Gay Bars in Cologne

(Wednesday, Thursday 17:00 – 24:00); Friday, Saturday 17:00 – 02:00; Sunday 14:00 – 21:00
Cafe-bar in the Old Town of Cologne, next to the tower of Klein St. Martin.
facebook.com/AmadeusKoeln
@ Pipinstraße/Vor St. Martin 8-10
Cologne 50667
U: Heumarkt

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Wednesday, Thursday 17:00 – 23:00; Friday, Saturday 17:00 – 02:00; Sunday 14:00 – 20:00
Friendly gay bar in the Old Town, with a touch of Mediterranean ambience.
facebook.com/Barcelon.Art.Bar.Sound
@ Pipinstraße 3
Cologne 50667
U: Heumarkt
+49 172 666 6963 (mobile)

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Monday-Thursday 17:00 – 01:00; Friday 17:00 – 03:00+; Saturday 14:00/16:00 – 03:00+; Sunday 14:00/15:00 – 01:00
Popular gay bar in the Old Town of Cologne.
baustelle4u.de
@ Pipinstraße 5 / Vor St. Martin 12
Cologne 50667
U: Heumarkt
+49 221 1682 9711

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Tuesday-Thursday 16:00 – 01:00; Friday, Saturday 16:00 – 03:00; 1-9 September 2026 closed
Traditional German pub. Mixed clientele.
casino-eck.de
@ Kasinostraße 1a / Stephanstraße
Cologne 50676
U: Heumarkt
+49 221 232 442

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Daily from 19:00
Very popular gay-friendly bar, since more than 35 years.
Mixed clientele and mixed ages.
instagram.com/corner_cologne
@ Schaafenstraße 57-59
Cologne 50676
U: Rudolfplatz
+49 221 233 6060

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Wednesday 19:00 – 03:00; Friday, Saturday 22:30 – 05:00
Modern fancy bar. Drinks, DJs, music videos and neon lights.
Mainly young and middle-aged clientele.
facebook.com/ExileCologne
@ Schaafenstraße 61 A
Cologne 50676
U: Rudolfplatz

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Tuesday-Thursday 18:00 – 02:00; Friday, Saturday 19:00 – 05:00
Mixed gay-straight-lesbian cocktail lounge bar.
Stylish and with high-quality cocktails and drinks.
@ Schaafenstraße 45
Cologne 50676
U: Rudolfplatz
+49 221 2764 9614

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Daily 16:00 – 24:00/02:00
Since many years the gay-friendly bar in the Eigelstein quarter.
kattwinkel-cologne.de
@ Greesbergstraße 2/Eigelstein
Cologne 50668
U: Ebertplatz
+49 221 132 220

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Tuesday-Sunday from 20:00
Small basement lounge bar with karaoke.
Mixed clientele.
facebook.com/Mackys-Asia-Lounge
@ Richard-Wagner-Straße 25
Cologne 50674
U: Rudolfplatz
+49 221 3020 3697

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Monday-Friday from 18:00; Saturday, Sunday from 15:00/17:00
Gay bar with mainly very young clientele.
Some nights with DJ or karaoke.
die-mumu.de
@ Schaafenstraße 51
Cologne 50676
U: Rudolfplatz

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Monday 18:00 – 23:00; Wednesday, Thursday 18:00 – 23:00; Friday, Saturday 20:00 – 01:00; Sunday 18:00 – 23:00
Bar for gay seniors and their admirers.
@ Mühlenbach 57
Cologne 50676
U: Heumarkt

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Thursday-Saturday from 20:00
The former bar Mariechen. LGBT-friendly.
Rather young clientele.
instagram.com/nachteule.cologne
@ Am Rinkenpfuhl 51
Cologne 50676
U: Rudolfplatz, Neumarkt

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Daily from 20:00
Small alternative bar for gays and friends in the so-called Bermuda Triangle of Cologne.
schampanja-koeln.de
@ Mauritiuswall 43
Cologne 50676
U: Rudolfplatz
+49 221 240 9544

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Temporarily closed
Bears-friendly bar in the Old Town of Cologne.
Little and big bears in all sizes.
the3b.cologne
@ Mühlenbach 53
Cologne 50676
U: Heumarkt

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Wednesday, Thursday 17:00 – 01:00; Friday, Saturday 17:00 – 02:00; Sunday 16:00 – 23:00
Small bar in the Old Town of Cologne, next to the gay bars Barcelon and Baustelle 4U.
facebook.com/ZurKaiserin
@ Pipinstraße 5 / Vor Sankt Martin 12
Cologne 50667
U: Heumarkt