Gay Bars in Amsterdam

Important note: Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, some places might be closed or opening hours may have changed. Please check the websites and Facebook pages of the respective venues for the latest information.

Reopened 2021; Monday-Friday 17:00 – 24:00; Saturday, Sunday 16:00 – 24:00
Gay and lesbian music bar. Occasionally with drag shows.
facebook.com/amstel54
@ Amstel 54
Amsterdam 1017 AB
+31 6 12232254 (mobile)

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Reopened 2021; daily 14:00 – 24:00
New bar in Amsterdam's famous gay street.
With drag shows and bingo nights.
facebook.com/barBLENDnl
@ Reguliersdwarsstraat 41
Amsterdam 1016 BR
+31 6 29557092 (mobile)

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Reopened 2021; Monday, Tuesday 09:00 – 22:00; Wednesday-Sunday 09:00 – 24:00
LGBT-friendly cafe-bar for breakfast and snacks, coffee and wine.
brug34.nl
@ Utrechtsestraat 19
Amsterdam 1017 VH
Tram: Rembrandtplein, Keizersgracht
+31 20 223 6793

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The grande dame of Amsterdam's gay & lesbian nightlife. It was the first gay bar in the Netherlands (and one of the first in the world) when it was opened in 1927. Reopened in 2008 with a preserved interior, 't Mandje today is a small cozy bar with a mixed clientele. Music: Dutch ›Schlager‹, chansons, Pop.
cafetmandje.amsterdam
@ Zeedijk 63
Amsterdam 1012 AS
+31 20 622 5375

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Reopened 2021; Monday-Wednesday 16:00 – 24:00; Thursday-Sunday 15:00 – 24:00
Gay bar in 'après-ski' style, next to Club NYX.
Mixed clientele.
exitamsterdam.nl
@ Reguliersdwarsstraat 42a
Amsterdam 1017 BM
Tram: Koningsplein
+31 682363649 (mobile)

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Reopened 2021; Wednesday-Friday 16:00 – 24:00; Saturday, Sunday 13:00 – 24:00
Small gay bar by the Amstel river in the center of Amsterdam.
facebook.com/bar.fame.amsterdam
@ Amstel 50
Amsterdam 1017 AB

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Reopened June 2021
Small bar with local drag shows and karaoke.
facebook.com/dragshowbarLellebel
@ Utrechtsestraat 4
Amsterdam 1017 VN
+31 20 233 6533

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Reopened June 2021; daily 17:00 – 24:00
Popular Dutch Pop and Schlager music pub.
facebook.com/cafemontmartre
@ Halvemaansteeg 17
Amsterdam 1017 CR
+31 6 52004763 (mobile)

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Reopened 2021; Monday-Friday from 16:00; Saturday, Sunday from 14:00
Popular gay cocktail bar. Modern and friendly atmosphere. Snacks available.
Gets busy early.
prikamsterdam.nl
@ Spuistraat 109
Amsterdam 1012 SV
Tram: Nieuwezijds Kolk
+31 20 320 0002

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Reopened 2021; daily 18:00 – 24:00
Small gay bar for black and coloured men & friends.
realitybar.nl
@ Reguliersdwarsstraat 129
Amsterdam 1017 BL
+31 6 24217946 (mobile)

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Reopened April 2021
Big gay lounge bar with London pub style.
In good weather with street terrace.
facebook.com/SOHOAdam
@ Reguliersdwarsstraat 36
Amsterdam 1017 BM

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Reopened 2021; daily 16:00 – 24:00
Traditional gay jeans bar with pool table.
›Separating the men from the boys for over 40 years.‹
spijkerbar.nl
@ Kerkstraat 4
Amsterdam 1017 GL
+31 6 15505446 (mobile)

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Reopened 2021; Monday-Friday 15:00 – 24:00; Saturday, Sunday 14:00 – 24:00
Very busy gay bar in the Reguliersdwarsstraat. Mixed ages.
With weekly drag shows and popular street terrace.
facebook.com/taboobar.amsterdam
@ Reguliersdwarsstraat 45
Amsterdam 1017 BK
+31 6 87863444 (mobile)

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Reopened 2021; daily 16:00 – 24:00
Bar with street terrace and snacks, right next to the Taboo bar.
facebook.com/detabookantine
@ Reguliersdwarsstraat 43
Amsterdam 1017 BK
+31 6 87863444 (mobile)

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Reopened 2021; daily 16:00 – 24:00
Friendly gay bar with weekly drag shows and eccentric bingo shows.
On weekends with DJs.
In the back cozy nook with canal view.
queenshead.nl
@ Zeedijk 20
Amsterdam 1012 AZ
+31 20 420 2475, +31 6 19382899 (mobile)