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

Contents:

• LGBTQ+ AMSTERDAM – THE 14 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS
• THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS AMSTERDAM
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS AMSTERDAM
• &PY; PATROC GAY AMSTERDAM GUI – REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT & AMSTEL
• THE 10 CLOSEST HOTELS TO AMSTERDAM GAY PRI
• GAY TOURIST INFORMATN CENTRE
• A GAY GUI TO AMSTERDAM
• GAY 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. 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 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM

Pk Pot provis rmatn about the Homomonument, as well as general rmatn on gay and lbian Amsterdam.

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

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS AMSTERDAM

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. SoHo is centrally loted the biggt LGBTQ+-iendly sectn of Amsterdam, and ’s steps away om popular gay bars Taboo, and Bar BLEND.

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

&PY; PATROC GAY AMSTERDAM GUI – REGULIERSDWARSSTRAAT & AMSTEL

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. 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.

THE 10 CLOSEST HOTELS TO AMSTERDAM GAY PRI

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. 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. 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. Relatively liberal attus the first half of the 20th century led to the tablishment of the first Dutch gay magaz, Levensrecht and Wij. The outbreak of World War II meant setbacks as Nazi occupatn led to the opprsn of homosexualy the Netherlands.

GAY TOURIST INFORMATN CENTRE

Real progrs was ma om the 1970s on, leadg to the formatn of many LGBT groups and the release of the Gay Krant magaze.

A GAY GUI TO AMSTERDAM

For any visor lookg for up-to-the-mute rmatn on the Amsterdam gay scene, the Pk Pot found close to the Anne Frank Hoe at Wterkerk provis an excellent overview. The iendly folks behd the unter at this gay tourist rmatn stand are always willg to help wh maps, club night listgs and sir advice.

GAY AMSTERDAM

Found jt bi the Pk Pot at Wterkerk, the Homomonument stands as a tribute to all the LGBT people who lost their liv durg the opprsn of World War II. It has sce e to memorate all gay, lbian, bi and trans people that have suffered persecutn due to their sexualy. The pots of the triangle dite the lotns of the Anne Frank Hoe, Dam Square’s Natnal War Memorial and the headquarters of the gay rights group COC.

The first gay bars Amsterdam were found the 1920s, and the scene has gone om strength to strength sce then. Today there are well over 100 Amsterdam gay bars, wh many more LGBT iendly venu throughout the cy. Check out our list of the bt gay bars Amsterdam, or our overview of the ls mon Amsterdam lbian bars.

There are of urse plenty of excellent gay clubs to vis too, and a nice selectn of gay hotels for those lookg for the plete Amsterdam gay experience.