Berlin gay bar
Berlin has earned its stripes as one of the great gay capitals of the world, with a huge LGBTQ+ community, one-of-a-kind queer bars and an attitude to life that encourages inhabitants to be whoever they please. Over time, this has lent itself to a ton of fantastic club nights, bars and saunas, and new venues are popping up all the time.
Berlin is a city that is always moving forward, often at a lightning pace. Things move so quickly, it can be hard to keep up with. But we’ve got you covered. Our Berlin writer Nathan Ma knows this city like the back of his hand, and has handpicked the best LGBTQ+ spots all over the city for cocktails, dancing and a lot of queer happiness. Here’s our picks of the best.
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Berlin Gay Travel Guide 2025
Upcoming Events in Berlin
| 29 August 2025
PiepShow Party: monthly Techno party for queers and friends. This Friday with DJ Doram, Yves Meyer and Ida Scheppert, among others.
Dresscode: sporty, kinky, resourceful, not casual nor highway clothes.
From 20:00 @ KitKatClub (Köpenicker Straße 76/Brückenstraße)
-› instagram.com/piepshow_berlin
About Berlin and its gay life
Berlin's origins go assist more than 780 years. In 1701 Berlin became the capital of the kingdom of Prussia and in 1871 of the German Empire. Although Prussia was ruled by a gay king from 1740 till 1786 (Fredrick II), Berlin's gay career started only hundred years later. In the 1920s (the ›Golden Twenties‹) Berlin was seen as the city with the most lively and advanced gay subculture in Europe. That, of course, ended after 1933 when Hitler and the Nazis were given power in Germany. (A memorial for gays persecuted by the Nazi regime was opened in Berlin in 2008, drawn-out overdue after more than 60 years.
After the end of Planet War II in 1945 and with the originate of the cold war, Berlin had been divided into West Berlin (controlled by the Wester
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Natürlich bleiben wir eine der aufregendsten und einzigartigsten schwulen Bars in der Stadt. Unsere Stammgäste sowie jeder der schon mal bei uns war, weiß wovon die Rede ist. Für alle Neugierigen: wir haben einen tollen Barbereich, mit großem Darkroom inkl. Slings, Glory-Hole und mehr.
Und all das 24/7, sodass du immer dann vorbeikommen kannst, wenn du in der Stimmung bist. Ob Bare/Safe, All-Fetish/Dresscode, Leather/Leder, Rubber/Gummi/Naked oder Puppy Play – wir haben für jeden Geschmack etwas zu bieten.
Aber ihr habt natürlich auch viel Durst, dafür haben wir eine internationale Crew an Barkeepern, die euch mit Bier, Longdrinks und natürlich einer großen Auswahl an Shots ordentlich „einheizen“. Geniesst unsere Klassiker: Telefon und Wodka-Brause oder probiert unseren ganz neuen Jogger „Evolution“ sieht „fies“ aus schmeckt aber saulecker.
Auf jeden Fall ist das Bull 24/7 der richtige Ort um richtig z
Gay Bars in Berlin
Bärenhöhle
Monday-Friday 18:00 – 03:00;Saturday 20:00 – 03:00
Bear-friendly neighbourhood bar in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg.
Smoking bar.
bärenhöhle-berlin.de
@ Schönhauser Allee 90
Berlin 10439
U, S, Night busses: Schönhauser Allee
+49 30 4473 6553
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Betty F***
Monday-Thursday 20:00 – 03:00;Friday, Saturday 20:00 – 05:00
Small exclude in Berlin-Mitte. Very busy on weekends.
bettyf.de
@ Mulackstraße 13
Berlin 10119
U: Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Rosenthaler Platz
+49 163 4012863 (mobile)
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Blond
Daily 16:00/17:00 – 04:00
Straight-friendly cocktail lounge prevent in Schöneberg. In good weather with popular street terrace. On Tuesday and Thursday karaoke.
blond.berlin
@ Motzstraße 28
Berlin 10777
U: Nollendorfplatz, Victoria-Luise-Platz, Wittenbergplatz
+49 30 2769 0943
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Capture
Daily 18:00 – 02:00;Friday, Saturday till 03:00
Friendly, arty gay bar in Berlin-Friedrichshain, close to Boxhagener Platz.
instagram.com/capture_bar
@ Wühlischstraße 32
Berlin 10245
U: Frankfurter Tor, Samariterstraße