Gay Guide Puerto Rico

El Purgatorio is San Juan’s bear bar, reborn in December 2023 as an exclusively bear-focused venue in Santurce and run by the team behind Puerto Rico Bear Events. It gave the island’s bear and leather community a home again after the much-missed B...

Kweens Klub, known as KK, is the premier LGBTQ+ nightclub of Puerto Rico, in the heart of San Juan’s Santurce nightlife district. Built inside a rebuilt former abandoned structure and open since 2021, it’s become one of the island’s rising stars t...

Ladybug is a chic, LGBTQ+-owned cocktail bar in San Juan, tucked into the San Jorge hotel a short stroll from Condado, and a stylish evolution of the beloved local gay bar Zal Zi Puedes. Warm and characterful with artful decor, it’s built around a...

Oasis Tapas Lounge is a relaxed, friendly gay bar and restaurant in the heart of Condado, San Juan’s beachfront gay-friendly neighborhood, just a block from the sand. Open from late morning into the early hours, it’s an easy all-day spot for affo...

Tía María’s is one of the oldest and best-loved local gay bars in San Juan, a down-to-earth neighborhood spot in Santurce whose ”Liquor Store” name is pure misdirection; it’s a bar and a Puerto Rican institution. Famous for pouring some of the str...

SX The Club bills itself as the hottest, most hardcore gay club in Puerto Rico, a high-energy strip and go-go bar in the Santurce nightlife strip, within a block of Toxic, El Purgatorio, and Kweens for an easy bar crawl. Across two rooms playing d...

Toxic Night Club is one of San Juan best gay clubs, located in the Santurce Arts District of the capital city of Puerto Rico. This two-story late night bar has a great dance floor and a huge stage that welcomes drag shows and hot strippers. VIP ar...

XTEAMWORKS is the only gay bathhouse in San Juan, a small, discreet men’s cruise venue in Santurce, entered by a doorbell above a store sign. Open on weekend evenings, it offers private rooms, a TV lounge, dark rooms, and cruising spaces for those...