# LGBTQ+: experiences for solo travellers

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## [Amsterdam](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/netherlands/amsterdam.md)

- **Café 't Mandje**: Open since 1927, and listed by I amsterdam among the most welcoming pubs on the scene for locals and visitors alike.
- **Café Saarein**: One of the main bars for the lesbian scene, alongside Bar Buka.
- **De Lellebel**: The only drag café in the Netherlands, known for its lip-sync shows. (Utrechtsestraat)
- **Bar Bario**: An inclusive bar and creative space focused on BPOC, trans and queer communities.

## [Barcelona](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/spain/barcelona.md)

- **Moeem**: The only venue on Patroc's list described as a gay and lesbian bar. (Mon 6pm-2.30am, Thu 9pm-2.30am, Fri-Sat 6pm-3am, Sun 6pm-2.30am; C. de Muntaner 11)
- **Priscilla**: Bar with camp decor and a street terrace, open from late morning. (C. del Consell de Cent 273)
- **Believe**: On the edge of the Gaixample, drag shows, entry about 12 to 15 euros with a drink. (Nightly 11pm-5am, Fri-Sat until 6am; C. de Balmes 56)
- **Arena**: Club open every night from 12.30am, between Eixample and Ciutat Vella. (Ronda Sant Pere 19-21)

## [Berlin](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/germany/berlin.md)

- **Möbel Olfe**: One of the busiest lesbian and gay bars in the city, right on Kottbusser Tor. Tuesday is FLINTA night. (Tuesday to Saturday from 6pm; Reichenberger Straße 177, Kreuzberg)
- **Hafen**: A Schöneberg institution and a regular meeting point for gay Berliners and international visitors. (Motzstraße 19, Schöneberg)
- **Himmelreich**: Gay and lesbian café-bar open since 2003, the only queer venue on Friedrichshain's main bar street. (Simon-Dach-Straße 36, Friedrichshain)
- **BEGiNE**: Cultural centre for lesbian and feminist women, with a café and evening events. (Potsdamer Straße 139, Schöneberg)

## [Bologna](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/italy/bologna.md)

- **Cassero LGBTQIA+ Center**: Weekly parties (Wednesdays from 23:30, free with an Arcigay card), counselling and legal desks, a friendship line. (Via Don Minzoni 18) https://www.cassero.it/

## [Budapest](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/hungary/budapest.md)

- **Why Not Café & Bar**: LGBTQ+ bar on the Danube, a café by day and cocktails at night, with bingo and karaoke on set evenings. (Mon-Thu 10:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-03:00, Sun 10:00-01:00; Belgrád rakpart 3-4) https://www.whynotcafe.hu/
- **Habroló2**: Gay bar open since 2006, in its newer premises near Astoria since 2021. Quiz and karaoke on Thursdays, live piano on Sundays, drag on some Saturdays. (Near Astoria) https://www.habrolo.hu/

## [Copenhagen](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/denmark/copenhagen.md)

- **Centralhjørnet**: The oldest LGBTI+ bar in Denmark, open since 1917 and openly gay since the 1950s.
- **Vela**: The city's only exclusively lesbian bar and club, in Vesterbro. (Vesterbro)
- **Never Mind**: Copenhagen's largest and busiest LGBT+ club, with a pop soundtrack.
- **Café Intime**: A Frederiksberg café opened in 1922, with a long history as a gay meeting place. (Frederiksberg)

## [Dublin](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/ireland/dublin.md)

- **The George**: Gay bar and club with drag queens and dedicated Saturday and Sunday nights. (89 South Great George's Street)
- **Mother**: Queer club nights since 2010, at Lost Lane off Grafton Street. (1-2 Adam Court, Grafton Street)
- **Outhouse Café**: The LGBTQ+ centre's café, open to everyone and an easy first stop on your own. (105 Capel Street)

## [Edinburgh](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/edinburgh.md)

- **CC Blooms**: LGBTQ+ bar and club open since 1994, every night until 3am, with drag at weekends and a Sunday drag cabaret from 8pm. (Every night until 3am; Pink Triangle, near the Edinburgh Playhouse)

## [Lisbon](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/portugal/lisbon.md)

- **Bar 106**: Long-running gay bar in Príncipe Real. (Tue-Thu and Sun 7.30pm-2am, Fri-Sat until 3am; Rua de São Marçal 106)
- **Purex**: Bar with a dance floor in Bairro Alto, Thursday to Saturday only. (Thu 10pm-2am, Fri-Sat 10pm-3am; Rua das Salgadeiras 28)
- **Side**: Gay bar in Bairro Alto, open every evening. (Daily 6pm-2am, Fri-Sat until 3am; Rua da Barroca 33)

## [Ljubljana](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/slovenia/ljubljana.md)

- **Klub Tiffany**: GLBTQ+ club run by ŠKUC, with an anonymous form for reporting bad behaviour at events. https://www.kulturnicenterq.org/
- **AKC Metelkova mesto**: The autonomous centre where the Pride march starts each year. https://www.ljubljanapridefestival.org/festival-parada-ponosa-2026/

## [Madrid](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/spain/madrid.md)

- **Fulanita de Tal**: LGBTIQ+ bar in Chueca aimed at LBT+ women.
- **LL Bar**: One of the city's oldest gay bars, packed during the drag shows. (Nightly 10/11pm-3am, Fri-Sat until 3.30am; C. de Pelayo 11)
- **Black & White**: Drag and DJs, mixed crowd, opens at midnight. (Nightly midnight-5.30am, Fri-Sat until 6am; C. de la Libertad 34)
- **Librería Berkana**: Chueca's LGTBIQ+ bookshop, a good first stop by day. (C/ Hortaleza 62)

## [Montréal](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/americas/canada/montreal.md)

- **A show at Cabaret Mado**: The Village cabaret has something on most nights, from improv to bingo, and sitting at the bar alone is perfectly normal. (1115 rue Sainte-Catherine Est)
- **Cabaret Mado**: Long-running Village cabaret with shows most nights, improv on Sundays and Full Gisèle on Tuesday evenings. (1115 rue Sainte-Catherine Est, Beaudry metro)
- **Unity**: Inclusive club over three floors since 2002, with two rooms and a rooftop terrace, and a zero-tolerance harassment policy. (Thursday-Saturday, 9:30pm-3am; 1171 rue Sainte-Catherine Est)
- **Bar Le Cocktail**: Village bar with karaoke and shows; tickets via Lepointdevente. (1669 rue Sainte-Catherine Est)

## [Naples](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/italy/naples.md)

- **FreeID**: Naples' queer social bar, run by Antinoo Arcigay. Contact the association for current hours and address. https://www.arcigaynapoli.org/freeid/
- **Antinoo Arcigay Napoli headquarters**: Library, advice desks, Welcome Day and groups. (Vico San Geronimo 19) https://www.arcigaynapoli.org/

## [New York](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/americas/united-states/new-york.md)

- **The Stonewall Inn**: The bar of the 1969 uprising, with piano bar on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, karaoke on Fridays and a Sunday drag show. 21+ with physical ID. (Mon-Fri 2pm-4am, Sat-Sun 1pm-4am; 53 Christopher St) https://thestonewallinnnyc.com/
- **Henrietta Hudson**: A queer bar built by lesbians, as it describes itself. (Wed-Sun 6pm-2am; 438 Hudson St) https://www.henriettahudson.com/
- **Cubbyhole**: Neighborhood bar open since 1994, with an events calendar on its site. (Mon-Thu 4pm-2am, Fri 4pm-4am, Sat 2pm-4am, Sun 2pm-2am; 281 W 12th St) https://www.cubbyholebar.com/

## [Palermo](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/italy/palermo.md)

- **Exit**: LGBTQIA+ venue on Piazza San Francesco di Paola, open in June 2026 and on the Pride route. (Piazza San Francesco di Paola)
- **Lizard**: Hosted a drag show during Pride week 2026.
- **Fabric**: Club that hosted the official Pride 2026 party. (Via Ugo La Malfa 95)

## [Prague](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/czechia/prague.md)

- **Friends Prague**: Gay club in the Old Town, open to everyone, daily from 21:00 to 06:00. (21:00-06:00; Bartolomějská 11, Prague 1) https://www.friendsclub.cz/
- **LGBT+ Community Center**: Meeting space run by Prague Pride, with debates, screenings, groups and a queer library. (Thursday 15:00-21:00 (September to June); Železná 18, Prague 1) https://www.praguepride.com/en/

## [Reykjavík](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/iceland/reykjavik.md)

- **Kiki Queer Bar**: The city's best-known queer bar, with drag shows and karaoke on Thursdays. (Laugavegur 22)
- **Bar 22**: Downstairs from Kiki, with karaoke on Tuesdays and queer DJ nights. (Laugavegur 22)
- **Gaukurinn**: A queer hangout with live music, karaoke nights and drag shows.

## [Taipei](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/asia/taiwan/taipei.md)

- **Scorpio PUB**: Bar for gay men on the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline list. (1F, No. 110-1, Sec. 1, Xinsheng N. Rd., Zhongshan)
- **Longxing**: Bar for gay men on the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline list. (2F, No. 132, Linsen N. Rd., Zhongshan)
- **Fox Picnic**: LGBTQ-friendly restaurant. (No. 22, Lane 281, Longjiang Rd., Zhongshan)
- **Tongguang Presbyterian Church**: Church for LGBTQ+ people, on the list of friendly spaces. (7F, No. 65, Guangfu S. Rd., Songshan)

## [Tallinn](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/estonia/tallinn.md)

- **Estonian LGBT Association centre**: Community centre with counselling, support groups, training and exhibitions. Visits by appointment (+372 5551 5817, info@lgbt.ee). (Kaarli pst 5-1, Tallinn) https://www.lgbt.ee/

## [Tokyo](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/asia/japan/tokyo.md)

- **Aisotope Lounge**: Ni-chome club opened in April 2012, run by the company behind Arch and Alamas Cafe. (Shinjuku Ni-chome)
- **Alamas Cafe**: Café on Ni-chome's main street, a good first stop before the bars open. (Shinjuku Ni-chome)
- **Campy! Bar**: Ni-chome bar run by a local celebrity, with plenty of visitors passing through. (Shinjuku Ni-chome)
- **Bar Gold Finger**: Started in 1991 as a women-only party; now a bar open every day, with karaoke from 9pm Sunday to Thursday. (Daily; karaoke Sun-Thu from 9pm) https://www.goldfingerparty.com/

## [Valencia](https://viaggisingle.it/en/destinations/europe/spain/valencia.md)

- **La Boba y el Gato Rancio**: Russafa bar with a mixed-age crowd. (Tue-Thu from 7/8pm, Fri-Sat until 2/2.30am; Carrer de Cuba 59)
- **La Carmen**: Bar in the old town. (Wed-Thu 7pm-1am, Fri-Sat 7pm-3am, Sun 5pm-midnight; C. de Roteros 14)
- **Deseo 54**: Bills itself as a gay club, with weekend events. (C/ Pepita 13)