THE 10 BEST Amsterdam Gay Clubs & Bars (Updated 2023)

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• LGBTQ+ AMSTERDAM – THE 14 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS
• THE BT LGBT PARTI IN AMSTERDAM | © TORBAKHOPPER/FLICKR TOM COGGS 19 MAY 2020 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT BIS BRICK AND MORTAR TABLISHMENTS SUCH AS SPIJKERBAR OR CLUB NYX, AND OF URSE THE CY’S MASSIVE GAY PRI CELEBRATNS, AMSTERDAM ALSO HOSTS A NUMBER OF REGULAR LGBT PARTI. HERE ARE THE NAM TO FOLLOW IF YOU ARE LOOKG FOR A FUN, IENDLY NIGHT WHILE THE DUTCH PAL. VIEW ALL TRIPS ULTRASEXI FOR MANY YEARS, THE TEAM BEHD ULTRASEXI HOSTED A WEEKLY GAY NIGHT AT STUD 80 ON REMBRANDTPLE AND OM THERE BEGAN BRANCHG OUT TO OTHER VENU AND FTIVALS. ALTHOUGH STUD 80 HAS SCE CLOSED S DOORS, ULTRASEXI IS STILL ACTIVE AND REGULARLY ANIZ CLUB NIGHTS AROUND AMSTERDAM. ULTRASEXI WAS SET UP TO SUPPORT AND SPIRE YOUNG CREATIV AND UALLY V UP-AND-G TALENT TO PERFORM AT S PARTI. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP THAILAND EGYPT SOUTH AI JAPAN MEXI ECUADOR MOROC GREECE CROATIA ICELAND INDIA TURKEY BALI SPA - AME - VRANKRIJK: WTF SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © FACEMEPLS / FLICKR VRANKRIJK: WTF VRANKRIJK IS A VOLUNTEER-N CULTURAL CENTRE ON THE SOUTHERN SI OF SPUISTRAAT. EVERY WEDNDAY HOSTS A GAY NIGHT LLED WTF THAT FEATUR MIC, LIVE SHOWS AND AFFORDABLE DRKS. LOL VISUAL AND PERFORMANCE ARTISTS N OFTEN BE FOUND PRENTG THEIR WORK AT WTF ALONGSI BANDS AND DJS. BEFORE THE PARTY, VRANKRIJK REGULARLY ANIZ A VEGAN DNER FOR S STAFF AND GUTS. VRANKRIJK, SPUISTRAAT 216, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS VRANKRIJK | © FACEMEPLS/FLICKR FLIKKER FLIKKER IS AN ONGOG LGBT NIGHT THAT REGULARLY APPEARS AT OT301, CLUB NYX AND OTHER VENU AROUND THE CY. BIS TECHNO AND HOE MIC, FLIKKER’S PARTI ALSO CLU LIVE SHOWS OM VJS AND OTHER PERFORMANCE ARTISTS. FLIKKER RECENTLY HELD A MASSIVE CLUB NIGHT AT MARKTKANTE, ONE OF THE LARGT CLUBS TOWN. IS BURNG IS BURNG IS A ROAMG LGBT NIGHT THAT STARTED OUT AMSTERDAM’S LEGENDARY CLUB TROUW. IT IS NOW HOSTED AT CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE CY AND TAK PLACE SEVERAL TIM A YEAR. THE NIGHTS HAVE BEE A STAPLE OF AMSTERDAM’S CLUB SCENE AND IS BURNG’S LP REGULARLY FEATUR LEADG TERNATNAL HOE, TECHNO AND DIS DJS. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP SPELLBOUND MIC VENUE, BUILDG SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © VCENT STEENBERG / WIKICOMMONS SPELLBOUND IS AN UNRGROUND LGBT DANCE PARTY THAT IS REGULARLY HOSTED BY OCCII, AN ALTERNATIVE MIC VENUE ON THE SOUTHERN FACE OF VONLPARK. ITS ACID, TECHNO AND HOE DJS PLAY ALONGSI LIVE VISUALS OM VJS AND THE PARTY IS SPREAD OUT OVER TWO FLOORS, WH EACH AREA DITED TO A SPECIFIC MIL GENRE. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. DE TT BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT DE TT IS A NON-MERCIAL ANIZATN THAT HAS BEEN THROWG GAY CLUB NIGHTS SCE THE EARLY 1980S. PROFS LLECTED OM S BAR AND DOOR ARE DONATED TO A NUMBER OF CHARABLE GROUPS, WHILE ALL OF DE TT’S STAFF ARE VOLUNTEERS. ITS POPULAR SUNDAY NIGHT PARTI UALLY ATTRACT A LARGE CROWD AND IS ALWAYS ADVISABLE TO TURN UP SLIGHTLY EARLY. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• THE BT LGBTQ BARS AMSTERDAM WAVE THE GAY FLAG FOR REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT, A STREET OF TRENDY, LOURFUL, LGBTQ BARS AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND | © JASON BRYAN / ALAMY SARAH VELDMAN-DAGGETT 27 APRIL 2021 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE DUTCH PAL HAS LONG BEEN AN ACCEPTG CY, SO YOU’LL FD NUMERO LGBTQ-IENDLY BARS AND CLUBS THERE. IN THE 1970S AND 1980S, REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT – CLOSE TO REMBRANDTPLE – BEME A FOL POT FOR GAY NIGHTLIFE, AND REMAS SO TO THIS DAY. BUT OTHER AREAS SUCH AS AMSTEL, KERKSTRAAT, AND ZEEDIJK HAVE ALSO GROWN POPULAR WH THE LGBTQ MUNY. HERE’S OUR PICK OF THE BT LGBTQ BARS AMSTERDAM. VIEW ALL TRIPS TABOO BAR, COCKTAILS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © WISKERKE / ALAMY IN THE HEART OF THE FAMED GAY STRETCH, REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT, TABOO HAS A TERRACE WHICH IS PERFECT FOR AFTERNOON PEOPLE-WATCHG OR LATE-NIGHT DRKS ON WARM SUMMER NIGHTS. IT’S SPL ACROSS TWO VENU – A BAR AND A NTEEN. CHEEKILY DRSED BARTENRS AND DRAG-QUEEN BGO NIGHTS CREATE A FUN, REEE VIBE. THE CKTAIL MENU IS FILLED WH CREATNS CLUDG TEQUILA SUNRISE, LONG ISLAND ICE TEA AND PRSO MARTI. DON’T MISS THE DAILY HAPPY HOUR OM 6PM TO 7PM. CLUB CHURCH BAR, NIGHTCLUB, COCKTAILS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT WHEN AMSTERDAM, MAKE TIME TO WORSHIP AT CLUB CHURCH, SET ON A STREET BY WH RTRANTS AND SHOPS SOUTH OF BUZZG REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT. THIS PLACE OFFERS ALL KDS OF KKY OM A LEATHER TO FEATHER FETISH LOUNGE, WEEKLY NAKED BAR (SHO ONLY; LEAVE YOUR CLOTH THE CLOAKROOM) AND REGULAR SPANK PARTI. IF YOU WANT TO STT AROUND A SEXY JOCKSTRAP, THEY’RE AVAILABLE TO BUY AT THE DOOR. THE QUEEN'S HEAD BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE QUEEN’S HEAD IS LOTED THE OLD CENTRE OF AMSTERDAM. >ABUTTG THE >RED LIGHT DISTRICT >, ’S EASY TO FD AND IS >AT THE LIVELIER END OF THE GAY SPECTM. MCLED MEN VAR STAG OF UNDRS ARE READY TO GREET YOU AT THE WDOW. INSI, YOU’LL FD DRAG QUEENS DANCG TO A BACKDROP OF RED GLTER AND CHANLIERS AND DRKS THAT PACK A PUNCH AT SURPRISGLY LOW PRIC. STOP BY ON A TUDAY NIGHT FOR DRAG-QUEEN BGO. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP DE LELLEBEL BAR, PUB, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT >SUATED AROUND THE RNER OM TOURIST-PACKED REMBRANDTPLE, AMSTERDAM’S ONLY DRAG-SHOW BAR IS AN TIMATE >BROWN FE >L BY NDL. THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE CKTAIL MENU AND DRKS ARE NOT TOO PRICEY. LIVE EVENTS AND THEME NIGHTS TAKE PLACE EVERY WEEK AND DRAG QUEENS STG OUTSI ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO CHAT TO YOU. CAFE 'T MANDJE BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © ANAMARIA MEJIA / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO AMSTERDAM’S FIRST GAY BAR WAS OPENED 1927 BY BET VAN BEENEN. AFTER HER ATH 1967, WAS TAKEN OVER BY HER SISTER GREET WHO RAN UNTIL 1982 WHEN CLOSED. SHE CID TO RURRECT THE AMSTERDAM STUTN JT BEFORE HER OWN ATH AUGT 2007. SCE THEN, ’S BEEN OWNED AND N BY HER NIECE, DIANA VAN LAAR, OPERATG AS PART >BROWN FE, PART NOSTALGIA SHOP, WH MEMORABILIA ON THE WALLS, A JEBOX AND BILLIARDS TABLE, PL CKTAILS WH NAM SUCH AS BLOW JOB (BAILEYS, AMARETTO AND CREAM). THE CLIENTELE IS A MIX OF LGBTQ PEOPLE AND STRAIGHT GUTS. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. PRIK BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF PRIK >PRIK (WHICH MEANS BUBBLE DUTCH) HAS BEEN OPEN SCE 2006. EXPECT A RT OF NEON PK, STROBE LIGHTG AND A BAR THAT IS HIGHLY INSTAGRAMMABLE. INTERNATNAL STAFF SERVE A RANGE OF CKTAILS, CLUDG STRAWBERRY CHEEKE IF YOU’VE GOT A SWEET TOOTH. THERE’S ALSO PK AND WHE PROSEC ON TAP AND ALL THE POP MIC YOUR EARDMS N STAND. IT’S OPEN UNTIL 1AM EXCEPT FOR FRIDAYS WHEN CHUCKG OUT TIME IS 3AM. DE TT BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT >THIS NON-PROF BAR AND AMSTERDAM STUTN IS ONLY OPEN ON SUNDAYS. THE BUILDG ED TO BE >A SQUAT AND THEN > A DIS LLED FLUX. LATER ON, A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS STARTED G TOGETHER TO SERVE AFFORDABLE DRKS EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT, MAKG SURE THAT ALL THE PROFS WERE CHANNELLED BACK TO HELPG THE LGBTQ MUNY. THE VODKA TONIC AT THIS QUEER DIS LIVERS A KICK AND IS HIGHLY REMEND. PHOTOGRAPHY IS FORBIDN AND ’S ALSO A WIFI-EE ZONE BEE STAFF WANT EVERYONE TO SOCIALISE. CLUB NYX NIGHTCLUB, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © FIRN / ALAMY ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GAY CLUBS AMSTERDAM, CLUB NYX ATTRACTS A LIVELY CROWD AND IS SPREAD OVER THREE FLOORS, EACH WH S OWN MIC GENRE. THE DRKS MENU IS HUGE AND THERE’S A DJ BOOTH THE TOILETS, SO YOU WON’T MISS OUT ON SOUNDS WHILE YOU SPEND A PENNY. THE AMSTERDAM LGBTQ MUNY IS A VARIETY OF CREATIVE SOULS, CLUB KIDS, DRAG QUEENS, RAVERS, PERFORMERS. AMSTEL FIFTY-FOUR BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © JANI-MARK HäSä / ALAMY DURG THE DAY, YOU MIGHT BE FOOLED TO THKG THAT THIS BAR IS A TYPIL DUTCH BROWN FE – ALBE A GRAND ONE, WH AN EXQUISE CHANLIER AND PLH BOOTHS AS WELL AS VIO SCREENS. BUT, AS NIGHT DRAWS , YOU’LL SPOT DRAG QUEENS AND LIVE ENTERTAMENT ADDG TO THE MIX. THERE’S AN EXPENSIVE DRKS MENU AND A WHEEL OF DRKS SPNER IF YOU N’T MAKE YOUR MD UP. IT’S LOUD AND PROUD – DROP BY ON A SUNDAY FOR THE BRILLIANT DRAG FEVER SHOW. ELLIE HURLEY NTRIBUTED ADDNAL REPORTG TO THIS ARTICLE. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP CROATIA MEXI TURKEY ECUADOR EGYPT GREECE SPA ICELAND JAPAN BALI THAILAND SOUTH AI INDIA MOROC VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• GAY PARTI & EVENTS
• THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM

LGBTQ+ AMSTERDAM – THE 14 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS

It origally opened 1970, and although wasn’t the first gay bs the area, was the first one to be openly so, favourg large, open wdows to barred-up on.

THE BT LGBT PARTI IN AMSTERDAM | © TORBAKHOPPER/FLICKR TOM COGGS 19 MAY 2020 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT BIS BRICK AND MORTAR TABLISHMENTS SUCH AS SPIJKERBAR OR CLUB NYX, AND OF URSE THE CY’S MASSIVE GAY PRI CELEBRATNS, AMSTERDAM ALSO HOSTS A NUMBER OF REGULAR LGBT PARTI. HERE ARE THE NAM TO FOLLOW IF YOU ARE LOOKG FOR A FUN, IENDLY NIGHT WHILE THE DUTCH PAL. VIEW ALL TRIPS ULTRASEXI FOR MANY YEARS, THE TEAM BEHD ULTRASEXI HOSTED A WEEKLY GAY NIGHT AT STUD 80 ON REMBRANDTPLE AND OM THERE BEGAN BRANCHG OUT TO OTHER VENU AND FTIVALS. ALTHOUGH STUD 80 HAS SCE CLOSED S DOORS, ULTRASEXI IS STILL ACTIVE AND REGULARLY ANIZ CLUB NIGHTS AROUND AMSTERDAM. ULTRASEXI WAS SET UP TO SUPPORT AND SPIRE YOUNG CREATIV AND UALLY V UP-AND-G TALENT TO PERFORM AT S PARTI. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP THAILAND EGYPT SOUTH AI JAPAN MEXI ECUADOR MOROC GREECE CROATIA ICELAND INDIA TURKEY BALI SPA - AME - VRANKRIJK: WTF SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © FACEMEPLS / FLICKR VRANKRIJK: WTF VRANKRIJK IS A VOLUNTEER-N CULTURAL CENTRE ON THE SOUTHERN SI OF SPUISTRAAT. EVERY WEDNDAY HOSTS A GAY NIGHT LLED WTF THAT FEATUR MIC, LIVE SHOWS AND AFFORDABLE DRKS. LOL VISUAL AND PERFORMANCE ARTISTS N OFTEN BE FOUND PRENTG THEIR WORK AT WTF ALONGSI BANDS AND DJS. BEFORE THE PARTY, VRANKRIJK REGULARLY ANIZ A VEGAN DNER FOR S STAFF AND GUTS. VRANKRIJK, SPUISTRAAT 216, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS VRANKRIJK | © FACEMEPLS/FLICKR FLIKKER FLIKKER IS AN ONGOG LGBT NIGHT THAT REGULARLY APPEARS AT OT301, CLUB NYX AND OTHER VENU AROUND THE CY. BIS TECHNO AND HOE MIC, FLIKKER’S PARTI ALSO CLU LIVE SHOWS OM VJS AND OTHER PERFORMANCE ARTISTS. FLIKKER RECENTLY HELD A MASSIVE CLUB NIGHT AT MARKTKANTE, ONE OF THE LARGT CLUBS TOWN. IS BURNG IS BURNG IS A ROAMG LGBT NIGHT THAT STARTED OUT AMSTERDAM’S LEGENDARY CLUB TROUW. IT IS NOW HOSTED AT CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE CY AND TAK PLACE SEVERAL TIM A YEAR. THE NIGHTS HAVE BEE A STAPLE OF AMSTERDAM’S CLUB SCENE AND IS BURNG’S LP REGULARLY FEATUR LEADG TERNATNAL HOE, TECHNO AND DIS DJS. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP SPELLBOUND MIC VENUE, BUILDG SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © VCENT STEENBERG / WIKICOMMONS SPELLBOUND IS AN UNRGROUND LGBT DANCE PARTY THAT IS REGULARLY HOSTED BY OCCII, AN ALTERNATIVE MIC VENUE ON THE SOUTHERN FACE OF VONLPARK. ITS ACID, TECHNO AND HOE DJS PLAY ALONGSI LIVE VISUALS OM VJS AND THE PARTY IS SPREAD OUT OVER TWO FLOORS, WH EACH AREA DITED TO A SPECIFIC MIL GENRE. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. DE TT BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT DE TT IS A NON-MERCIAL ANIZATN THAT HAS BEEN THROWG GAY CLUB NIGHTS SCE THE EARLY 1980S. PROFS LLECTED OM S BAR AND DOOR ARE DONATED TO A NUMBER OF CHARABLE GROUPS, WHILE ALL OF DE TT’S STAFF ARE VOLUNTEERS. ITS POPULAR SUNDAY NIGHT PARTI UALLY ATTRACT A LARGE CROWD AND IS ALWAYS ADVISABLE TO TURN UP SLIGHTLY EARLY. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

In the late 70s and to the 80s, the street then began to explo wh new gay bars and clubs, helpg to cement Amsterdam’s role as an ternatnal gay pal. Highlightg the broad cross-sectn of visors to the area, Realy is a bar that typilly ters to Surame and Antillean homosexuals, referrg to self as a ‘gay bar wh a tropil flavour’.

THE BT LGBTQ BARS AMSTERDAM WAVE THE GAY FLAG FOR REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT, A STREET OF TRENDY, LOURFUL, LGBTQ BARS AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND | © JASON BRYAN / ALAMY SARAH VELDMAN-DAGGETT 27 APRIL 2021 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE DUTCH PAL HAS LONG BEEN AN ACCEPTG CY, SO YOU’LL FD NUMERO LGBTQ-IENDLY BARS AND CLUBS THERE. IN THE 1970S AND 1980S, REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT – CLOSE TO REMBRANDTPLE – BEME A FOL POT FOR GAY NIGHTLIFE, AND REMAS SO TO THIS DAY. BUT OTHER AREAS SUCH AS AMSTEL, KERKSTRAAT, AND ZEEDIJK HAVE ALSO GROWN POPULAR WH THE LGBTQ MUNY. HERE’S OUR PICK OF THE BT LGBTQ BARS AMSTERDAM. VIEW ALL TRIPS TABOO BAR, COCKTAILS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © WISKERKE / ALAMY IN THE HEART OF THE FAMED GAY STRETCH, REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT, TABOO HAS A TERRACE WHICH IS PERFECT FOR AFTERNOON PEOPLE-WATCHG OR LATE-NIGHT DRKS ON WARM SUMMER NIGHTS. IT’S SPL ACROSS TWO VENU – A BAR AND A NTEEN. CHEEKILY DRSED BARTENRS AND DRAG-QUEEN BGO NIGHTS CREATE A FUN, REEE VIBE. THE CKTAIL MENU IS FILLED WH CREATNS CLUDG TEQUILA SUNRISE, LONG ISLAND ICE TEA AND PRSO MARTI. DON’T MISS THE DAILY HAPPY HOUR OM 6PM TO 7PM. CLUB CHURCH BAR, NIGHTCLUB, COCKTAILS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT WHEN AMSTERDAM, MAKE TIME TO WORSHIP AT CLUB CHURCH, SET ON A STREET BY WH RTRANTS AND SHOPS SOUTH OF BUZZG REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT. THIS PLACE OFFERS ALL KDS OF KKY OM A LEATHER TO FEATHER FETISH LOUNGE, WEEKLY NAKED BAR (SHO ONLY; LEAVE YOUR CLOTH THE CLOAKROOM) AND REGULAR SPANK PARTI. IF YOU WANT TO STT AROUND A SEXY JOCKSTRAP, THEY’RE AVAILABLE TO BUY AT THE DOOR. THE QUEEN'S HEAD BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE QUEEN’S HEAD IS LOTED THE OLD CENTRE OF AMSTERDAM. >ABUTTG THE >RED LIGHT DISTRICT >, ’S EASY TO FD AND IS >AT THE LIVELIER END OF THE GAY SPECTM. MCLED MEN VAR STAG OF UNDRS ARE READY TO GREET YOU AT THE WDOW. INSI, YOU’LL FD DRAG QUEENS DANCG TO A BACKDROP OF RED GLTER AND CHANLIERS AND DRKS THAT PACK A PUNCH AT SURPRISGLY LOW PRIC. STOP BY ON A TUDAY NIGHT FOR DRAG-QUEEN BGO. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP DE LELLEBEL BAR, PUB, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT >SUATED AROUND THE RNER OM TOURIST-PACKED REMBRANDTPLE, AMSTERDAM’S ONLY DRAG-SHOW BAR IS AN TIMATE >BROWN FE >L BY NDL. THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE CKTAIL MENU AND DRKS ARE NOT TOO PRICEY. LIVE EVENTS AND THEME NIGHTS TAKE PLACE EVERY WEEK AND DRAG QUEENS STG OUTSI ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO CHAT TO YOU. CAFE 'T MANDJE BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © ANAMARIA MEJIA / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO AMSTERDAM’S FIRST GAY BAR WAS OPENED 1927 BY BET VAN BEENEN. AFTER HER ATH 1967, WAS TAKEN OVER BY HER SISTER GREET WHO RAN UNTIL 1982 WHEN CLOSED. SHE CID TO RURRECT THE AMSTERDAM STUTN JT BEFORE HER OWN ATH AUGT 2007. SCE THEN, ’S BEEN OWNED AND N BY HER NIECE, DIANA VAN LAAR, OPERATG AS PART >BROWN FE, PART NOSTALGIA SHOP, WH MEMORABILIA ON THE WALLS, A JEBOX AND BILLIARDS TABLE, PL CKTAILS WH NAM SUCH AS BLOW JOB (BAILEYS, AMARETTO AND CREAM). THE CLIENTELE IS A MIX OF LGBTQ PEOPLE AND STRAIGHT GUTS. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. PRIK BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF PRIK >PRIK (WHICH MEANS BUBBLE DUTCH) HAS BEEN OPEN SCE 2006. EXPECT A RT OF NEON PK, STROBE LIGHTG AND A BAR THAT IS HIGHLY INSTAGRAMMABLE. INTERNATNAL STAFF SERVE A RANGE OF CKTAILS, CLUDG STRAWBERRY CHEEKE IF YOU’VE GOT A SWEET TOOTH. THERE’S ALSO PK AND WHE PROSEC ON TAP AND ALL THE POP MIC YOUR EARDMS N STAND. IT’S OPEN UNTIL 1AM EXCEPT FOR FRIDAYS WHEN CHUCKG OUT TIME IS 3AM. DE TT BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT >THIS NON-PROF BAR AND AMSTERDAM STUTN IS ONLY OPEN ON SUNDAYS. THE BUILDG ED TO BE >A SQUAT AND THEN > A DIS LLED FLUX. LATER ON, A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS STARTED G TOGETHER TO SERVE AFFORDABLE DRKS EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT, MAKG SURE THAT ALL THE PROFS WERE CHANNELLED BACK TO HELPG THE LGBTQ MUNY. THE VODKA TONIC AT THIS QUEER DIS LIVERS A KICK AND IS HIGHLY REMEND. PHOTOGRAPHY IS FORBIDN AND ’S ALSO A WIFI-EE ZONE BEE STAFF WANT EVERYONE TO SOCIALISE. CLUB NYX NIGHTCLUB, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © FIRN / ALAMY ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GAY CLUBS AMSTERDAM, CLUB NYX ATTRACTS A LIVELY CROWD AND IS SPREAD OVER THREE FLOORS, EACH WH S OWN MIC GENRE. THE DRKS MENU IS HUGE AND THERE’S A DJ BOOTH THE TOILETS, SO YOU WON’T MISS OUT ON SOUNDS WHILE YOU SPEND A PENNY. THE AMSTERDAM LGBTQ MUNY IS A VARIETY OF CREATIVE SOULS, CLUB KIDS, DRAG QUEENS, RAVERS, PERFORMERS. AMSTEL FIFTY-FOUR BAR, GAY BAR, SNACKS SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © JANI-MARK HäSä / ALAMY DURG THE DAY, YOU MIGHT BE FOOLED TO THKG THAT THIS BAR IS A TYPIL DUTCH BROWN FE – ALBE A GRAND ONE, WH AN EXQUISE CHANLIER AND PLH BOOTHS AS WELL AS VIO SCREENS. BUT, AS NIGHT DRAWS , YOU’LL SPOT DRAG QUEENS AND LIVE ENTERTAMENT ADDG TO THE MIX. THERE’S AN EXPENSIVE DRKS MENU AND A WHEEL OF DRKS SPNER IF YOU N’T MAKE YOUR MD UP. IT’S LOUD AND PROUD – DROP BY ON A SUNDAY FOR THE BRILLIANT DRAG FEVER SHOW. ELLIE HURLEY NTRIBUTED ADDNAL REPORTG TO THIS ARTICLE. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP CROATIA MEXI TURKEY ECUADOR EGYPT GREECE SPA ICELAND JAPAN BALI THAILAND SOUTH AI INDIA MOROC VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

The Homomonument by the Wterkerk is a good optn for first port of ll.

Next to the Homomonument is Pk Pot, Amsterdam's official gay and lbian rmatn ksk.

GAY PARTI & EVENTS

Pk Pot provis rmatn about the Homomonument, as well as general rmatn on gay and lbian Amsterdam. If you haven’t found what you were lookg for at Vrolijk, try IHLIA, an ternatnal gay/lbian library, archive, rmatn and documentatn centre about homosexualy and sexual diversy the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA).

Durg Amsterdam Gay Pri and Kg’s Day, the bars this district are prime viewg platforms for everythg gog on around and on the water.

As well as beg home to several gay-iendly hotels and bed & breakfasts, the street boasts Club Church, which hosts large-sle club nights, often themed, throughout the week. But this street was also home to the first gay & lbian bar the Netherlands!

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After some rt, the leather muny out to play at Amsterdam Leather Pri late the munyImage om Henri BlommersIn terms of march and activism, the Homomonument by the Wterkerk is often one of the central meetg pots for the LGBTQIA+ muny Amsterdam.

Next to the monument, you'll also fd Pk Pot, Amsterdam's official LGBTQI+ rmatn ksk, which provis rmatn about the Homomonument and general rmatn on LGBTQI+ servic, groups and rmatn centr Amsterdam. Bis brick and mortar tablishments such as Spijkerbar or Club NYX, and of urse the cy’s massive Gay Pri celebratns, Amsterdam also hosts a number of regular LGBT parti.

ULTRASEXI For many years, the team behd ULTRASEXI hosted a weekly gay night at Stud 80 on Rembrandtple and om there began branchg out to other venu and ftivals. Every Wednday hosts a gay night lled WTF that featur mic, live shows and affordable drks. De Tt Bar, Gay Bar, Snacks De Tt is a non-mercial anizatn that has been throwg gay club nights sce the early 1980s.

The bt gay bars. In 1811, the untry crimalized homosexual activy. The first gay bar, operated by an out lbian, opened s doors 1927.

The COC, a gay rights anizatn, was found Amsterdam 1946 and is the world’s olst ntually operatg anizatn of s kd.

In 1987, the Homomonument beme the first memorial to homosexuals persecuted World War II, and 2001, the Netherlands beme the first untry to legalize same-sex marriage. Knowg all this, may seem surprisg that Europe’s most historilly acceptg cy lacks a te gayborhood.

The bt gay bars Amsterdam.

SoHo is centrally loted the biggt LGBTQ+-iendly sectn of Amsterdam, and ’s steps away om popular gay bars Taboo, and Bar BLEND. Cafe t’ Mandje (“the basket”) holds the honor of beg Amsterdam’s first official gay bar.

One n’t help but thk pk this zy cy-center gay bar.

Get on your kne, all fours, or whatever nsensually works for you to worship at the altar of this gay cise club. Niwuzijds (Gay Sna). If you’re lookg for a soak, steam, or somethg more obscene, this gay sna has got you vered — wh a towel, at least.

Like many urban areas, Amsterdam’s gay bar scene has seen a cle recent years. Unlike most global Pri events, which memorate NYC’s 1969 Stonewall Rts and the birth of the Gay Liberatn Movement, Amsterdam Pri began 1996 solely as a celebratn of love and diversy. Homomonument.