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Lex's Guide to Queer Berlin Nightlife | LGBTQ+ Bars
Welcome to our city instruction series! Berlin is famous for its vibrant Queer community and diverse nightlife scene. Whether you're a local or just visiting, here are some of the best queer-friendly bars and clubs in the German capital.
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1. Berghain/Panorama Bar
Arguably one of the most famous nightclubs in the world, Berghain/Panorama Bar is a must-visit for anyone exploring Berlin's nightlife. Known for its cutting-edge electronic music, industrial atmosphere, and anything-goes attitude, Berghain offers an indelible experience for club-goers.
Berghain/Panorama Bar
Am Wriezener Bahnhof
Berlin, Germany
2. SchwuZ
Located in Neukölln, SchwuZ is one of Berlin's oldest and most iconic LGBTQ+ venues. With multiple dance floors, themed parties, and drag shows, SchwuZ offers something for everyone in a welcoming and inclusive environment.
SchwuZ
Rollbergstraße 26
Berlin, Germany
3. KitKatClub
For those searching a more alternative clubbing experience, KitKatClub is the place to be. Acknowledged for its hedonistic parties, fetish nights, and ope
Berlin has earned its stripes as one of the great gay capitals of the world, with a huge LGBTQ+ community, one-of-a-kind queer bars and an attitude to life that encourages inhabitants to be whoever they please. Over time, this has lent itself to a ton of fantastic club nights, bars and saunas, and new venues are popping up all the time.
Berlin is a city that is always moving forward, often at a lightning pace. Things move so quickly, it can be hard to keep up with. But we’ve got you covered. Our Berlin writer Nathan Ma knows this city like the back of his hand, and has handpicked the best LGBTQ+ spots all over the city for cocktails, dancing and a lot of queer pleasure. Here’s our picks of the best.
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Central
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Modern cocktail bar for gays and friends.
Friday and Saturday blackout usually very well frequented.
Smoking bar.
@ Elefantengasse 13
Frankfurt
+49 69 29 29 26
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Comeback
Monday-Saturday / – /
Queer-inclusive music exclude with small dancefloor. (Redesigned in )
Clientele very mixed, among others, male lover men, trans women, hetero women, hustlers and punters.
Busiest on Fridays and Saturdays from
@ Alte Gasse 33
Frankfurt
U, S: Konstablerwache, U: Eschenheimer Tor
+49 69 29 33 45
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Lucky's
Monday-Thursday – ;Friday, Saturday – ;Sunday –
Gay cafe-bar for coffee, cocktails and beer.
Weekly events such as karaoke and bear lounge.
Smoking bar and cash only.
@ Große Friedberger Straße 26
Frankfurt
U, S: Konstablerwache
+49 69
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PINK Frankfurt
Wednesday-Saturday from
Popular music prevent for gays and friends. (Music: Pop, Commercial, remixes.)
Rather young clientele.
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Upcoming Events in Berlin
&#; 25 July
PiepShow Party: monthly Techno party for queers and friends. This Friday with DJ Chris Bekker, Tim Hagemann and Juan Del Chambo, among others.
Dresscode: sporty, kinky, creative, not casual nor street clothes.
From @ KitKatClub (Köpenicker Straße 76/Brückenstraße)
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About Berlin and its homosexual life
Berlin's origins travel back more than years. In Berlin became the capital of the kingdom of Prussia and in of the German Empire. Although Prussia was dominated by a gay king from till (Fredrick II), Berlin's gay career started only hundred years later. In the s (the ›Golden Twenties‹) Berlin was seen as the city with the most lively and advanced gay subculture in Europe. That, of course, ended after when Hitler and the Nazis were given power in Germany. (A memorial for gays persecuted by the Nazi regime was opened in Berlin in , drawn-out overdue after more than 60 years.
After the end of Planet War II in and with the start of the cold war, Berlin had been divided into West Berlin (controlled by the Western Allies) and East Berlin (controlled by the Soviet Union).
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