Take, for example, Dalston Superstore, a gay bar and cafe that features art exhibitions and musical performances, as well as comfort food like burgers and Sloppy Joes. While Soho used to be the city’s main gay neighborhood, much of the nightlife has moved over to East London. With London being one of the most multi-cultural cities in Europe, it’s also one of the most LGBTQ+-friendly, making the British capital an international top queer destination. The owners are supportive of charity work at home and abroad, especially for LGBTQ+ individuals. Expect both pop and schläger music in the back room and techno beats up front.įor food and drink, head to Mälarpaviljongen in the summer, a restaurant and bar spread over three floating docks. Stockholm’s coolest gay club is the underground King Kong club with DJs spinning in two jam-packed rooms. If you can drag yourself away from the hotel, you can experience Stockholm’s gay nightlife in the downtown district. Within the hotel, there are two restaurants the Asiatiska and Berns Bistro and Bar, the basement club Audiio, and even a concert venue where Diana Ross and the Supremes once played. The boutique Berns Hotel is the city’s unofficial gay hotel. Their annual Pride celebration features not only the usual parade but a Pride House where conferences and seminars are held in the week leading up to the parade and a large, open-air Pride Park with concerts, dance parties, shows and other events. Aside from its great mixture of design, culture, shopping, and natural beauty, Stockholm is the perfect LGBTQ+ destination. Stockholm has been a longtime favorite of queer travelers around the world.
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You can also find out more about Amsterdam’s LGBTQ+ history at the Pink Point information stand, located close to the Homomonument. It hosts a tamer crowd every Thursday night with featured drag shows.Īlso not to be missed is the Homomonment, a “living monument” to homosexuals who’ve been oppressed around the world. One of the best sex clubs is Club Church which holds themed parties. It opened its doors in 1927 and you’ll often find crowds spilling out onto the street from its kitschy interior. One of the best gay places to visit is Cafe t’Mandje, the oldest gay bar in Amsterdam. There are more sex shops and gay bars dotted throughout the Red Light District - just look for rainbow flags. Most of the city’s gay nightlife is on a single street in the center of Amsterdam, the Reguliersdwarsstraat. Milkshake, a summer queer music festival with no dress code, welcomes everyone to come and enjoy different music on one of their nine stages. The annual Pride is a floating celebration on water, with boats instead of typical parade floats coasting down the Amstel and along the city’s scenic canals, like the Prinsengracht. Amsterdam is hands down one of Europe’s best cities for LGBTQ+ travelers.