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Berghain

1 review

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...

1 review

Eisenacher Straße 3a / Fuggerstraße

1 review

Fuggerstr 37

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

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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.

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.

GMF @ House of Weekend

GMF @ House of Weekend

Alexanderstraße 7

Este club nocturno está situado en los pisos 12 y 13 de un The club is set on the 12th and 13th floor of a huge tower. Terrace with a wonderful panoramic view over Berlin.

Warschauer Platz 18

The oldest gay club in former East Berlin

Motzstrasse 19

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

Mulackstrasse 13

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

Chantals House of Shame @ Suicide Circus

Chantals House of Shame @ Suicide Circus

Revalerstr. 99

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

Motzstraße 5

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

Herrensauna @ Tresor

Herrensauna @ Tresor

Köpenicker Strasse 70

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

ICKY @ Mutschmann's

ICKY @ Mutschmann's

Martin-Luther-Straße 19

Trashy night ICKY takes over this Berlin cruising bar/club every Sunday evening. Guest DJs spinning pop/house/disco/90s/whatever the hell they want. Hip, hot and up-for-it crowd cram the dancefloor. 

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...

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 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...

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.

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. 

Schaafenstr. 51

Friendly bar in the gay area. 

Welserstraße 27

Schaafenstrasse 61a

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

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. 

Schaafenstr. 45

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

Kleiststrasse 6

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

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.

Monster Ronson’s

Monster Ronson’s

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!

Fuggerstrasse 33

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

Salvation @ Malzfabrik

Salvation @ Malzfabrik

Bessemerstraße 2-14

Stylish house music party for muscle boys. International DJs, live performances and gogo dancers.

Weserstrasse 206

Alternative queer bar in hipster-ville Neukölln: ’for kings and queens and criminal queers’. Mixed and friendly LGBT crowd.

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. 

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. 

Kleinen Präsidentenstrasse 3

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

Eisenacher Straße 6

1 review

Pulverteich 17

10pm-4am, till late wknds

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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.

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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.

Alt-Stralau 1

Monthly techno party for queers and their friends. International DJs. Shirts-off crowd in a cool, riverside venue. Last Sat of the month.

KasinoStrasse 1a (Eck Stephanstrasse)

Elefantengasse 13

8pm-2am, till 3am Fri-Sat, great cocktails

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.

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

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

AG36-Switchboard

AG36-Switchboard

Alte Gasse 36

7pm-midnight, 3pm-1am Fri-Sat, 2pm-11pm Sun, Internet access, also gay info center

Ahoi Club @ appollo Kino & Bar

Ahoi Club @ appollo Kino & Bar

Ponstrasse 141-149

Hallplatz 29

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!

Schönhauser Allee 90

Popular bar for bears and their furry and not-so furry friends!

Oststr.116

Danziger Str 63

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

Pfarrstrasse 7

Besenkammer Bar

Besenkammer Bar

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

24hrs, tiny “beer bar”

Battonnstrasse 50

9pm-6am, popular late, patio

Lange Reihe 93

11am-1am, till 2am Fri-Sat, from 6pm Mon, café-bar

Lehmweg 29

4pm-1:30am

Carmen’s Lounge

Carmen’s Lounge

Theklastr 1

Hanauer Landstrasse 188

Frankfurt

Alte Gasse 33-35

Charlottenstrasse 60

Der neue Oldtimer

Der neue Oldtimer

Lietzenburger Strasse 12

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

Buttermelcherstr 2b

6pm-2am, till 3am Fri-Sat, theme parties

Grupellostr.7

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. 

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

Bahnstrasse 13

Konigsallee 28-30@checker's

Lange Reihe 81

6pm-2am

HarDie’s Kneipe

HarDie’s Kneipe

Ansbacherstr 29 (in Wittenberplatz)

noon-midnight, till 2am wknds

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

4pm-close, from 2pm Sun, terrace

Josephspitalstr 15

also restaurant, terrace

Stresemannstr 206

more gay Fri

Bismarckstrasse 93

Greesbergstr 2

6pm-close, from 3pm Sun

Thalkirchner Str 4

10am-1am, till 3am wknds, internet cafe

Kumpelnest 3000

Kumpelnest 3000

Lützowstr 23 (at Potsdamer Str, U-Kurfürstenstr)

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

Hallplatz 31

Pontstrasse 156

Literaturhaus-café

Literaturhaus-café

Luitpold 6Strasse

Lucky’s Manhattan

Lucky’s Manhattan

Schäfergasse 27

3pm-close, more gay Sat

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

Alte Gasse 34

Ickstattstr 2

6pm-1am, till 3am Sat, theme nights

Hafenstrasse 11

Klapperfeldstr.16

Hinterm Bahnof 24

Pink Monkeys Club

Pink Monkeys Club

Inner Laufer Gasse 11

Mehringdamm 62 (U-Mehringdamm)

Cocktails, drag shows and karaoke. Smoking bar.

Elisabethstrasse 34

Klingenhostrasse 40

Corneliusstrasse 16

6pm-1am, until 3am Fri-Sat

Wrangelstrasse 93

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

Stiftstr 22 (in basement)

10pm-close, darkroom

Hans-Sachs-Str 1

6pm-3am

Luisenstrasse 33

Clemens-Schultz Str 44

4pm-4am, from 9pm Mon, from 8pm Tue

Eisenacher Str 6

24hrs

Milastraße 7

Knesebeckstr 77 (in Charlottenburg)

busy after 3am

Rathenauplatz 5

elegant upscale cocktail bar, lesbian-owned

Wilma Next Generation

Wilma Next Generation

Charlottenstrasse 60

Schäfergasse 20

noon-1am, till 2am Fri-Sat, 3pm-1am, Sun, 4pm-1am Sun

Closed

1 review

Motzstrasse 19

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

Closed

Mainzer Straße 4

Closed

Eisenacher Str 3a (at Fuggerstr, U-Nollendorfplatz)

Long-established Schöneberg bar for gay guys. Female friends welcome, too. Open 24 hours a day.

Closed

Mainzer Str. 53

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

Closed

Mainzerstrasse 30

Play is a gay club in Saarbrücken in Germany, right next to the French border. For gays, lesbians and their friends. 

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.

Closed

Luitpoldstrasse 14-16

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