Welcome!
Here you'll find the most complete and up to date overview of Amsterdam's gay and lesbian nightlife!
Compared to other Gay Capitals, Amsterdam is almost like a Gay Village. But despite being small in size, the Amsterdam gay scene has a long history and a large variety of places. They are concentrated in and around the following streets, each with its own character:
Amstel area (local & cozy)
- Cafés: Brug34 · Montmartre
- Naked bar: Free Willie
- Dragshow bar: De Lellebel
Kerkstraat (queer & fetish)
- Café: Spijker
- Cruise club: Church
- Street party: StreetHeart Festival
Reguliersdwarsstraat (trendy & international)
- Cafés: BLEND · BLEND XL · Exit Café · Soho · Taboo Bar
- Food bar: Taboo Kantine
- Lesbian: Café B'Femme
- Restaurant: Garlic Queen
- Dance club: NYX
Spuistraat area (all sorts)
- Café: Prik
- Restaurant: 't Sluisje
- Cruise bars: The Cuckoo's Nest · The Web
- Sauna: Nieuwezijds
Warmoesstraat (leather & fetish)
- Cruise bar: Dirty Dicks
- Cruise club: Eagle Amsterdam
- Street party: Leather Pride
Zeedijk (local & cozy)
- Cafés: 't Mandje · The Queen's Head
- Street party: Hartjesdagen
Elsewhere in the city (queer & lesbian)
- Food bars: Lola the Green Aardvark · Pamela
- Lesbian: Bar Buka · Café Saarein
- Dance clubs: De Trut · RAUM
- Street party: Liberation Day
- Cafés: Brug34 · Montmartre
- Naked bar: Free Willie
- Dragshow bar: De Lellebel
Kerkstraat (queer & fetish)
- Café: Spijker
- Cruise club: Church
- Street party: StreetHeart Festival
Reguliersdwarsstraat (trendy & international)
- Cafés: BLEND · BLEND XL · Exit Café · Soho · Taboo Bar
- Food bar: Taboo Kantine
- Lesbian: Café B'Femme
- Restaurant: Garlic Queen
- Dance club: NYX
Spuistraat area (all sorts)
- Café: Prik
- Restaurant: 't Sluisje
- Cruise bars: The Cuckoo's Nest · The Web
- Sauna: Nieuwezijds
Warmoesstraat (leather & fetish)
- Cruise bar: Dirty Dicks
- Cruise club: Eagle Amsterdam
- Street party: Leather Pride
Zeedijk (local & cozy)
- Cafés: 't Mandje · The Queen's Head
- Street party: Hartjesdagen
Elsewhere in the city (queer & lesbian)
- Food bars: Lola the Green Aardvark · Pamela
- Lesbian: Bar Buka · Café Saarein
- Dance clubs: De Trut · RAUM
- Street party: Liberation Day
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News
about gay & lesbian nightlife in Amsterdam
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October 14, 2020:
News about Reguliersdwarsstraat: Reguliers.net
Links
Useful links about gay nightlife in:
- Amsterdam
- The Netherlands
- The rest of the world
+ Various LGBT links
Gay nightlife in Amsterdam
Streets:
- Reguliersdwarsstraat
- Warmoesstraat
Guides:
- Gay Amsterdam
- Nighttours: Amsterdam
- Iamsterdam: LGBTQI+ bars and cafes
- 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
- GayTravelr: Amsterdam
Calendars:
- Gay Amsterdam: Agenda
- Tom of Amsterdam
- Gay Parties Amsterdam
- GoGiGi
Prides:
- Pride Amsterdam
- Queer 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:
- Graveyard of LGBTQI pubs & clubs
Gay nightlife in The Netherlands
Guides:
- Nighttours: Netherlands
- Queer In The World: Netherlands
- GayTravelr: Netherlands
- Saunas4men: Netherlands
Calendars:
- Nighttours: Netherlands
Photos:
- Wikimedia: LGBT Nightlife
Memorabilia:
- Dutch Gay & Lesbian Nightlife
- LGBTQI+ Buttons
History:
- LGBT history in the Netherlands
Gay café Kalff in Utrecht during a memorial
for gay disco De Roze Wolk (1982-2006)
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for gay disco De Roze Wolk (1982-2006)
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Gay nightlife in the rest
of the world
of 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
- GayTravelr
- Saunas4men
- Gay in Thailand Tip!
Calendars:
- Gay Events Belgium
- IGLTA: Pride Calendar
- Gay Pride Calendar
- GayPrides.com
- GoGiGi
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 London
- Lost LGBT Scene Project
- England: Pride of Place
- OUTgoing New York City
- San Francisco Gay History
- The Lesbian Bar Project
- GayBarchives
Various LGBT links
LGBT news:
- Gay News
- Queer.de · Schwulissimo
- PinkNews · Advocate
Podcast:
- Making Gay History
Museums:
- Schwules Museum, Berlin
- Queer Britain, London
- American LGBTQ+ Museum, NYC
- GLBT Historical Society, SF
Archives:
- IHLIA LGBT Heritage
- Fonds Suzan Daniel
- Centrum Schwule Geschichte
- ONE Gay & Lesbian Archives
Linkpartners:
- Amsterdam Masseur Homo/Hetero?