Gay Bars in Brussels

Small gay-friendly cabaret bar with burlesque (and ›boylesque‹) shows.
Mixed clientele.
Admission: from 10 €

With small street terrace. Irish and Belgian beers.
Wolves & otters welcome.

Music bar and drag shows. Not at all old-fashioned or tacky, but with a fresh and brisk atmosphere.
The clientele is rather mixed and quite young during the first 2-3 hours while later it becomes more gay.
1st Friday of the month 19:30 – 23:30 show Cabaret (only with reservation).
Admission: 10-20 €, incl. 5-10 € for drinks

Small bar, cosy atmosphere, rather mature clientele.

Small queer cafe-bar in the center of Brussels, run by fetish store Spit It Out.

New big cocktail bar with Indian decor, drag shows and karaoke.
Mixed clientele.

Rustic bar close to the Grand Place (Grote Markt) and the oldest gay bar in Brussels. Mainly forty-something, fun-loving clientele.

Rustic gay bar in the center of Brussels. Bear-friendly.

Probably the busiest gay bar in Brussels. At the weekend with live DJs.
›A classic, and definitely a pre-club must, le Belgica has always managed to keep up with the trends and the right music.‹ (Time Out, 2001)
›Started in the mid-eighties as a kitsch alternative to the upmarked style beloved of that period, its down-and-out décor has made it an institution.‹ (The Bulletin, 1994)

New cabaret·bar in the center of Brussels, close to Grand Place.
With drag cabaret shows, drag bingo, karaoke and more.

Friendly, cosy bar in Brussels' gay street.

Queer inclusive bar in the center of Brussels.