Gay Guide
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Berlin's most iconic techno club, occupying a former East German power plant on the Spree in Friedrichshain. Globally famous for its door policy, marathon weekend sets, and the Panorama Bar upstairs, Berghain draws a predominantly queer crowd and runs from Saturday night through Monday morning.
A gay leather and fetish bar in Schöneberg on Fuggerstraße, Prinzknecht is a relaxed spot for the bear and kink crowd. Known for themed nights, a friendly regular clientele, and proximity to the Connection Club next door.
Popular cruisy bar in Berlin-Schöneberg for bears, hairy and mature guys.
Heile Welt
Cocktail lounge bar in Berlin-Schöneberg. With smoking area. Two rooms, the second with music TV screen.
A cosy gay bar in Schöneberg on Motzstraße, Scheune is part of the neighbourhood's tight cluster of queer venues. Known for a welcoming regulars scene and events throughout the year.
A relaxed gay bar on Motzstraße in Schöneberg, Hafen has been a neighbourhood fixture for years. Known for a friendly crowd, regular events, and a low-key atmosphere well-suited to early evenings in the Kiez.
Roses
Berlin Kreuzberg alternative gay bar with pink fur walls and kitsch decor.
Straight-friendly cocktail lounge bar in Schöneberg. In good weather with popular street terrace. On Tuesday and Thursday karaoke.
Der neue Oldtimer
Traditional, camp bar in Berlin-Schöneberg. Clientele mainly mature locals and friends.
Small traditional Berlin bar in Schöneberg, with a mainly mature, local clientele.
Cafe-bar at Prenzlauer Berg. Clientele mainly teens or in their 20s. Non-smoking bar.
Popular bar in Berlin-Kreuzberg with a LGBTQ-friendly clientele. Queerest night is Thursday. Smoking bar.
Rastlos
A gay bar in Berlin's Schöneberg on Eisenacher Straße. A neighbourhood local with a relaxed atmosphere and a regular crowd.
Queer-inclusive bar in Berlin-Neukölln, 'for kings and queens and criminal queers'. Mixed clientele.
Stylish gay-oriented cocktail bar in the theatre and museums quarter of Berlin.
Queer-oriented music bar in Berlin-Friedrichshain. Mixed clientele.
Queer inclusive bar in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg with drag shows, karaoke and performances. Smoking bar.
Popular for its variety and quality of coffees and for people-watching at the street terrace. Not a gay cafe but due to its location at Nollendorfplatz with many gay customers.
Queer, community-oriented vegan cafe in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg with events such as drag brunches, readings and art exhibitions.
LGBT-friendly cafe-bar in the heart of Berlin-Kreuzberg. In summer with big terrace and beer garden. Cakes, salads, hearty dishes and more. Mixed, international clientele.
Gay cruising bar in Berlin-Schöneberg, since 2024 in the former Tom's Bar .
Small gay cruise bar in Berlin-Schöneberg, open 24 hours (hence, be aware that the place can be a bit 'particular' sometimes). Smoking bar.
SM & fetish after-work club. Check the Club Culture Houze website for its program and men-only/mixed policy.
Kinky queer-friendly club for big fetish and dance parties. Dresscode: the more bizarre the better. Mixed clientele.
Club of SM and fetish lovers. Most events are for gay men and take place at the weekend – see the Quälgeist website for the current program.
Triebwerk
Gay underwear/naked club in Kreuzberg/Neukölln. Admission: 20 € (incl. 10 € minimum consumption)
Big modern sauna in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Currently one of the best and most visited gay bathhouses in Europe. Mixed ages. Admission: ≈ 26-34 € (up to 27 years 19 €)
Barcelona's renowned fetish shop with a concept store in Berlin-Schöneberg.
Sex shop: toys and fetish gear. Cruising cinema: spread over 3 levels with video booths, cinema room, sling etc. Lockboxes and vending machine.
The new Berlin branch of fetish label MR. Riegillio from Amsterdam, opened in July 2025.
Gay fetish shop: briefs, jockstraps, wrestling singlets, harnesses, trunk shorts, leggings, muscle shirts and accessories.
Leather and rubber gear, toys and accessories. Friendly and competent advice.
Weekly queer film night (MonGay) at Babylon Kreuzberg, a staple of Berlin's LGBTQ+ cinema scene.
A permanent memorial in the Tiergarten near the Brandenburg Gate, dedicated to the gay men and lesbians persecuted and murdered under the Nazi regime. The grey concrete stele, designed by Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, features a small looped film visible through a porthole window.
A Berlin-based organisation supporting LGBTQ+ people from Russian-speaking countries. Quarteera offers advice, community events, and advocacy, and has become increasingly active in supporting queer refugees following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
A legendary Kreuzberg club and cultural venue operating since 1978. SO36 is best known for its long-running Gayhane nights — queer Oriental parties drawing Berlin's Turkish and Middle Eastern LGBTQ+ community — and Café Fatal, its Sunday afternoon ballroom dancing event.
A Berlin-based company specialising in LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace. UHLALA organises events including STICKS & STONES, Germany's largest LGBTQ+ job fair, and provides diversity consulting to employers.
Transgender Europe (TGEU) is a Berlin-based NGO advocating for trans rights, policy reform, and community support across Europe and Central Asia.
LSVD+ is a German LGBTQ+ advocacy organization working on equality, anti-discrimination, family rights, and public policy.
Queer Vinyl Collective
Queer music collective in Berlin focused on vinyl culture, DJ events, and LGBTQ+ community gatherings.
Gay bar in Berlin-Kreuzberg/Neukölln. Smoking pub. Several nights with live DJs. Small cruising area in the basement. (If you ask people on the street for directions to this bar, be aware that ›Ficken‹ is the German word for ›to fuck‹.)
Gay BDSM club, specialised in spanking and other special interests. Check the Böse Buben website for their next events.
Schwules Museum Berlin
One of the world's largest LGBTQ+ museums, the Schwules Museum has documented queer history, art, and culture since 1985. Located in Schöneberg, it runs changing exhibitions on queer and trans subjects and maintains an extensive archive and library.
Pussycat
LGBTQ+ bar in Berlin with a local queer crowd and regular social nightlife activity.
Berlin Neukölln large LGBTQ+ club and community space with regular nights.
Berlin Schöneberg legendary gay cruise bar with darkroom — Berlin institution.
Berlin Friedrichshain world-famous techno club with attached men's cruise space Lab.oratory.
Pornfilmfestival Berlin
An annual Berlin festival dedicated to artistic and politically engaged pornographic film, with a strong focus on queer, feminist, and alternative perspectives. One of the few film festivals worldwide that takes sex-positive cinema seriously as a cultural and political art form.
A feminist and queer bookshop in Kreuzberg stocking literature, theory, and zines with a focus on women's and LGBTQ+ perspectives. She Said also hosts readings, events, and a community lending library.
Friedrichshain
Friedrichshain is a major Berlin nightlife district with queer-friendly clubs, bars, and community events, especially around Warschauer Strasse and RAW-Gelande.
Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day parade, one of Europe's largest Pride events, typically drawing hundreds of thousands of participants through the city centre in late July. Rooted in the political activism of the original 1979 Berlin CSD, it remains one of Germany's most visible LGBTQ+ public demonstrations.
Gay cruise venue known for its sex-cinema heritage, cabins, and adult shop in Schoneberg.
Big trendy gay cafe in Berlin-Schöneberg. In good weather with street terrace. Usually well visited.
Motschenbacher's Bookshop
LGBTQ+ bookstore in Berlin.
Berlin's Axel Hotels property, a gay-centric hotel in Charlottenburg catering to a predominantly LGBTQ+ clientele. The TWO Hotel features a rooftop pool and Sky Bar, well-positioned between Kurfürstendamm and the Schöneberg gay village.
Germany's oldest surviving gay bookshop, Prinz Eisenherz has been a Schöneberg institution on Motzstraße since 1978. The shop carries an extensive range of LGBTQ+ fiction, theory, history, and magazines, and serves as a long-standing community gathering point.
A Berlin-based LGBTQ+ art organisation and studio space supporting queer artists. Pride Art offers residencies, exhibitions, and events connecting queer creativity with the city's broader art community.
A beloved queer karaoke institution in Friedrichshain, Monster Ronson's has been Berlin's go-to spot for late-night singing since 2008. Private booths and a public stage make it equally good for groups and solo performers.
A Berlin-based nonprofit network connecting LGBTQ+ people working in technology. Unicorns in Tech runs networking events and mentorship programmes, and advocates for queer inclusion across the tech industry.
Schöneberg Gay Village
Berlin's historic gay neighbourhood, centred on the streets around Motzstraße and Fuggerstraße. Schöneberg was home to one of the world's earliest gay rights movements in the early 20th century and remains a hub of LGBTQ+ bars, bookshops, and community organisations.
A community space in Berlin's Kreuzberg offering support, workshops, and events for LGBTQ+ people of color and those with migration backgrounds. Part of Berlin's intersectional queer support infrastructure.
Historic gay-lesbian cinema in Berlin's rainbow district with a long-running queer film program.
Berlin outpost of the Mister B gay fetish and leather retail brand.
Inclusive gym and training studio explicitly centered on queer and women communities.
A gay-owned boutique hotel in Berlin's Schöneberg district, steps from the neighbourhood's historic LGBTQ+ bar scene. ArtHotel Connection offers comfortable rooms with easy access to the area's nightlife and a predominantly gay male clientele.
A long-running gay cruising club in Schöneberg and one of Berlin's most established men-only darkroom venues. Connection operates across multiple levels on Fuggerstraße and is open on weekends and select weeknights.
Kreuzberg
One of Berlin's most politically charged and culturally diverse neighbourhoods, Kreuzberg has a long history of queer activism, squatter movements, and countercultural life. It remains a hub for queer bars, venues, and organisations, particularly in the streets around Oranienstraße and SO36.