Patroc Brussels Gay Guide 2020

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Accommodation Tips

easyHotel

Hotel. ***, 60-120 €

Reviews, Photos & Reservation

Modern budget hotel in the city center of Brussels.

@ 1 Rue d'Argent
Brussels 1000

Boutique Hotel Saint-Géry

Hotel. ***, 80-200 €

Reviews, Photos & Reservation

Design hotel in the trendy quarter Saint-Géry, surrounded by many small cafés, restaurants and shops. The historic center of Brussels and the gay scene are just a few steps away.

@ Place Saint Gery 29-32
Brussels 1000

Metro: Bourse (Beurs)

The Dominican

Hotel. ****, from 130 €

Reviews, Photos & Reservation

Stylish and luxurious hotel by the award-winning architects of FG Stijl.
Located in the very center of Brussels. The historic sights and most gay bars are within walking distance.

@ 9 Rue Léopold (Leopoldstraat)
Brussels 1000

Cafes

Fontainas

Monday, Thursday 10:00 – 01:00; Friday 10:00 – 02:00; Saturday 11:00 – 02:00; Sunday 11:00 – 01:00

Gay-friendly cafe and bar with street terrace.
Popular with a creative, bohemian and trendy clientele.
Kitchen from 12:00 till 22:00.

@ 91 Rue Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Anneessens

+32 2 503 31 12

Restaurants

Plattesteen

Daily ~10:00 – 24:00

Gay-friendly brasserie/restaurant with terrace right at the gay Rue Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt).
Lunch is served from 12:00 to 14:45, dinner from 18:00 to 22:00.

@ 41 Rue Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Bourse (Beurs)

+32 2 512 82 03

Bars & Pubs

Amalgame

Monday 05:00 – 09:00/10:00; Tuesday, Wednesday 21:00 – 02:00; Thursday 22:00 – 03:00; Friday, Saturday 22:00 – 05:00

Gay-friendly bar, Monday morning with small Flash after-party.

facebook.com/amalgamebar

@ 45 Rue des Pierres (Steenstraat)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Bourse (Beurs)

+32 475 68 46 59 (mobile)

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Cabaret Mademoiselle

Thursday 20:00 – 01:00; Friday, Saturday 20:00 – 04:00

Small gay-friendly cabaret bar with burlesque (and ›boylesque‹) shows.
Mixed clientele.

cabaretmademoiselle.be

@ 53 Rue du Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Bourse (Beurs)

+32 474 58 57 61 (mobile)

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Castro Brussels

11:00 – 23:00

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

@ 94 Rue Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Anneessens, Bourse

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Chez Maman

Friday, Saturday from 23:00

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.
Coat-check and first bar on the upper floor, and from approx. 24:30 also show bar on the ground floor. From approx. 02:00 the show bar is usually packed from wall to wall.

chezmaman.be

@ 7 Rue des Grands Carmes (Lievevrouwbroersstraat)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Bourse (Beurs)

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Dolores

Tuesday-Sunday 16:00 – 03:00 (in summer daily)

Small bar, cosy atmosphere, rather mature clientele.

facebook.com/ledolores

@ 40 Rue du Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Bourse (Beurs)

+32 2 324 91 40

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l'Homo Erectus – Classicus

Daily 16:00 – 03:00

Small gay cafe-bar, right around the corner of the bar Le Detour.

@ 5 Rue Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Bourse (Beurs)

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La Boule Rouge

Daily 18:00 – 01:00; Friday, Saturday till 02:30

Big gay-friendly bar with drag shows and karaoke.
Mixed clientele.

laboulerouge.be

@ 52 Rue des Pierres (Steenstraat)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Bourse (Beurs)

+32 2 830 57 29

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Le Baroque

Monday, Wednesday-Sunday 15:00/17:00 – 03:00

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

facebook.com/Bearzone-Le-Baroque

@ 44 Rue du Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Bourse (Beurs)

+32 492 03 16 08 (mobile)

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Le Belgica

Wednesday, Thursday 17:00 – 01:00; Friday, Saturday 17:00 – 03:00; Sunday 17:00 – 01:00

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)

lebelgica.be

@ 32 Rue du Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Bourse (Beurs)

+32 2 673 73 82

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Le Detour

Daily except Thursday from 18:00

Small gay bar with a mixed and rather young clientele.

facebook.com/LeDetourbxl

@ 57 Rue des Pierres (Steenstraat)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Bourse (Beurs)

+32 477 92 35 96 (mobile)

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Station Bxl

Tuesday-Sunday from 17:00

Friendly, cosy bar in Brussels' gay street.

facebook.com/station.bxl

@ 27 Rue du Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Bourse (Beurs)

+32 2 608 30 41

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Taverne La Réserve

Daily 15:00 – 24:00

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

facebook.com/lareservebrussels

@ 2A Rue Petite au Beurre (Korte Boterstraat)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Bourse (Beurs)

+32 2 511 66 06

Clubs & Parties

See also our overview of upcoming Irregular Parties and Events in Brussels.

HAUS

Saturday 23:30 – 06:30

Weekly queer-inclusive party in the center of Brussels.
Admission: 13 €, incl. 1 drink (cash only)

facebook.com/hausbrussels

@ 52 Rue des Chartreux / Kartuizerstraat
Brussels 1000

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Flash

Sunday from 22:30

Weekly gay party at the nightclub You in the center of Brussels.
Mixed clientele.
Admission: free before 24:00, afterwards 10 €, incl. 1 drink

facebook.com/flashgayteadance

@ You Night Club 18 Rue Duquesnoy (Duquesnoystraat)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Gare Centrale

+32 478 65 43 21 (mobile)

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La Demence

Next party: 13 March 2020, 22:00 – approx. 11:00

Once an insiders' tip, La Demence now belongs to the biggest and best gay parties in Europe. Aside from the locals, you have party people from Paris, Cologne, Amsterdam and even from London and other cities and countries coming to Brussels for this party.
3 levels with 4 bars and 2 big dancefloors.
Irregular dates, usually on a Friday or in the night before a public holiday in Belgium. Next dates: 13 March, 12 April, 31 May, 17 July, 25 September.

lademence.com

@ Fuse 208 Rue Blaes (Blaesstraat)
Brussels 1000

+32 3 232 96 88

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Revelation

Next party: 14 March 2020, from 22:00

Fetish-friendly gay party with kinky dancers and international guest DJs.
Check here and on the Revelation page for the next dates.
Admission: 20-27 €

revelation-party.com

@ Bazaar 63 Rue Capucins (Kapucijnenstraat)
Brussels 1000

Cruising & Fetish

Stammbar

Monday-Thursday 21:00 – 03:00; Friday, Saturday 21:00 – 05:00; Sunday 15:00 – 22:00

Modern gay cruise bar in the center of Brussels.
Mixed ages.

@ 114 Rue du Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Anneessens

+32 471 80 14 39 (mobile)

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Revelation

Next party: 14 March 2020, from 22:00

Fetish-friendly gay party with kinky dancers and international guest DJs.
Check here and on the Revelation page for the next dates.
Admission: 20-27 €

revelation-party.com

@ Bazaar 63 Rue Capucins (Kapucijnenstraat)
Brussels 1000

Saunas

Macho Sauna

Monday-Thursday 12:00 – 24:00; Friday 12:00 – Sunday 24:00 nonstop

Big sauna on several floors incl. basement and roof terrace.
Close to the gay bars in the center of Brussels.
Mixed ages. Popular especially on Sundays.
Admission: 15-20 €

facebook.com/sauna.macho.brxl

@ 106 Rue du Marché au Charbon (Kolenmarkt)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Anneessens

+32 2 513 56 67

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Sauna La Griffe

Monday, Wednesday-Friday 12:00 – 21:00; Saturday 13:00 – 21:00; Sunday 13:00 – 20:00

Small gay sauna in the center of Brussels. Mainly mature men and admirers.
Admission: 15-18 €

saunalagriffe.eu

@ 41-43 Rue de Dinant (Dinantstraat)
Brussels 1000

+32 2 512 62 51

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Sauna Oasis

Daily 11:30 – 22:00

Old gay sauna at the edge of the center of Brussels. The wet area is in a good state, but some other parts of the sauna are run down or old-fashioned tacky.
Well frequented, though, by a mainly mature clientele and bears.
Admission: 15-20 €

oasis-sauna.be

@ 10 Rue Van Orley (Van Orleystraat)
Brussels 1000

Metro: Madou, Botanique

+32 2 218 08 00

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Sauna Club 3000

Gay sex shop, cruising cinema and sauna, close to Gare du Midi.
Endless aisles and staircases across several floors, but only a few small showers, sauna facilities and cabins.
Admission: 15-25 €

@ 9 Boulevard Jamar (Jamarlaan)
Brussels 1060

Train: Gare du Midi; Metro: Lemonnier

+32 2 522 10 50