Gay Bars in Berlin
Important note: Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, many places are closed or opening hours may have changed.
Please check the websites and Facebook pages of the respective venues for the latest information.
Update 6 January 2021:
General lockdown until at least 31 January 2021.
Bars, restaurants, gyms, non-essential stores etc. have to stay closed.
Tourist overnight stays in hotels are temporarily not allowed.
Bear-friendly neighbourhood bar in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg.
Smoking bar.
Smoking bar.
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Schönhauser Allee 90
Berlin 10439
Berlin 10439
U, S, Night busses: Schönhauser Allee
Small bar in Berlin-Mitte. Very busy on weekends.
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Mulackstraße 13
Berlin 10119
Berlin 10119
U: Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Rosenthaler Platz
+49 163 4012863 (mobile)
Straight-friendly lounge bar in Schöneberg. Cocktails, smoking lounge, karaoke on Tuesday. In good weather with popular street terrace.
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Eisenacher Straße 3a / Fuggerstraße
Berlin 10777
Berlin 10777
U: Nollendorfplatz, Wittenbergplatz
New gay bar in Berlin-Friedrichshain.
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Wühlischstraße 32
Berlin 10245
Berlin 10245
U: Frankfurter Tor, Samariterstraße
Old bar in Berlin-Schöneberg. Clientele mainly mature locals and friends.
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Lietzenburger Straße 12
Berlin 10789
Berlin 10789
U: Wittenbergplatz
Small traditional Berlin bar in Schöneberg, with a mainly mature, local clientele.
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Welserstraße 27
Berlin 10777
Berlin 10777
U: Wittenbergplatz
Gay bar in Berlin-Kreuzberg/Neukölln. Smoking pub.
(If you ask people on the street for directions to this bar, be aware that ›Ficken‹ is the German word for ›to fuck‹.)
(If you ask people on the street for directions to this bar, be aware that ›Ficken‹ is the German word for ›to fuck‹.)
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Urbanstraße 70
Berlin 10967
Berlin 10967
U, Night bus: Hermannplatz
Cafe-bar at Prenzlauer Berg. Clientele mainly teens or in their 20s.
Non-smoking bar.
Non-smoking bar.
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Chodowieckistraße 41
Berlin 10405
Berlin 10405
S: Greifswalder Straße
Gay cruise bar at Prenzlauer Berg, with videos, backroom and booths.
Smoking bar.
Smoking bar.
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Wichertstraße 10 / Greifenhagener Straße
Berlin 10439
Berlin 10439
U, S: Schönhauser Allee
LGBT bar in Berlin-Friedrichshain in the style of a sailors' bar.
With cruising area and cabins.
With cruising area and cabins.
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Boxhagener Straße 114
Berlin 10245
Berlin 10245
U: Frankfurter Tor
+49 30 70728306, +49 163 6831601 (mobile)
Popular bar (since 1990) in the gay area around Motzstraße.
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Motzstraße 19
Berlin 10777
Berlin 10777
U: Nollendorfplatz
Cocktail lounge bar in Berlin-Schöneberg. With smoking area.
Two rooms, the second with music TV screen.
Two rooms, the second with music TV screen.
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Motzstraße 5
Berlin 10777
Berlin 10777
U: Nollendorfplatz
Mature and middle-aged clientele. Music: Pop and German ›Schlager‹.
Smoking bar.
Smoking bar.
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Kleiststraße 6
Berlin 10787
Berlin 10787
U: Nollendorfplatz, Wittenbergplatz
Cafe, bar & lounge in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg.
Mixed clientele.
Smoking bar.
Mixed clientele.
Smoking bar.
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Marienburger Straße 7
Berlin 10405
Berlin 10405
Tram: Marienburger Straße, Hufelandstraße
Cafe-bar in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Mixed clientele.
With smoking area.
With smoking area.
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Mehringdamm 61
Berlin 10961
Berlin 10961
U: Mehringdamm
Popular bar in Berlin-Kreuzberg with a LGBTQ-friendly clientele.
Queerest night is Thursday.
Queerest night is Thursday.
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Reichenberger Str. 177 (entrance via Dresdener Straße)
Berlin 10999
Berlin 10999
U: Kottbusser Tor
LGBT-friendly bar with karaoke boxes and stage.
Mixed clientele.
Mixed clientele.
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Warschauer Straße 34
Berlin 10243
Berlin 10243
Small hustler and music bar in Berlin-Schöneberg.
Smoking bar.
Smoking bar.
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Fuggerstraße 3
Berlin 10777
Berlin 10777
U: Nollendorfplatz, Wittenbergplatz
Very popular, large gay bar in Berlin-Schöneberg, with a fair mix of locals and Berlin visitors.
In summer with street terrace.
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Fuggerstraße 33
Berlin 10777
Berlin 10777
U: Wittenbergplatz, Nollendorfplatz
Small LGBT-friendly bar in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg.
Mixed clientele.
Mixed clientele.
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Rhinower Straße 12
Berlin 10437
Berlin 10437
U, S: Schönhauser Allee
Cocktails, drag shows, karaoke, Pop & Schlager.
Smoking bar.
Smoking bar.
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Mehringdamm 62
Berlin 10961
Berlin 10961
U: Mehringdamm
Music bar in Schöneberg. German Schlager music and international hits.
Smoking bar.
Smoking bar.
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Fuggerstraße 34
Berlin 10777
Berlin 10777
U: Wittenbergplatz
Small bar in completely pink interior. Jam-packed at weekend nights.
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Oranienstraße 187
Berlin 10999
Berlin 10999
U: Kottbusser Tor, Görlitzer Bahnhof
Queer-inclusive bar in Berlin-Neukölln, 'for kings and queens and criminal queers'.
Mixed clientele.
Mixed clientele.
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Weserstraße 206
Berlin 12047
Berlin 12047
U: Hermannplatz
Hustler bar and one of the oldest gay bars in Berlin.
AYOR.
AYOR.
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Fuggerstraße 3
Berlin 10777
Berlin 10777
U: Nollendorfplatz, Wittenbergplatz
Stylish gay cocktail bar in the theatre and museums quarter of Berlin.
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Kleine Präsidentenstraße 3
Berlin 10178
Berlin 10178
S: Hackescher Markt
+49 1511 4982524 (mobile)
Gay bar in Schöneberg, in the 1990s famous for its darkroom in the basement.
Mainly young and middle-aged guys. Men only.
Sometimes with discriminatory door policy.
Mainly young and middle-aged guys. Men only.
Sometimes with discriminatory door policy.
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Motzstraße 19
Berlin 10777
Berlin 10777
U: Nollendorfplatz
Smoking bar.
Frequented, amongst others, by rentboys.
Frequented, amongst others, by rentboys.
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Eisenacher Straße 3a
Berlin 10777
Berlin 10777
U: Nollendorfplatz, Wittenbergplatz
Simple pub in Berlin-Schöneberg, open day and night.
Smoking-Bar.
Smoking-Bar.
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Eisenacher Straße 6
Berlin 10777
Berlin 10777
U: Nollendorfplatz
Popular cruisy bar in Berlin-Schöneberg for bears, hairy and mature guys.
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Fuggerstraße 37
Berlin 10777
Berlin 10777
U: Wittenbergplatz, Nollendorfplatz
Music bar in Berlin-Friedrichshain. Mixed clientele.
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Revaler Str. 99 (gate 2)
Berlin 10245
Berlin 10245
S + U: Warschauer Straße