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Hours Daily from 19:00
Very popular gay-friendly bar, since more than 30 years. Mixed clientele and mixed ages.
Address Schaafenstraße 57-59 , Cologne 50676
An LGBTQ+ community organization in Cologne providing community services, events, and networking for the city's queer population.
Address Feldgärtenstraße 133, 50735 Köln, Germany
Independent Cologne bookshop known for queer literature and progressive social and cultural titles.
Address Ubierring 42, 50678 Köln, Germany
Hours 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.
Address Pipinstraße/Vor St. Martin 8-10 , Cologne 50667
Hours 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.
Address Pipinstraße 3 , Cologne 50667
Hours Monday-Thursday 17:00 – 01:00; Friday 17:00 – 03:00+; Saturday 16:00 – 03:00+; Sunday 16:00/17:00 – 01:00
Popular gay bar in the Old Town of Cologne.
Address Pipinstraße 5 / Vor St. Martin 12 , Cologne 50667
Hours Tuesday-Thursday 16:00 – 01:00; Friday, Saturday 16:00 – 03:00
Traditional German pub. Mixed clientele.
Address Kasinostraße 1a / Stephanstraße , Cologne 50676
Hours Tuesday-Thursday 19:00 – 02:00; Friday, Saturday 20:00 – 05:00
Mixed gay-straight-lesbian cocktail lounge bar. Stylish and with high-quality cocktails and drinks.
Address Schaafenstraße 45 , Cologne 50676
Hours Daily from 17:00
Since many years the gay-oriented bar in the Eigelstein quarter.
Address Greesbergstraße 2/Eigelstein , Cologne 50668
Hours Tuesday-Sunday from 20:00
Small basement lounge bar with karaoke. Mixed clientele.
Address Richard-Wagner-Straße 25 , Cologne 50674
Hours Daily from 19:00 (in winter from 18:00/17:00)
Gay bar with mainly very young clientele.
Address Schaafenstraße 51 , Cologne 50676
Hours Monday 17:00 – 01:00; Wednesday, Thursday 17:00 – 01:00; Friday, Saturday 19:00 – 03:00; Sunday 19:00 – 01:00
Bar for gay seniors and their admirers.
Address Mühlenbach 57 , Cologne 50676
Hours Thursday from 19:00; Friday, Saturday from 20:00
The former bar Mariechen . LGBT-friendly. Rather young clientele.
Address Am Rinkenpfuhl 51 , Cologne 50676
Hours Daily from 20:00
Small alternative bar for gays and friends in the so-called Bermuda Triangle of Cologne.
Address Mauritiuswall 43 , Cologne 50676
Hours Wednesday-Saturday from 19:00
Bears-friendly bar in the Old Town of Cologne. Little and big bears in all sizes.
Address Mühlenbach 53 , Cologne 50676
Hours Monday-Thursday 16:00 – 01:00; Friday-Sunday 12:00 – 01:00+
Gay-oriented pub in the Old Town of Cologne. In summer with terrace at Alter Markt (Old Market) which is a popular area for tourists, so the clientele outside is usually very mixed.
Address Alter Markt 58-60 , Cologne 50667
Hours 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 .
Address Pipinstraße 5 / Vor Sankt Martin 12 , Cologne 50667
Hours Daily except Tuesday 09:00 – 20:00
Popular with the shoppers from the fashion & design shopping streets around. Gay-friendly.
Address Mittelstraße 31-33 , Cologne 50672
Hours Monday 18:00 – 03:00; Tuesday-Thursday 21:00 – 03:00; Friday, Saturday 21:00 – 05:00; Sunday 21:00 – 03:00
The longest running gay cruising and fetish bar in Cologne (formerly Hands and Boners ). Clientele mainly 35+. Minimum consumption: ≈ 8 €
Address Mathiasstraße 22 , Cologne 50676
Hours Monday-Thursday 10:00 – 06:00; Friday 10:00 – Monday 06:00 nonstop
Gay sauna in the center of Cologne, famous for its pool in the inner courtyard in Mediterranean style. Admission: 28 € (17 € up to 25 years)
Address Friesenstraße 23-25 , Cologne 50670
Hours Monday-Thursday 12:00 – 06:00; Friday 12:00 – Monday 06:00 nonstop
Big gay sauna near Rudolfplatz. Mixed ages. Admission: ≈ 27 € (17 € up to 25 years)
Address Richard-Wagner-Straße 12 , Cologne 50672
Hours Monday-Wednesday 12:00 – 19:00; Thursday, Friday 12:00 – 20:00; Saturday 12:00 – 19:00
Leather, rubber, underwear, toys and accessories for men and women.
Address Schaafenstraße 12 , Cologne 50676
Hours Monday-Saturday 12:00 – 20:00
Shop for toys, accessories, fetish gear and party tickets.
Address Händelstraße 53 , Cologne 50674
Hours Monday-Saturday 10:00 – 01:00; Sunday 12:00 – 01:00
Gay sex shop.
Address Mathiasstraße 13 , Cologne 50676
Hours 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.
Address Schaafenstraße 61 A , Cologne 50676
One of Germany's largest Pride events, Cologne's Christopher Street Day is held annually in late June and draws over a million visitors. The parade through the city centre and the Rhine riverbank festival are among Europe's most spectacular Pride celebrations.
Address Elogiusplatz, 50670 Köln, Germany
Hours Monday-Thursday 20:00 – 02:00+; Friday, Saturday 20:00 – 05:00+; Sunday 19:00/20:00 – 02:00+
Small gay bar with backroom.
Address Mathiasstraße 5 , Cologne 50676
Bermuda Triangle
A gay cruising bar in Cologne's city centre, Station 2B caters to a men-only crowd with a darkroom and fetish-friendly atmosphere.
Address Stephanstraße 4, 50676 Köln, Germany
