Gay Bars in Paris

Paris has countless gay bars. To keep this page usable for travellers not all of these bars have been listed here (particularly those of interest mainly for locals).

  • Banana Café
  • [ Banana Café - Map ] [ Street View: Banana Café ] 13 Rue de la Ferronnerie [Metro: Châtelet, Les Halles]
  • +33 (0)1 42333531; www.bananacafeparis.com
  • Since 1990, one of the longest running gay bars in Paris.
    Thu, Fri and Sat with Gogos.
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  • Bear’s Den
  • Daily 16:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat till 05:00
  • [ Bear’s Den - Map ] [ Street View: Bear’s Den ] 6 Rue des Lombards [Metro: Hôtel de Ville, Châtelet]
  • +33 (0)1 42710820; www.bearsden.fr
  • The honey pot in Paris for bears, chubbies and daddies. With bar, lounge-floor and disco-bar.
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  • Le Carrefour
  • [ Le Carrefour - Map ] [ Street View: Le Carrefour ] 8 Rue des Archives [Metro: Hôtel de Ville]
  • French cafe-bar with its share of gay guests due to its street terrace and location between the gay epicenter in the Marais and the stores around Rue Verrerie and Rue Rivoli.
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  • Cox
  • Mon-Thu 17:30 – 02:00; Fri-Sun 16:30 – 02:00
  • [ Cox - Map ] 15 Rue des Archives [Metro 1, 11: Hôtel de Ville]
  • +33 (0)1 42720800; www.cox.fr
  • One of the most famous, popular and centrally located gay bars in the Marais.
    Clientele: jeans, T-Shirt, short haircut. Best between 19:00 and 21:00.

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  • Cud
  • Daily 23:30 – 06:00
  • [ Cud - Map ] 12 Rue des Haudriettes [Metro 11: Rambuteau]
  • +33 (0)1 42774412
  • Gay bar and late night club in the Marais.
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  • Duplex
  • Daily 20:00 – 02:00
  • [ Duplex - Map ] [ Street View: Duplex ] 25 Rue Michel Le Comte [Metro 11: Rambuteau]
  • +33 (0)1 42728086
  • The clientele in this gay bar tends to be less competitive and snobbish than in other gay venues in the Marais district.
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  • Eagle Paris
  • Tue-Sun 18:00 – 04:00
  • [ Eagle Paris - Map ] 33 Rue des Lombards [Metro: Châtelet, Les Halles]
  • +33 (0)1 42334145
  • Not what you might expect from the internationally renowned name ›Eagle‹ but rather a flashy gay mainstream music bar.
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  • L’Enchanteur Bar
  • Tue-Sun from 20:00
  • [ L’Enchanteur Bar - Map ] [ Street View: L’Enchanteur Bar ] 15 Rue Michel Le Comte [Metro: Rambuteau]
  • + 33 (0)1 48040238
  • Straight-friendly gay bar with jukebox and Karaoke nights in the basement.
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  • Le Feeling
  • Daily from 15:00
  • [ Le Feeling - Map ] 43 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie [Metro: Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau]
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  • Freedj
  • Daily 18:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat till 04:00
  • [ Freedj - Map ] 35 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie [Metro: Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau]
  • www.freedj.fr
  • Popular gay bar and club in the Marais quarter. Packed at weekend nights.
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  • In Out
  • Tue-Sat from 17:00
  • [ In Out - Map ] 241 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine [Metro: Faidherbe-Chaligny, Reuilly-Diderot]
  • +33 (0)952410037 (Mobile); www.inoutparis.com
  • Music lounge bar. Mixed clientele.
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  • MicMan Bar
  • Daily 12:00 – 01:00
  • [ MicMan Bar - Map ] 24 Rue Geoffroy l’Angevin [Metro: Rambuteau]
  • +33 (0)1 42743980
  • Very small and anti-stylish cruisy gay bar in the Marais. Mainly local mature clientele.
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  • One Way
  • Daily from 18:00
  • [ One Way - Map ] [ Street View: One Way ] 28 Rue Charlot [Metro: Saint-Sébastien – Froissart, Rambuteau]
  • Small gay bar, with rustic ambience and a backroom.
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  • Open Café
  • Daily 11:00 – 02:00/04:00
  • [ Open Café - Map ] [ Street View: Open Café ] 17 Rue des Archives [Metro: Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau]
  • www.opencafe.fr
  • Located in the epicenter of the Marais, this cafe is an institution and a popular meeting point of the Parisian gay scene. Very Paris atmosphere – for the good and for the bad.
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  • Le Palmier
  • Daily 15:00 – 07:00
  • [ Le Palmier - Map ] 16 Rue des Lombards [Metro: Châtelet, Hôtel de Ville]
  • +33 (0)1 42785353
  • Gay-friendly bar with nice street terrace.
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  • Quetzal
  • Daily 17:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat till 03:00
  • [ Quetzal - Map ] 10 Rue de la Verrerie [Metro: Hôtel de Ville]
  • Quite popular and busy at weekend nights.
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  • Raidd Bar
  • Daily 17:00 – 04:00; Fri, Sat till 05:00
  • [ Raidd Bar - Map ] 23 Rue du Temple [Metro: Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau]
  • +33 (0)1 42770488
  • Music bar, at night with GoGo dancers and international live DJs.
    One of the biggest and busiest gay bars in the Marais.

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  • Sly Bar
  • Daily from 17:00
  • [ Sly Bar - Map ] 22 Rue des Lombards [Metro: Châtelet, Hôtel de Ville]
  • www.sly-bar.com
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  • Spyce
  • Daily 18:00 – 04:00
  • [ Spyce - Map ] 23 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie [Metro: Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau]
  • www.spycebar.com
  • Flashy gay music & pre-clubbing bar in the Marais.
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  • Velvet
  • Tue-Sat 17:00 – 02:00
  • [ Velvet - Map ] 43 Rue Saint-Honoré [Metro: Châtelet, Les Halles]
  • +33 (0)1 42211360
  • Gay & lesbian bar on two floors. Rather young clientele.
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  • Le Who’s
  • Daily 12:00 – 06:00
  • [ Le Who’s - Map ] 14 Rue Saint-Merri [Metro: Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau]
  • +33 (0)1 42727597; www.whoswooparis.fr
  • Bar & Resto in the Marais.
    (Formerly ›Curieux Spaghetti Bar‹.)
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  • Wolf Bar
  • Daily 17:00 – 02:00
  • [ Wolf Bar - Map ] 37 Rue des Lombards [Metro: Châtelet]
  • +33 (0)1 40280252; www.wolfparis.com
  • Gay bar for bears, daddies and wolves.
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  • Ze Baar
  • Daily 18:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat till 04:00
  • [ Ze Baar - Map ] 41 Rue des Blancs-Manteaux [Metro: Rambuteau, Hôtel de Ville]
  • +33 (0)1 42717508
  • No-frills gay bar, next to the French restaurant Ze Restoo.
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