Gay Zurich: Rtrants, Clubs, and Mms |

Contents:

• THE 5 BEST ZURICH GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ZURICH
• BT GAY HOTELS IN ZURICH: THE ULTIMATE GUI
• LGBTQI+ TRAVEL: A GAY GUI TO ZURICH, SWZERLAND
• GAY ZURICH
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS ZURICH
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS ZURICH
• GAY PARTI & LGBTQ+ EVENTS
• GAY ZURICH · HOTELS
• GAY SWZERLAND TRAVEL GUI
• GAY ZURICH
• GAY-FRIENDLY RTRANTS ZURICH

THE 5 BEST ZURICH GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ZURICH

Homosexualy is not jt addrsed out the open on the street, but also the form of lorful events, first and foremost the Zurich Pri Stori You Might Like. Swzerland’s bt LGBT clubsFd the bt gay and lbian nights out – wh the ultimate gui to Swzerland’s LGBT nightlife sceneThe LGBT party scene Swzerland offers somethg for everyone, om relaxed, mixed-queer shdigs to sweaty danceathons.

For all their alpenhorn-apotheosizg and maret-margalisg tradnalism, the Swiss have for many s taken a world-leadg stance on gay and lbian rights. Same-sex relatns were crimalised here 1942, and on New Year’s Day 2007 a referendum ma Swzerland the first untry on Earth where gay civil unns were voted by the public, not jt parliament – and by a massive majory. Today Zurich, which happens to have a chic lbian mayor Core Mch, is very much Swzerland’s LGBT pal, as well as one of the world’s most gay-iendly ci, wh bars, f, snas and clubs addg up to dozens of gay venu.

The old town’s Barfüsser is nsired Europe’s olst gay hostelry and the annual Zurich Pri event now draws around 45, 000 pk party people. Tellg the story of the world’s first gay and lbian anisatn, a Zurich-based group, which formed the 1940s, this excellent docudrama has won plds and awards at film ftivals all over the world.

BT GAY HOTELS IN ZURICH: THE ULTIMATE GUI

Welg to men, women, straights and other, L Garçons opened late 2013 the lively, multicultural area around Langstrasse – also the cy’s red-light district and no ls fun for that – and has been weled by younger gay guys particular as a long overdue rethkg of the Zurich LGBT waterg hole, plete wh glass-walled fumoir and ee wi-fi. Maly male A-gays both young and old flock to this smart, two-storey bar the heart of the old town for the jtly famo cktails (as everywhere this town they are far om cheap, but happy hour, currently between 5pm and 7pm, eas the punishment to your purse) and chilled chat, even if the tun hover at the chey end of the spectm.

HeavenThe closure last year of club T&M marked the end of an era for a generatn of Zurich gays. Steps om the Cranberry and the only full-time gay nightclub town, the iendly venue’s genero space and high-qualy sound system uld always be relied on to pull a crowd and brg the party. It’s the statn for several regular tourg party nights such as the joyoly mp Balkan Gay Night and the hip-hop twkft Boyakasha.

LGBTQI+ TRAVEL: A GAY GUI TO ZURICH, SWZERLAND

HelnbarEvery Wednday, live mic bar Provreff, on the edge of Zurich Wt, is taken over by Helnbar, somewhere between a mixed alternative bar and an arty gay club night that wouldn’t look out of place Berl. MännerzoneHeroilly unrenstcted, the Männerzone bar, next door to s leather and fetish shop, is a gay men’s space like Daddy ed to make, and draws a more mature crowd. Lsanne43&10Outsi Zurich, Lsanne is the only Swiss cy to have a dited gay club, and the unabashedly mastream 43&10 ters to a young, hedonistic crowd every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

GAY ZURICH

On Sundays ’s ee to get for gay night BarOpened 2011, the P-up Bar is that rart of LGBT thgs, a genuely mixed lbian and gay bar. It’s also the newt scene succs story what has recent years bee Swzerland’s gay send cy.

P-up regularly jos forc wh another lol gay lounge bar, GT’s, to put on dance parti unr the banner Lsanne LBiGay Ssns. The olst gay bar Geneva, Le Déclic is a rt of Roman lumns, plastic palm tre, fairy lights, animal prts and those horrid wavy mirrors om Ikea. A young, alternative-ish clientele workg a Brooklyn via Berl vibe chat and chill a sual urban fé-lounge space that’s welg and stylish, one of the last central areas to rist the homogenisg hand of big-bucks gentrifitn.

Cranberry • ZurichThis two-floor tablishment has been amongst Zurich's most popular gay bars for a uple of s, always by, always btlg. Last updated: June 20th, 2023There’s no shortage of fabulo hotels Zurich, and many of them are gay-iendly. The tablishments are an excellent optn for gay travelers, partly bee they’re often close to gay bars, and partly bee you get to support an tablishment that supports and promot your valu.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS ZURICH

Whether you’re gay yourself or you jt want to support a gay hotel, Zurich won’t disappot.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS ZURICH

You’ll get a warm wele at any of the hotels featured this gui, so, keep readg to fd out about the bt gay-iendly hotels Zurich, and fd the bt hotel the part of the cy where you want to stay! If you want to be close to the cy’s bt gay bars and nightclubs but you’d rather not spend a fortune on a hotel room, this is fely an optn worth nsirg. On the other hand, if you’re more terted the Kg Kong parti and siar events Zurich, you’ll be glad to know that the gay scene this neighborhood is thrivg and you’ll be wh walkg distance of the bt lols.

GAY PARTI & LGBTQ+ EVENTS

Langstrasse is the hip and trendy area of Zurich, where you will fd a thrivg gay nightlife wh plenty of gay lol. The area is jt a short walk away om the heart of the cy, and ’s a great part of Zurich to stay if you’re lookg for lower hotel pric and an excellent gay scene. 25hours Hotel Zürich Langstrasse is LGBTQ+ iendly, so all the gay guts will get a warm wele.

It’s a ltle further away om the cy center and the gay Zurich scene, but the promise is that you have fabulo views of Lake Zurich and the cy’s rooftops.

This is possibly the bt gay hotel for travelers who are ed to luxury, regardls of their sexual orientatn. The hotel is also on the same street as Cranberry Bar, an tablished gay bar the heart of the cy. Plenty of other gay bars and clubs are very close to the hotel, makg the Marktgasse an excellent optn for travelers who plan on partyg Zurich and want to be wh easy walkg distance of their hotel.

GAY ZURICH · HOTELS

The only downsi is that you won’t be adjacent to the cy’s bt gay bars and nightclubs, but most will still be wh easy walkg distance.

GAY SWZERLAND TRAVEL GUI

Stayg at this hotel means dg fabulo rtrants and beg taken on boat ris, which is a solid promise for havg to travel a b to the clost gay bar.

The lotn is excellent bee you’re the cy center and close to all the popular attractns, but also the trams and b n quickly take you to the heart of Zurich’s gay scene. The hotel is about a 20-mute walk om some of Zurich’s bt gay bars and clubs, or only 5 mut by tram. Hotel Storchen is also very close to some of Zurich’s most popular gay bars and clubs Altstadt and merely a two-mute walk om the Cranberry Bar, one of the cy’s first gay bars.

GAY ZURICH

Suated on the shor of Lake Zurich, gay Zurich is the largt cy Swzerland and nsistently ranked as one of the wealthit the world. Gay Zurich is also the host of the world renowned Street Para, an annual ftival that occurs every Augt. Zurich’s openly gay mayor, Core Mch, was first elected 2009 and, after reelectn and a power, remas highly regard and rpected as the first woman ever to lead the cy.

It has been pk for a long time; laws agast homosexualy were abolished Swzerland 1942. The Cy of Zurich and Swiss Natnal Railways are among the enti award Swiss LGBTI Label has been pk for a long time; laws agast homosexualy were abolished 1942. Schwgen wrtler Curd Orlik is the untry’s first openly gay active male athlete and is likely to participate tournaments Canton Zurich April (Wterthur) and May (Zurich) easy walks around Lake Zurich.

Tyler Brûlé, the gay founr of Wallpaper and Monocle magaz, oversaw the airle’s makeover a few years back. Much of Zurich's gay scene is Altstadt, or Old Town, along and around the picture-postrd bbltone streets and alleys around Nierdorf Strasse. Many visors may never get beyond old town, as there are so many thgs to see and do there, but a number of other gay bs n be found around Langstrasse, a short distance om the tourist hnts.

GAY-FRIENDLY RTRANTS ZURICH

Many of the lol gay prt magaz have fold recent years, but webs such as Swissgay,, and HAZ n keep you up to date. Has a gay pag sectn along wh general rmatn this official Swiss Tourism webse.

For lotns and webse lks to bs listed below, and more, see our gay Zurich map & listgs pag.