Amstel area
The largest concentration of gay bars was found in the Amstel area. Nowadays you can still find places with the typical Amsterdam atmosphere around Rembrandtplein:
Cafés: Amstel Fifty Four · Brug34 · Montmartre · Pikketanussie
Dragshowbar: De Lellebel
More: History · Links
updated: 05-11-2022
C A F É S
Café Amstel Fifty Four
Formerly: Amstel Taveerne
A historical place for everyone
Amstel 54
1017 AB Amsterdam
Since 1964/2007
Opening hours: (subject to change)
- Weekends: 17.00 - 04.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 18.00 - 01.00 hrs
- Weekends: 17.00 - 04.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 18.00 - 01.00 hrs
Café Brug34
Coffee by day, wine by night
Utrechtsestraat 19
1017 VH Amsterdam
Since 2019
Opening hours: (subject to change)
- Weekends: 08.00 - 01.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 08.00 - 22.00 hrs
- Weekends: 08.00 - 01.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 08.00 - 22.00 hrs
Café Montmartre
One of the cosiest and best-known gay cafés of Amsterdam
Halvemaansteeg 17
1017 CR Amsterdam
Since 1983
Opening hours: (subject to change)
- Weekends: 17.00 - 04.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 17.00 - 01.00 hrs
- Weekends: 17.00 - 04.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 17.00 - 01.00 hrs
Café Pikketanussie
Traditional gay bar with Dutch music
Korte Reguliersdwarsstraat 6
1017 BH Amsterdam
Since January 26, 2022
Opening hours: (subject to change)
- Weekends: 17.00 - 04.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 17.00 - 03.00 hrs
- Weekends: 17.00 - 04.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 17.00 - 03.00 hrs
News: New gay bar opened in Korte Reguliersdwarsstraat (2022)
D R A G S H O W B A R
Dragshowbar De Lellebel
The iconic dragshow bar
Utrechtsestraat 4
1017 VN Amsterdam
Since November 22, 1997
Opening hours: (subject to change)
- Weekends: 20.00 - 04.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 21.00 - 03.00 hrs
- Weekends: 20.00 - 04.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 21.00 - 03.00 hrs
T H E P A S T
History
of the gay places in the Amstel areaThe first gay bar along the Amstel opened as early as 1929, after the war followed by an increasing number of gay places like the popular Gaiety. The most famous one was the Amstel Taveerne from 1964, which was renamed Amstel Fifty Four in 2007.
Before 2015, various kinds of gay bars were also found in the adjacent streets Paardenstraat and Amstelstraat, where also the world-famous gay disco iT was located during the 1990s.
> See also: The Amsterdam Gay Bar Culture 1930-1970
More about the history of the gay places in the Amstel area will follow later!
Links
Memorabilia: Amstel @ Historypin
News and background articles:
NLtimes.nl: Queers Cafe closing after 50-year run as an inclusive "Home Away From Home" (2019)
GayNews.nl: Club YOLO Is Shaking Things Up in Amsterdam! (2018)
GayNews.nl: Bar Gaiety Closed! The End of an Era (2004)
GayNews.nl: Manfred Langer and the Rise and Fall of the iT - 13 May 1952 - 21 November 1994 (2004)
Links
Useful links about gay nightlife in:
- Amsterdam
- The Netherlands
- Elsewhere in the world
+ Various LGBT links
Gay nightlife in Amsterdam
Streets:
- Reguliersdwarsstraat
- Warmoesstraat
Guides:
- Gay Amsterdam
- Nighttours: Amsterdam
- Iamsterdam: LGBTI Guide
- Patroc: Amsterdam
- Queer Europe: Amsterdam
- Gay Cities: Amsterdam
- Pinksider: Amsterdam
- The Gay Passport: Amsterdam
- Queer In The World: Amsterdam
- Gay Out: Amsterdam
- Travel Gay: Amsterdam
Calendars:
- Gay Amsterdam: Agenda
- Tom of Amsterdam
- Gay Parties Amsterdam
- GiGi
Prides:
- Pride Amsterdam
- Leather & Fetish Pride
- Black Pride
Tickets:
- Gaygo Tickets
Tours:
- LGBT Gay Tours Amsterdam
Photos:
- LGBT nightlife in Amsterdam
- Gay Businesses 1983-2010
Memorabilia:
- Amsterdam Gay & Lesbian Nightlife
History:
- A'dam Gay Bar Culture 1930-1970
- Graveyard of LGBTQI pubs & clubs
Gay nightlife in The Netherlands
Guides:
- Nighttours: Netherlands
- Queer In The World: Netherlands
- Saunas4men: Netherlands
Calendars:
- Nighttours: Netherlands
Tickets:
- Gaygo Tickets
Photos:
- Wikimedia: LGBT Nightlife
Memorabilia:
- Dutch Gay & Lesbian Nightlife
- LGBTQI+ Buttons
History:
- LGBT history in the Netherlands
Gay nightlife elsewhere in
the world
the world
Cities:
- Queer Berlin
Streets & Villages:
- Canal Street, Manchester
- Le Marais, Paris
- Hell's Kitchen, New York City
- Church-Wellesley, Toronto
- Village, Montréal
Guides:
- GayBars.eu
- Gay Travel Guide Europe
- Queer Europe
- Spartacus Intern. Gay Guide
- Gay Cities
- Pinksider
- The Gay Passport
- Queer In The World
- Gay Out
- GayTravel
- Travel Gay
- Saunas4men
Calendars:
- Gay Events Belgium
- IGLTA: Pride Calendar
- Gay Pride Calendar
- GayPrides.com
- GiGi
Tickets:
- Gaygo Tickets
Photos:
- Wikimedia: Gay bars
Buttons:
- LGBTQI+ Buttons
T-Shirts:
- Wearing Gay History
- Throwback Gay Bar T-Shirts
History:
- Wikipedia: Gay bar
- Brussels Almanack Dykes
- Molly Houses in 18th century London
- Pride of Place: Meeting & Socialising
- OUTgoing New York City
- San Francisco Gay History
- The Lesbian Bar Project
- GayBarchives
Various LGBT links
LGBT news:
- PinkNews · Advocate · Queer.de
Podcast:
- Making Gay History
Museums:
- Schwules Museum, Berlin
- Queer Britain, London
- American LGBTQ+ Museum, NYC
Archives:
- IHLIA LGBT Heritage
- Fonds Suzan Daniel
- ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
Contact: info@homohoreca.nl
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