Café 't Mandje
Open since 1927, and listed by I amsterdam among the most welcoming pubs on the scene for locals and visitors alike.
Experiences
LGBTQ+
61 experiences in 21 cities. Each card is sourced in the city guide.
AmsterdamNetherlands
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.
BarcelonaSpain
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
BerlinGermany
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
BolognaItaly
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
BudapestHungary
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
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
CopenhagenDenmark
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
DublinIreland
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
EdinburghUnited Kingdom
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
LisbonPortugal
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
LjubljanaSlovenia
Klub Tiffany
GLBTQ+ club run by ŠKUC, with an anonymous form for reporting bad behaviour at events.
AKC Metelkova mesto
The autonomous centre where the Pride march starts each year.
MadridSpain
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
MontréalCanada
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
NaplesItaly
FreeID
Naples' queer social bar, run by Antinoo Arcigay. Contact the association for current hours and address.
Antinoo Arcigay Napoli headquarters
Library, advice desks, Welcome Day and groups.
- Vico San Geronimo 19
New YorkUnited States
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
Henrietta Hudson
A queer bar built by lesbians, as it describes itself.
- Wed-Sun 6pm-2am
- 438 Hudson St
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
PalermoItaly
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
PragueCzechia
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
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
ReykjavíkIceland
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.
TaipeiTaiwan
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
TallinnEstonia
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
TokyoJapan
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
ValenciaSpain
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