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Gay Bars in Berlin

Bärenhöhle

Monday-Friday  – ;Saturday  – 

Bear-friendly neighbourhood bar in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg.
Smoking bar.

@ Schönhauser Allee 90
Berlin

U, S, Nighttime busses: Schönhauser Allee

+49 30

Betty F***

Monday-Thursday  – ;Friday, Saturday  – 

Small bar in Berlin-Mitte. Very busy on weekends.

@ Mulackstraße 13
Berlin

U: Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Rosenthaler Platz

+49 (mobile)

Blond

Daily / – 

Straight-friendly cocktail lounge bar in Schöneberg. In good weather with popular lane terrace. On Tuesday and Thursday karaoke.

@ Motzstraße 28
Berlin

U: Nollendorfplatz, Victoria-Luise-Platz, Wittenbergplatz

+49 30

Capture

Daily  – ;Friday, Saturday till

Friendly, arty same-sex attracted bar in Berlin-Friedrichshain, close to Boxhagener Platz.

@ Wühlischstraße 32
Berlin

U: Frankfurter Tor, Samariterstraße

Der neue Oldtimer

Daily / – /

Traditional, camp bar in Berlin-

Berlin has earned its stripes as one of the great gay capitals of the world, with a huge LGBTQ+ community, one-of-a-kind queer bars and an attitude to life that encourages inhabitants to be whoever they please. Over time, this has lent itself to a ton of fantastic club nights, bars and saunas, and new venues are popping up all the time. 

Berlin is a city that is always moving forward, often at a lightning pace. Things move so quickly, it can be hard to keep up with. But we’ve got you covered. Our Berlin writer Nathan Ma knows this city like the back of his hand, and has handpicked the best LGBTQ+ spots all over the city for cocktails, dancing and a lot of queer delight. Here’s our picks of the best. 

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Out at Night: Great gay bars in Berlin

Berlin's newest gay exclude, The Capture, was established in It is located just around the corner from Himmelreich. From the outside, with its glass front, black tables and basic chairs visible through the windows,the bar may not appear very cosy at first. But the impression is deceptive, which becomes apparent when you enter the bar. Seated under wood-panelled ceilings, on leather benches, and beneath glass chandeliers, punters can savour the drinks, which are particularly good. Perhaps the great atmosphere is also down to the good music, which ranges from Cold Wave to Turkish songs. Or it could be due to the political statements scrawled on cardboard, or to the entrance area where the exhibit case with the underpants of friends of bar owner Mehmet Balikci is located. Born in Baden-Württemberg, he is proud to be the first German-Turkish queer bar owner in Berlin, and also to have created a new haven of acceptance. It is this attribute that the mixed bar crowd senses with every sip. After all, "capture" means ‘to catch’ in German.

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Upcoming Events in Berlin

&#;  25 July

PiepShow Party: monthly Techno party for queers and friends. This Friday with DJ Chris Bekker, Tim Hagemann and Juan Del Chambo, among others.
Dresscode: sporty, kinky, creative, not casual nor street clothes.
From @ KitKatClub (Köpenicker Straße 76/Brückenstraße)

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About Berlin and its male lover life

Berlin's origins move back more than years. In Berlin became the capital of the kingdom of Prussia and in of the German Empire. Although Prussia was governed by a gay king from till (Fredrick II), Berlin's gay career started only hundred years later. In the s (the ›Golden Twenties‹) Berlin was seen as the city with the most lively and advanced gay subculture in Europe. That, of course, ended after  when Hitler and the Nazis were given power in Germany. (A memorial for gays persecuted by the Nazi regime was opened in Berlin in , elongated overdue after more than 60 years.

After the end of Nature War II in and with the start of the cold war, Berlin had been divided into West Berlin (co