Café Strano

Strano is an essential ingredient in any night out in gay Rotterdam: a small, cozy, trendy bar-club that's been part of the scene for over two decades. Intimate and stylish, with red leather couches, baroque touches and a little dance floor lit by video screens, it's ideally set up for a flirt or a good look around; its bartender-DJ mixes recent dance hits with big-beat gay classics at a volume you can still talk over. It draws a trendy crowd, from students to anyone who reckons 40 is the new 30, and while it can be quiet early on, it fills up fast from around 11pm. It's famously the place everyone piles into after Ferry closes, keeping the party going until the early hours on weekends. Order the signature Bacardi Razz Mojito and settle in.