Bars
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Amsterdam-based LGBTQ+ events production company running large circuit-style dance and sex parties several times a year at rotating city venues. Rapido events are a fixture of the Amsterdam gay party scene.
Two floors of dance and play space. Different theme nights several times a week – check the program on the Church website. Admission: 10-15 €
Small gay cruise bar. A bit fetish-oriented, but without dresscodes (except for special parties). Busiest after midnight. Minimum consumption: 1-2 drinks
Big gay lounge bar with London pub style. In good weather with street terrace.
Gay cruise bar. Traditionally associated with leather and denim, but open to all types of gays. Minimum consumption: 1 drink
Award-winning gay cocktail bar on Spuistraat open since 2006, known for its friendly and inclusive mixed queer crowd. Famous for prosecco on tap, a relaxed neighbourhood atmosphere, and weekly events including pub quiz and karaoke.
Traditional gay jeans bar with pool table. ›Separating the men from the boys for over 40 years.‹
Very popular "non-commercial dike and faggot disco" with a mixed clientele. Cheap drinks and admission. Limited capacity – it is advised to queue by 21:30 to get in. Admission: 3 €
Gay pub on the Zeedijk open since 1998, the last remaining gay pub on Amsterdam's historic queer street. Known for Tuesday drag bingo, 1950s kitsch décor, a canal terrace, and regular bear nights.
Legendary brown café near Rembrandtplein where Dutch pop and schlager singalongs spill onto the street, long one of Amsterdam's best-loved gay bars.
Gay bar in 'après-ski' style, next to Club NYX. Mixed clientele. Busiest after 01:00.
Very busy gay bar in the Reguliersdwarsstraat. Mixed ages. With weekly drag shows and popular street terrace.
Started 1984 as a leather bar, now without fetish and dresscodes. The cruising labyrinth in the basement is quite busy at late evening. Minimum consumption: 1 drink
The former bar "The Web", since May 2025 the new honey pot for bears and friends in the center of Amsterdam.
One of the world's oldest gay bars, opened in 1927 by Bet van Beeren on the Zeedijk. Famous for its ceiling decorated with donated neckties and its defiant history through WWII, a beloved Amsterdam landmark and pilgrimage site for queer visitors.
Amsterdam's most popular lesbian bar in the De Pijp neighbourhood on Albert Cuypstraat. One of the few dedicated lesbian spaces in the city with karaoke, DJ nights, and a relaxed local atmosphere. Open Thursday through Sunday.
A large LGBTQ+ nightclub across multiple floors on Reguliersdwarsstraat, Amsterdam's main gay street. Known for drag performances, themed nights, and a diverse mixed crowd that parties into the early hours on weekends.
One of Amsterdam's oldest feminist and queer bars, open since the 1980s in the Jordaan neighbourhood. A relaxed lesbian and queer institution with a loyal regular clientele. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 4pm.
Gay bar on Reguliersdwarsstraat, Amsterdam's main LGBTQ+ strip, open since 2019. Two floors with cocktails, drag bingo, themed nights, and DJ sets on weekends for a mixed queer crowd.
A queer gift shop on Utrechtsestraat that transforms into a beloved drag cabaret bar in the evenings, with regular performances by Amsterdam's drag community. A neighborhood institution mixing kitsch, camp, and genuine community warmth.
A gay café on Korte Reguliersdwarsstraat in Amsterdam's gay district, opened by the owners of the former café FAME.
A queer and BIPOC safe-haven bar in Amsterdam's Oud-West that also hosts parties around town.
An Amsterdam pub and creative hub built as a safer space for marginalized communities, especially BIPOC, trans, and queer people.