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Don Club - Dortmund

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Visitors praise the Don Club for its friendly atmosphere and decent people, with some noting a legendary and magical feel. However, one reviewer suggests the venue used to be better.

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Johannisborn 6, 44135 Dortmund, Germany
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0231 553221

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About this place Don Club - Dortmund

Don Club is a long-running gay music pub in central Dortmund, on Johannisborn near the Brüderweg nightlife strip. It's a small, sociable Kneipe with a loyal regular crowd, schlager and pop, and an unpretentious neighbourhood-bar feel. Listed consistently across German gay guides, it leans toward a lesbian and mixed-queer clientele but welcomes everyone. Expect a chatty, low-key atmosphere rather than a dance floor — the kind of place where you end up talking to the people at the next table.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) Lesbian / Women-focused Live music Mixed LGBTQ+ Mixed ethnicities Chill / Relaxed Local favorite Pop Pub

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101 reviews

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Danny DM
Danny DM Jun 2026
★★★★★
Fred Staude
Fred Staude Jun 2026
★★★★★
Sven Külgen
Sven Külgen May 2026
★★★★★
azin_ yxsxf_
azin_ yxsxf_ Feb 2026
★★★★★

Doesnt have card payement

Kevin “Ede” Pede
Kevin “Ede” Pede Oct 2025
★★★★★
Dustin Beinhauer
Dustin Beinhauer Sep 2025
★★★★★

The people there are simply decent; if you're looking for nice people to talk to, you absolutely have to go there, it's definitely worth a visit.

John Duqesa
John Duqesa Aug 2025
★★★★★

I'm glad to hear the place is still open and that Bodo is still behind the bar after all these years. I used to go regularly on my visits to Bochum and Dortmund in the 90s and early 2000s. It looks like things have got posher - back then it had a great darkroom, an artistic and demi-monde clientele (including a bevy of Moroccan queens - I remember Dominique and Jamila in particular). A couple of my acquaintances from those times have died, including one of the artists I was friendly with. I wonder how many others have also gone. I guess I'll never find out unless I go back; I'd certainly like to.

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Last updated on 2 October 2026

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