Recently closed
Below you'll find the gay and lesbian places that have closed their doors after 2020.
Updated: 07-09-2024
Amstel Fifty Four
Until 2007: Amstel Taveerne
Closed since mid-August 2024
A historical place for everyone
Amstel 54
1017 AB Amsterdam
Since 1964/2007
Former opening hours:
- Weekends: 17.00 - 04.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 18.00 - 01.00 hrs
- Weekends: 17.00 - 04.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 18.00 - 01.00 hrs
News: Amstel Fifty Four has closed, 60 years after the opening of Amstel Taveerne (2024)
Café Amstel Fifty Four along the Amstel
Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Reality Bar
Closed since June 23, 2024
The hottest black & white gay bar
Reguliersdwarsstraat 129
1017 BL Amsterdam
Since January 1, 1996
Former opening hours:
- Weekends: 19.00 - 04.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 19.00 - 03.00 hrs
- Weekends: 19.00 - 04.00 hrs
- Weekdays: 19.00 - 03.00 hrs
News: Reality Bar has closed after almost 30 years (2024)
Successor: Café Montmartre
De Reality Bar in Reguliersdwarsstraat
Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Club YOLO
Closed since February 2022
A cozy nightclub and event venue
Amstel 178
1017 AE Amsterdam
Since December 29, 2017
Successor: Free Willie
Club YOLO at Amstel 178
Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Bar FAME
Closed since November 1, 2021
A cozy gay bar
Amstel 50
1017 AB Amsterdam
Since December 11, 2016
FAME Bar at Amstel 50
Photo via Facebook/Fame
Lunchroom Downtown
Closed since April 2021
Serving the community since 1970
Reguliersdwarsstraat 31
1017 BJ Amsterdam
Since April 28, 1970
Lunchroom Downtown at Reguliersdwarsstraat 31
Information on a series of places that were closed before 2020 can be found at: Graveyard of LGBTQI pubs & clubs.
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)
(click to enlarge)
for gay disco De Roze Wolk (1982-2006)
(click to enlarge)
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?