Cologne Gay Cruising & Fetish Guide

• Boners
• Mon 20:00 – 03:00; Tue-Thu 22:00 – 03:00; Fri, Sat 22:00 – 05:00; Sun from 15:00 and 22:00
• Mathiasstraße 22 [U 1, 7, 9: Heumarkt]
• +49 (0)221-243541; www.boners-cologne.com
• Longest running fetish and cruising bar in Cologne, formerly ›Hands‹, since 2007 under new ownership and with name. Clientele mostly mature guys and their admirers.

• Chains
• Stephanstraße 4
• Closed since September 2008.

• Deck 5
• Daily 23:00 – 05:00; After Hour on Sat and Sun from 05:00
• Mathiasstraße 5 [U 1, 7, 9: Heumarkt]
• +49 (0)221-2717973 (from 21:00); www.deck-5.de
• Bar with cheap beer and backroom.

• Hands
• Mathiasstraße 22
• Closed since August 2007. Now at same address: ›Boners‹ (see above).

• Midnight Sun
• Daily 22:00 – 05:00
• Richard-Wagner-Str. 25 [U: Rudolfplatz]
• +49 (0)221-2835939; www.midnightsun-koeln.de
• Cruising club near Rudolfplatz. Rather young clientele.
  1st Sat of the month 19:00 – 22:00 (entrance till 21:00): Sneakers, Sox & Sportsgear.
  On Sundays 17:00 – 22:00 (entrance till 18:30) special fetish & fun parties – check the agenda on the club website.
  Minimum consumption: 3 €

• Station 2b
• Wed, Thu 19:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat 22:00 – 05:00; Sun 15:00 – 21:00
• Pipinstraße 2 [U 1, 7, 9: Heumarkt]
• +49 (0)178-5413353; www.station2b.de
• Bar and dancefloor on the ground floor, play area with cabins in the basement. (Big labyrinth – bring some breadcrumbs to find your way out!-)
  Friday nights without dresscode, all other days with specific dresscodes – check their website for current agenda (›Termine‹).
  Minimum consumption: 8 €

• Zipp’s
• Mon-Sat from 20:00; Sun from 18:00
• Hohe Pforte 13-17 [U: Heumarkt, Poststraße, Neumarkt]
• +49 (0)221-2406076; www.zipps.eu
• Bears, Jeans & Leather bar.
  Smoking club.