Best Gay Bars & Clubs in Amsterdam

Café 't Mandje

Zeedijk / Warmoes

The oldest gay bar in the Netherlands, open since 1927 — a tiny Zeedijk institution covered in leather memorabilia, biker jackets, and a century of queer Amsterdam history.

Exit Café

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

Late-night gay bar in the number 42 complex on Reguliersdwarsstraat — the classic last stop, pouring until 05:00 on weekends.

Café Montmartre

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

Amsterdam institution for Dutch sing-along nights since 1983 — reopened February 2026 at Reguliersdwarsstraat 48 after four decades on Halvemaansteeg.

Lellebel

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

The most famous Drag show bar in Amsterdam. Come and have a great fun. Fun place with napkins! The staff is super friendly and the atmosphere is awesome on Friday. Come and have a great fun.

Spijkerbar

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

Kerkstraat corner institution since 1979 — pool table, drag bingo on Sundays and a famously friendly happy hour.

Prik

Jordaan

Award-winning gay bar on Spuistraat pouring prosecco on tap since 2006 — cocktails, toasties and weekend DJ sets.

Saarein

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

Original old-style tavern with great music and people. There are also pool tables. Really chilled out bar with good music, lovely friendly staff, pool table and indoor smoking area.

The Queen's Head

Zeedijk / Warmoes

Friendly bar with Drag shows, bingo and very much fun. Bingo on Tuesday’s which is quite packed and great fun. Drag MCs are funny and offer up witty banter. Drinks are reasonably priced.

Bears Amsterdam

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

Amsterdam bear bar in the former premises of The Web — rebranded May 2025, same cruisy spirit, new name over the door.

The Cuckoo's Nest

Zeedijk / Warmoes

Cruise bar near Nieuwendijk running since 1984, famous for the labyrinth of cabins downstairs.

The Otherside

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

The gay coffeeshop of Reguliersdwarsstraat since 1985, open daily 10:00-24:00 at the west end of the street.

Cafe Mankind

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

A great place for relaxation and coffee but also for amazing parties. Excellent bar with variety drinks. The bartender Ms. Alva is nice to talk to she makes the time to chat with customers.

Taboo Bar

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

Busy happy-hour gay bar mid-Reguliersdwarsstraat — two-for-one drinks twice a night and a terrace in summer.

Cockring

Zeedijk / Warmoes

Amsterdam's long-running gay club on Warmoesstraat — a harder-edged alternative to the mainstream NYX crowd, with a darker atmosphere, a mixed leather/rubber/casual following, and a dancefloor that…

Club Church

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

Amsterdam cruise and fetish club since 2008 — themed nights from naked to leather, plus drag shows upstairs.

Bar BLEND

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

The busiest of the new-generation bars on Reguliersdwarsstraat — pop, cocktails and a packed dance floor, with the bigger BLEND XL across the street at number 44.

Café-club SoHo

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

Two-floor English-pub-style gay bar and dance spot on Reguliersdwarsstraat, famous for its Wild Wednesdays.

Bar Nate

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

Gay neighbourhood bar on Utrechtsestraat — coffee by day, cocktails by night. Opened June 2025 in the former Brug34.

Free Willie

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

Men-only naked bar on the Amstel — clothes checked at the door, drinks and conversation as normal. Open since December 2023.

't Sluisje

Centrum / Reguliersdwars

Drag-show dinner restaurant on the Torensteeg since 1995 — three-course menu served by the queens themselves.

Bar Buka

De Pijp

The lesbian bar of Amsterdam — cocktails and community on the Albert Cuyp market street since 2019.

De Trut

West

Volunteer-run queer Sunday disco in an old squat basement since 1985 — cheap drinks, no phones on the dance floor, profits go to LGBTQ+ causes.

Club RAUM

Westpoort

Queer club and cultural space in the western harbour, open since 2024 — big-room techno nights with a strict safer-space door.

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