second Friday of every month. Spread across two floors, one stacked with pop and 90s hits, the other leaning house and electro, i...

Theodor-Korner-Strasse 1

The KWEER is a LGBT bar and café at Bremen’s LGBT center, Rat und Tat. Open Fridays 8pm-midnight, Sundays 3pm-6pm.  

Marienburger Strasse 7

Cafe, bar and lounge in the upmarket Prenzlauer Berg neighbourhood. Mixed clientele.

Weserstrasse 206

SilverFuture is one of Berlin’s most unapologetically queer bars, a colorful and wonderfully unconventional meeting place in the heart of Neukölln. Open since 2007, this intimate venue on Weserstraße has built a loyal following among Berliners, ne...

Anschrift: Findorffstraße 51

STAND.UP is a regular gay party in Bremen at Magazinkeller des Schlachthofs. The proceeds benefit gay / lesbian initiatives. Each party has a theme with matching decoration. 

Elefantengasse 11

Tangerine is a cozy, characterful gay bar in the heart of Frankfurt’s ”Bermuda Triangle” gay quarter on Elefantengasse, right around the corner from Bar Central. Rustic and unpretentious, with classic German wooden furniture, a spacious bar and wa...

Eisenacher Straße 6

3 reviews

Schaafenstr 57-59

Popular gay pub, a staple for the community, located right in the very center of Cologne, in the ”Bermudadreieck”, the city’s gay neighborhood. 

Besenkammer Bar

Besenkammer Bar

2 reviews

Rathausstr 1 (at Alexanderplatz, under the S-Bahn bridge)

24hrs, tiny “beer bar”

2 reviews

Lange Reihe 93

Café Gnosa is one of Hamburg’s most enduring queer institutions, a historic café and restaurant located at Lange Reihe 93 in St. Georg. This lively neighborhood near Hamburg Central Station has long been one of the centers of the city’s gay life, ...

1 review

Pulverteich 17

10pm-4am, till late wknds

1 review

Talstr 14 (in St Pauli, at S-Reeperbahn)

10pm-4am, until 7am Fri-Sat

1 review

Schönhauser Allee 90

Bärenhöhle is a small, traditional gay bear bar located at Schönhauser Allee 90 in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district. Its name translates as “Bear Cave,” which gives a fairly accurate idea of both the clientele and the atmosphere. Since opening in...

1 review

Greesbergstr 2

6pm-close, from 3pm Sun

1 review

Haupstrasse 157 (U-Bahn Kleistpark)

Relaxed, no-frills gay bar. If you’re a Bowie fan this is a must-visit: it was his local pub when he lived in Berlin. It was also one of the first gay pubs in the city.

1 review

Rostocker Strasse 20

10pm-close, clsd Mon-Tue, fetish club, dark room, cruisy

Green-Komm @ Nachtflug

Green-Komm @ Nachtflug

Hohenzollernring 89-93

Green-Komm is one of Europe’s most popular gay parties. About once a month, several hundred guys gather at the Nachtflug for this Sunday after-party, which starts at 6 a.m. (No need to come before 10 a.m...). See dates on the website.

KasinoStrasse 1a (Eck Stephanstrasse)

Casino-Eck is a welcoming LGBTQ+-friendly neighborhood pub located at Kasinostraße 1a, on the corner of Stephanstraße, in central Cologne. Despite its name, there are no roulette wheels, poker tables or dramatic casino jackpots waiting inside. Thi...

Mathiasstr 5 (at Gr Witschgasse)

10pm-3am, afterhours wknds, darkroom with sling

Oranienstrasse 140-142

Hip, fun and sexy, L-Tunes is Berlin’s legendary monthly party for bisexual straight women, trans, inter, fluent female identities and their best friends. Location changes often: check Facebook for details.

Ahoi Club @ appollo Kino & Bar

Ahoi Club @ appollo Kino & Bar

Ponstrasse 141-149

check web for location and dates

Mehringdamm 77

Drag bar and cafe with mixed clientele. Don’t forget to check out the crazy Barbie chandelier!

Oststr.116

Danziger Str 63

5pm-2am, from 3pm Sat, till 1am Sun

Pfarrstrasse 7

Lehmweg 29

4pm-1:30am

Hanauer Landstrasse 188

Charlottenstrasse 60

Comeback: an old-school gay bar in Düsseldorf Comeback is a small, long-established gay bar in central Düsseldorf, located at 60 Charlottenstraße with its entrance on the Bismarckstraße side of the building. Open from the afternoon until the ...

Der neue Oldtimer

Der neue Oldtimer

Lietzenburger Strasse 12

Long-running Schöneberg bar. Local, mature crowd and friends.

Grupellostr.7

Zimmerpforte 1 (in St Georg)

10am-4am, until 5am Fri-Sun

Feelgood Cafe-Bar

Feelgood Cafe-Bar

Borgweg 8 (at the lesbigay center)

4pm-close, open later Fri, from 2pm Sun, cafe-bar-bistro

Chodowieckistr 41 (off Greifswalder Str)

Cafe/bar in the Prenzlauer Berg area. Young crowd in their 20s.

Frauencafe Endlich

Frauencafe Endlich

11 Dragonerstall (at Hotel Hanseatin)

4pm-midnight, from 9am Sun, women’s cafe, also bar, food served

Rembertistrasse 32

Bleichstraße 3

Please note that this is not a gay club. The only gay evening is the Warme Nachte, which takes place once a month, on the 2nd Saturday evening of each month. A must in the region

Gaydelight

Gaydelight: Stuttgart’s legendary queer Volksfest celebration Gaydelight is one of Stuttgart’s biggest and most established LGBTQ+ celebrations, bringing queer visibility, live music and unapologetically festive energy to the Cannstatter Volk...

Bahnstrasse 13

Lange Reihe 81

6pm-2am

Schaperstr 12–13 (at Lietzenburger Str, U9-Spichernstr, in Wilmersdorf)

4pm-close, from 2pm Sun, terrace

Stresemannstr 206

Juice Club is a long-running electronic music venue located at Stresemannstraße 204 in Hamburg’s Altona-Nord district. Open for around two decades, it has developed a reputation as an unpretentious destination for late-night parties, marathon danc...

Bismarckstrasse 93

Kumpelnest 3000

Kumpelnest 3000

Lützowstr 23 (at Potsdamer Str, U-Kurfürstenstr)

5pm-5am, till 8am Fri-Sat, cocktail bar

Hallplatz 31

Literaturhaus-café

Literaturhaus-café

Luitpold 6Strasse

Ludwigs Bier & Brot

Ludwigs Bier & Brot

Mertensgasse 11

Mandanzz@Stahlwerk

Mandanzz@Stahlwerk

Ronsdorfer Strasse 134

Melitta Sundström

Melitta Sundström

Mehringdamm 61 (at Gneisenaustr, U-Mehringdamm)

10am-8pm, till 4pm Sat, clsd Sun, terrace, also LGBT bookstore

Schultstrasse 3

Hafenstrasse 11

Hinterm Bahnof 24

Pink Monkeys Club

Pink Monkeys Club

Inner Laufer Gasse 11

Mehringdamm 62 (U-Mehringdamm)

Located at Mehringdamm 62 in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Rauschgold is a small, flamboyant queer bar that has been adding glitter to the neighborhood’s nightlife since 2005. Its slogan, “the bar where the night never ends,” may sound ambitious for such an i...

Elisabethstrasse 34

Klingenhostrasse 40

Wrangelstrasse 93

Hot drinks until 8pm. Smoking permitted. Sunday closed.

Luisenstrasse 33

Clemens-Schultz Str 44

Toom Peerstall is one of Hamburg’s most historic queer bars, a cozy neighborhood pub where LGBTQ+ culture, St. Pauli character and more than a century of stories meet over freshly poured beer. Located at Clemens-Schultz-Straße 43, a short walk fro...

Eisenacher Str 6

Tramp’s is a small, traditional gay bar located at Eisenacher Straße 6, in the heart of Berlin’s historic Schöneberg gay district. The correct postal code is 10777 Berlin; the 12629 code found in some older listings is inaccurate. Situated just a ...

Milastraße 7

Rathenauplatz 5

elegant upscale cocktail bar, lesbian-owned

Closed

Rollbergstrasse 26

Berlin clubbing stalwart SchwuZ is an industrial, two-room queer club with great theme nights during the week and weekend. Alternative crowd, Neukölln location. Open from 23:00pm to 7:00am.

Closed

1 review

Motzstrasse 19

Famous Schöneberg bar with hot backrooms. Open seven days a week. Mix of older and younger guys.

Closed

Mainzer Str. 53

Bar with darkroom. Probably the hottest spot in the whole region.

Closed

Hauptstrasse 102

Tabu is a gay club located in Offenburg, Germany, but given the short distance between the two cities (30 kilometers) is also a popular destination for gays from Strasbourg and Alsace in general.

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