Gay Bars in Cologne

Cologne has countless gay bars and pubs. To keep this page handy not all of them have been listed here (particularly those of interest mainly for locals).

Barcelon
Tue-Thu 18:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat 18:00 – 03:00; Sun 15:00 – 01:00
Pipinstraße 3 [U: Heumarkt]
+49 (0)163-1598165; www.barcelon-colonia.de
New friendly gay bar in the Old Town, with a touch of Mediterranean ambience.

Baustelle
Daily 17:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat till 03:00
Pipinstraße 5 [U: Heumarkt]
+49 (0)1577-3068005 (Mobile)
Popular gay bar in the Old Town of Cologne.

Brennerei Weiß
Mon-Thu 15:00 – 01:00; Fri 15:00 – 03:00; Sat 13:00 – 03:00; Sun 14:00 – 01:00
Hahnenstraße 22 [U: Rudolfplatz]
+49 (0)221-94655313; www.brennereiweiss.de
One of the most famous venues in Cologne’s gay scene. If you are tired of all the new stylish restaurants this rustic German restaurant will surprise you. Includes a bar which becomes very busy at night and beer benches outside on the street in summer.

Clip
Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat from 21:00
Stephanstraße 4
+49 (0)221-80158968; www.clip-cologne.com
Bar with mainly younger clientele. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday Karaoke.
Friday and Saturday from 23:00 with disco in the basement.

Cox
Tue-Sun 20:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat till 03:00; Mon closed
Mühlenbach 53 [U: Heumarkt]
+49 (0)221-2400419; www.cox-cologne.de
Bar for ›Bears and Butch Men‹

ExCorner
Daily 19:00 – 04:00; Fri, Sat till 06:00
Schaafenstraße 57-59 [U: Rudolfplatz]
+49 (0)221-2336060; www.excorner.de
Very popular gay bar since many years.

Exile
Mon-Thu 18:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat 18:00 – 05:00; Sun 16:00 – 02:00
Schaafenstraße 61 A [U: Rudolfplatz]
+49 (0)221-67770578; www.exile-cologne.de
Gay lounge bar.

HombreS
Daily (except Tue) 18:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat till 03:00
Pipinstraße 5 / Vor Sankt Martin 12 [U: Heumarkt]
+49 (0)221-2582347; www.hombres-cgn.de
Small but popular Old Town bar, jam-packed at weekend nights.
Rather mature crowd.

IRON
Tue-Sun from 20:00; Mon closed
Schaafenstraße 45 [U: Rudolfplatz]
+49 (0)221-8014095; www.iron-bar.com
Popular cocktail bar in metallic look. Very busy at Friday and Saturday nights.

IXBAR
Daily 20:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat till approx. 04:00
Mauritiuswall 84 [U: Rudolfplatz]
+49 (0)221-67770578; www.ixbar.de
One of the bars in the so-called Bermuda Triangle of gay Cologne.

Kattwinkel
Mon-Sat from 18:00; Sun from 15:00
Greesbergstraße 2/Eigelstein [U: Ebertplatz]
+49 (0)172-9901214 (Mobile); www.kattwinkel-cologne.de
Big pub & bar. Voted several times as Best Bar of the Year by local gay magazine.

Maxbar
Tue-Thu 21:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat 21:00 – 04:00 (in summer from 22:00); Sun 19:00 – 01:00
Am Rinkenpfuhl 51 [U: Rudolfplatz, Neumarkt]
www.max-bar-cologne.de
Quiet lounge and cocktail bar in red.

Mumu
Daily from 18:00
Schaafenstraße 51 [U: Rudolfplatz]
+49 (0)221-16867277; www.die-mumu.de
Very young clientele.

My Lord
Mon, Wed, Thu 16:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat 16:00 – 03:00; Sun 14:00 – 01:00; Tue closed
Mühlenbach 57 [U: Heumarkt]
+49 (0)221-44907535, +49 (0)177-9322713 (Mobile); www.barmylord.de
Bar for gay seniors and their admirers.

P9
Daily 23h
Pipinstraße 9 [U: Heumarkt]
+49 (0)171-3439706 (Mobile)
Bar and cocktail lounge. Rather young crowd.

Verquer
Mon-Fri 14:00 – 24:00; Sat, Sun 12:00 – 24:00
Heumarkt 46 [U: Heumarkt]
+49 (0)221-2574810
Gay-friendly and bears-friendly bar in the Old Town of Cologne. In summer with street terrace.

Zeitlos (ex Edelweiß)
Daily from 16:00
Stephanstraße 2 [U: Heumarkt, Neumarkt]
Traditional German pub.

Zum Pitter
Daily 12:00 – 01:00
Alter Markt 58-60 [U: Dom/Hbf, Heumarkt]
+49 (0)221-54816000; www.zum-pitter-cologne.de
With tables outside at Alter Markt (Old Market) which is a popular area for tourists, so the crowd outside is usually very mixed.