Cologne Gay Guide
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Accommodation
Prices on this page indicate the approx. range throughout the year (per night and room for 1-2 people). During trade fairs or large events rates may be higher.
ebab
Inexpensive gay private accommodation service with approx. 80 objects in Cologne
ebab (›enjoy bed and breakfast‹) is the leading private
accommodation service for
gays & lesbians in Europe and an inexpensive alternative to hotels.
gays & lesbians in Europe and an inexpensive alternative to hotels.
Pinkhomecologne
Guesthouse, gay-friendly. 40–120 €
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Domstraße 64
[U: Breslauer Platz/Hauptbahnhof, Ebertplatz]With 4 guest rooms, 2 shared baths, a kitchen and a patio.
Free coffee, tea and Wi-Fi.
Free coffee, tea and Wi-Fi.
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Cafes
Bastard
Daily 11:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat till 03:00
Friesenwall 29
[U: Rudolfplatz, Friesenplatz]Relaxed atmosphere. Very popular especially in summer with the patio.
Wi-Fi Internet access.
Wi-Fi Internet access.
Café era
Mon-Thu 10:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat 10:00 – 02:00; Sun 11:00 – 24:00
Friesenwall 26/Kettengasse
[U: Rudolfplatz]+49 (0)221-16934432;
www.cafeera.de
Gay cafe in modern design (›era‹ is Spanish for ›zeitgeist‹).
Café RICO
Mon-Fri 09:30 – 21:00; Sat 09:00 – 20:00; Sun 10:00 – 20:00
Mittelstraße 31-33
[U: Rudolfplatz]+49 (0)221-2405364;
www.cafe-rico.de
Gay-friendly. Popular with the shoppers from the fashion & design shopping streets around.
Restaurants
Brennerei Weiß
Mon-Fri from 17:00; Sat, Sun from 12:00
Hahnenstraße 22
[U: Rudolfplatz]+49 (0)221-82820191;
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.
Bars & Pubs
Barcelon
Tue-Thu 18:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat 18:00 – 03:00; Sun 15:00 – 01:00
Pipinstraße 3
[U: Heumarkt]Friendly gay bar in the Old Town, with a touch of Mediterranean ambience.
Baustelle
Daily 17:00 – 01:00 (in summer from 16:00)
Pipinstraße 5
[U: Heumarkt]+49 (0)1577-3068005 (Mobile)
Popular gay bar in the Old Town of Cologne.
Brennerei Weiß
Mon-Fri from 17:00; Sat, Sun from 12:00
Hahnenstraße 22
[U: Rudolfplatz]+49 (0)221-82820191;
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 22:00
Stephanstraße 4
[U: Heumarkt]+49 (0)221-29436964;
www.clip-cologne.com
Bar with mainly younger clientele. Tuesday and Thursday Karaoke.
Friday and Saturday from 23:00 with disco in the basement.
Friday and Saturday from 23:00 with disco in the basement.
Club 21
Daily 18:00 – 03:00; Fri, Sat till 05:00
Hohe Pforte 13-17
[U: Heumarkt, Poststraße, Neumarkt]+49 (0)221-99377920
Cox
Tue-Thu 20:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat 20:00 – 03:00
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
Tue 20:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat 21:00 – 05:00
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
Small but popular Old Town bar, jam-packed at weekend nights.
Rather mature crowd.
Rather mature crowd.
IRON
Tue-Sun from 19:00
Schaafenstraße 45
[U: Rudolfplatz]+49 (0)221-27649614
Cocktail lounge bar. Mixed clientele.
IXBAR
Daily 20:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat till 04:00
Mauritiuswall 84
[U: Rudolfplatz]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]Big pub & bar. Voted several times as ›Best Bar of the Year‹ by local gay magazine.
Maxbar
Tue-Thu 20:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat 20:00 – 04:00 (in summer from 22:00); Sun 19:00 – 01:00
Am Rinkenpfuhl 51
[U: Rudolfplatz, Neumarkt]+49 (0)221-16850395;
www.maxbar-cologne.de
Quiet lounge and cocktail bar in red.
Mumu
Daily 19:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat till 05:00
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 – 02:00; Sun 16:00 – 01:00; Tue closed
Mühlenbach 57
[U: Heumarkt]+49 (0)221-44907535;
www.barmylord.de
Bar for gay seniors and their admirers.
Schampanja
Daily from 20:00
Mauritiuswall 43
[U: Rudolfplatz]+49 (0)221-2409544
Small alternative gay bar in the so-called Bermuda triangle of Cologne.
Clientele mainly in their 30s and 40s.
Clientele mainly in their 30s and 40s.
Zeitlos
Daily from 16:00
Stephanstraße 2
[U: Heumarkt, Neumarkt]Traditional German pub.
Zum Pitter
Daily 12:00 – 01:00
Alter Markt 58-60
[U: Rathaus, Dom/Hbf, Heumarkt]+49 (0)221-54816000;
www.zumpittercologne.de
From March till October with tables outside at Alter Markt (Old Market) which is a popular area for tourists, so the crowd outside is usually very mixed.
Clubs & Parties
Upcoming Irregular Parties
Sexy CGN @ Sartory Säle
25 May 2013, 23:00 – 05:00
Friesenstraße 44Cologne’s gay mega party with dance shows and international guest DJ GSP and Steven Redant. Entrance 15–20 €.
Pulstar @ Roxy
31 May 2013
Aachener Straße 2Minimal/Techno party for gays, lesbians & friends. With DJ Jens Hänsgen, Murat Tepeli and Dirk Rossbach.
Regular Parties and Clubs
WIldweXel @ Reineke Fuchs
2nd Saturday of the month, from 23:00
Aachener Straße 50
[U: Rudolfplatz]New House party for gays & friends.
Entrance: 9 €
Entrance: 9 €
Blue Lounge
Fri 21:00 – 04:00; Sat 21:00 – 05:00
Mathiasstraße 4-6
[U: Heumarkt]+49 (0)221-2717117;
www.blue-lounge.com
Popular, mixed lesbian-gay danceclub and cocktail bar.
celebrate! @ Loom Club
Wednesday from 22:00
Hohenzollernring 92
[U: Friesenplatz]Wednesday night party for gays, lesbians & friends in one of the most stylish clubs in Cologne. Music: 1980s, 1990s, Charts, Pop and House. Rather young clientele.
Entrance: 5 € (3 € before 23:00)
Entrance: 5 € (3 € before 23:00)
Flashdance @ Zeughaus 24
1st Saturday of the month, from 22:00 (October–June)
Zeughausstraße 24
[U: Appellhofplatz, Friesenplatz]+49 (0)221-9439491;
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Music: Pop hits from the 1970s till today. Forget about cruising here – just enjoy dancing and remember the soundtrack of your first love.
Best between 0:30 and 2:00.
Entrance: 8 € (6 € before 23:00)
Best between 0:30 and 2:00.
Entrance: 8 € (6 € before 23:00)
Gay Students Night @ Venue
(Usually) 3rd Saturday of the month, 23:00 – 05:00
Hohe Straße 14
[U: Heumarkt]Students party for gays, lesbians & friends. Pop, Charts, 1990s, RnB & Vocal House.
Entrance: 8 € (students 5 € before 24:00)
Entrance: 8 € (students 5 € before 24:00)
Greenkomm @ Nachtflug
Once a month, 06:00 – approx. 16:00
Hohenzollernring 89-93
[U: Friesenplatz]Most popular After Hour party in Cologne. Mixed crowd (about 2/3 gay) with party people and muscle guys from Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands and elsewhere.
Once a month, usually on the 1st Sunday or on a public holiday – check the club website for the next date.
Entrance: 13 €
Once a month, usually on the 1st Sunday or on a public holiday – check the club website for the next date.
Entrance: 13 €
Homoriental Party @ Venue
4th Saturday of the month, from 23:00
Hohe Straße 14
[U: Heumarkt]Cologne’s party for Turkish gay men & friends: Turkish, Arabian, Kurdish, Greek, Persian, Pandjap, Jewish, Armenian and international music.
Entrance: 8 € (6 € before 24:00)
Entrance: 8 € (6 € before 24:00)
Pink over Night @ Pan Tau
Tuesday from 22:00
Brabanter Straße 15
[U: Rudolfplatz, Friesenplatz]Small gay, lesbian and mixed Pop & Charts party.
Poptastic @ Venue
1st Saturday of the month, from 23:00
Hohe Straße 14
[U: Heumarkt]Mixed gay-lesbian, monthly Pop party.
Entrance: 8 € (6 € before 24:00)
Entrance: 8 € (6 € before 24:00)
Cruising & Fetish
Bar Carbon
Mon-Thu 22:00 – 03:00; Fri, Sat 22:00 – 05:00
Richard-Wagner-Straße 25
[U: Rudolfplatz]+49 (0)221-2835941;
www.barcarbon.de
Gay fetish-oriented cruise bar near Rudolfplatz.
Minimum consumption: 5 €
Minimum consumption: 5 €
Boners
Mon 19:00 – 01:00; Tue-Thu 21:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat 22:00 – 05:00;
Sun 14:00 – 19:00 and 21:00 – 01:00
Sun 14:00 – 19:00 and 21:00 – 01:00
Mathiasstraße 22
[U: Heumarkt]+49 (0)221-243541;
www.boners-cologne.com
Longest running fetish and cruising bar in Cologne, formerly ›Hands‹.
Clientele mainly 35+.
Minimum consumption: 7 €
Clientele mainly 35+.
Minimum consumption: 7 €
Deck 5
Daily 20:00 – 05:00; Fri, Sat till 09:00
Mathiasstraße 5
[U: Heumarkt]+49 (0)221-9926704;
www.deck-5.de
Small gay bar with cheap drinks and backroom. Mainly thirty- and forty-something clientele. On weekends best after 03:00.
Station 2b
Mon, Wed, Thu 19:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat 22:00 – 04:00; Sun 15:00 – 01:00
Pipinstraße 2
[U: Heumarkt]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, most other days with specific dresscodes – check their website for current agenda.
Minimum consumption: 6–8 €
Friday nights without dresscode, most other days with specific dresscodes – check their website for current agenda.
Minimum consumption: 6–8 €
Saunas
Bathhouse Babylon Cologne
Mon-Thu 12:00 – 06:00; Fri 12:00 – Mon 06:00 nonstop
Friesenstraße 23-25
[U: Friesenplatz]+49 (0)221-42074577;
www.babylon-cologne.de
Formerly known as Badehaus Köln, famous for its pool in the beautiful inner courtyard.
Entrance: 19.50 € (15.50 € up to 25 years)
Entrance: 19.50 € (15.50 € up to 25 years)
Faun Sauna
Daily 12:00 – 01:00, Sat till 02:00
Händelstraße 31
[U: Rudolfplatz]+49 (0)221-216157;
www.faunsauna.de
Small gay sauna, close to the center of Cologne.
Entrance: 15 € (students 13 €; Thu after 17:00 11 €)
Entrance: 15 € (students 13 €; Thu after 17:00 11 €)
Phoenix Sauna
Mon-Thu 12:00 – 06:00; Fri 12:00 – Mon 06:00 nonstop
Richard-Wagner-Straße 12
[U: Rudolfplatz]+49 (0)221-2581171;
www.phoenixsaunen.de
Big gay sauna near Rudolfplatz. Popular with younger guys.
Every Thursday Wellness day.
Entrance: 19.50 € (up to 25y 16.50 €, Mon-Fri after midnight 14.50 €)
Every Thursday Wellness day.
Entrance: 19.50 € (up to 25y 16.50 €, Mon-Fri after midnight 14.50 €)
Sauna Vulcano
Daily 11:00 – 22:00; Sat till 08:00
Marienplatz 3-5
[U: Heumarkt]+49 (0)221-216051;
www.sauna-vulcano.de
Oldest gay sauna in Cologne. Popular with mature men and their admirers.
Entrance: 18 €
Entrance: 18 €
Shops
Bruno’s
Mon-Sat 10:00 – 21:00
Kettengasse 20
[U: Rudolfplatz]+49 (0)221-2725637
Bruno’s softcore and hardcore shop: books, DVDs, magazines, toys, underwear, gadgets.
Cosmic Ware
Tue-Fri 12:00 – 18:30; Sat 11:00 – 15:00
Engelbertstraße 59-61
[U: Rudolfplatz]+49 (0)221-2401201
Rubber, leather, fetish accessories and SM equipment for men and women.
Dome
Mon-Fri 12:00 – 19:00; Sat 12:00 – 18:00
Händelstraße 27
[U: Rudolfplatz]+49 (0)221-9234209;
www.dome-fetisch.de
Fetish shop: leather, rubber, stainless steel, masks, toys.
ES Collection
Mon-Sat 12:00 – 19:30
Richard-Wagner-Straße 31+49 (0)221-27846668
Cologne store of the fashionable Spanish label ES.
Underwear, swimwear and shirts for men.
Underwear, swimwear and shirts for men.
Mate Wear
Mon, Tue 13:00 – 19:00; Wed 17:00 – 19:30; Thu, Fri 12:00 – 19:00; Sat 12:00 – 18:30
Friesenwall 29
[U: Rudolfplatz, Friesenplatz]+49 (0)221-2589884;
www.mate-wear.de
Small shop for underwear, street wear and party wear for men.
MGW
Mon-Sat 12:00 – 21:00
Richard-Wagner-Straße 27+49 (0)221-27162741
Hardcore DVDs, toys, accessories and Mr.B fetish gear.
Der Rote Laden
Mon-Sat 10:00 – 01:00; Sun 12:00 – 01:00
Mathiasstraße 13
[U: Heumarkt]+49 (0)221-2716793
Gay sexshop.
Services
Checkpoint
Mon-Thu 17:00 – 21:00; Fri, Sat 14:00 – 19:00; Sun 14:00 – 18:00
Pipinstraße 7
[U: Heumarkt]+49 (0)221-92576868;
www.checkpoint-cologne.de
Gay information centre & shop, also offering health advice.
anyway
Kamekestraße 14
[U: Friesenplatz]+49 (0)221-5777760;
www.anyway-koeln.de
Publicly funded youth centre specifically designed for gays, lesbians and their friends between 12 and 25.
Café open Tue-Thu 17:00 – 22:00 and Fri 19:00 – 24:00, Wednesday girls-only and Thursday boys-only.
Café open Tue-Thu 17:00 – 22:00 and Fri 19:00 – 24:00, Wednesday girls-only and Thursday boys-only.
Body2Body Köln
Neusser Straße 220
[U: Florastraße, Lohsestraße]Wellness massage, erotic massage and body to body tantra massage.
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Massage
Joachim +49 (0)221-29898664, +49 (0)173-7125664 (Mobile)
After an exhausting day of sightseeing or an exciting night of clubbing in Cologne I will take care of your tensed up muscles. In & out calls.
Massages I offer: Whole Body Massage, Shiatsu, Lower Back Massage, Dorn Spinal Therapy, Sensual Body Relaxing.
My health counselling services include: Immune Balance, Live Energy, Nutrition Advice, Acid Base Balance, Bioresonance Therapy, Meditation, Expansion of Consciousness.
Massages I offer: Whole Body Massage, Shiatsu, Lower Back Massage, Dorn Spinal Therapy, Sensual Body Relaxing.
My health counselling services include: Immune Balance, Live Energy, Nutrition Advice, Acid Base Balance, Bioresonance Therapy, Meditation, Expansion of Consciousness.