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

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• LGBTQ+ AMSTERDAM – THE 14 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS
• THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM
• GAY CLUBS AMSTERDAM
• GAY AND LBIAN NIGHTLIFE AMSTERDAM
• 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 MOROC ICELAND THAILAND MEXI BALI CROATIA SOUTH AI EGYPT GREECE TURKEY SPA ECUADOR INDIA JAPAN 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 BARS AMSTERDAM
• THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM
• AMSTERDAM GAY BARS
• THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM
• THE 10 BEST THE NETHERLANDS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS THE NETHERLANDS
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM
• TOP 10 GAY CLUBS & BARS CENTM (AMSTERDAM)GAY CLUBS & BARS CENTM

LGBTQ+ AMSTERDAM – THE 14 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS

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THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM

The Amsterdam gay club scene is vibrant and thrivg, wh plenty of optns to choose om. Many clubs are exclively gay, while other clubs host regular or semi-regular gay nights.

GAY CLUBS AMSTERDAM

The list here is a selectn of the bt gay clubs Amsterdam has to offer, so your night on the town n be spent at jt the right spot. Look at our page about Gay hotels Amsterdam.

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Church - The most popular gay club Amsterdam. Church is one of the most well-rpected cise clubs Amsterdam’s gay scene.

Church n be found que close to Leidseple, a short walk om the Amistad gay hotel. De Tt - A well known Amsterdam gay club. Another mastay gay club Amsterdam, De Tt has been around sce the 80s and has always been a scene favoure thanks to s non-mercial approach.

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 MOROC ICELAND THAILAND MEXI BALI CROATIA SOUTH AI EGYPT GREECE TURKEY SPA ECUADOR INDIA JAPAN 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?

Dpe, or bee of, s many l, De Tt remas a fun and safe Amsterdam gay club. Club NYX - Amsterdam gay district club. This relatively mastream club the heart of the Amsterdam gay district of Reguliersdwarsstraat attracts a young crowd and is welg of straight visors.

Spellbound at Occii - Amsterdam club wh gay nights.

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While is not a dited gay bar, on the first Saturday of every send month Occii plays host to Spellbound, the cy's most beloved unrground gay dance party. 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.

THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM

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.

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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.

THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM

In 1987, Amsterdam unveiled Homomonument, the world’s first monument memorializg homosexuals persecuted unr the Nazi regime. Loted Wtermarkt, th l of pk grane form a triangle the square — a reclamatn of the symbol gay men and women were forced to wear ncentratn mps durg World War II. One fac the Natnal War Memorial Dam Square where gay activists laid a lavenr wreath 1970 and were subsequently arrted, sparkg the ia for this monument.

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Another fac Anne Frank’s hoe and is scribed wh a quote om a gay Jewish poet, Jab Israel Haan: Naar Vriendschap Zulk een Mateloos Verlangen (“Such an endls sire for iendship”).

The third fac the COC Nerland headquarters, which holds the distctn of beg the world’s olst ntually operatg gay rights anizatn.

This LGBTQ+ rmatn center and souvenir shop loted next to the Homomonument has been operatn for over 20 years. The rosarium, loted halfway through the park, is famoly known as the most equented gay cisg area the cy.

LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE

This ty gay-owned boutique hotel facg Kerkstraat is a five-mute walk om the cy’s most popular gay bars on Reguliersdwarsstraat and a short stroll to Mmple. In the 1990s, the ne rooms this 16th-century rowhoe served as a bawdy boutique hotel for upsle gay clientele: Rooms me equipped wh bondage gear, slgs, and even g. 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. In the 1970s and 1980s, Reguliersdwarsstraat – close to Rembrandtple – beme a fol pot for gay nightlife, and remas so to this day. Taboo Bar, Cocktails © 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.

THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM

The Queen's Head Bar, Gay Bar, Snacks The Queen’s Head is loted the old centre of Amsterdam.

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>Abuttg the >Red Light District >, ’s easy to fd and is >at the livelier end of the gay spectm. View Trip De Lellebel Bar, Pub, Gay Bar, Snacks >Suated around the rner om tourist-packed Rembrandtple, Amsterdam’s only drag-show bar is an timate >brown fe >l by ndl.

Cafe 't Mandje Bar, Gay Bar, Snacks © Anamaria Mejia / Alamy Stock Photo Amsterdam’s first gay bar was opened 1927 by Bet Van Beenen. PRIK Bar, Gay Bar, Snacks Courty of Prik >Prik (which means bubble Dutch) has been open sce 2006.

De Tt Bar, Gay Bar, Snacks >This non-prof bar and Amsterdam stutn is only open on Sundays. Club NYX Nightclub, Snacks © 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.