Queer bars and gay cafés in Cologne
Queer cafés and gay bars in Cologne invite you to enjoy drinks, cocktails, and parties. Popular meeting places for the community and friends in an open atmosphere to socialize and have fun.
Our tips for gay bars and queer cafés in Cologne.
Monday at Baustelle4U
Monday Night at Baustelle4U: A Cologne-style pub for gay men and everyone who loves diversity, socializing, and a laid-back atmosphere.
Monday Bar Night @ Baustelle4U: Every Monday starting at 5:00 pm
Queer Tuesday at Asimmetric Bar
Queer Bar Night at Asimmetric – every Tuesday. A gathering place for queer people and allies, featuring happy hour and a great atmosphere.
Sweet & Spicy Queer Bar Night @ Asimmetric Bar: Every Tuesday starting at 7:00 pm
Drinks and cruising on Tuesday
Pullermanns: Tuesdays without a dress code – drinks, cruising, and a relaxed atmosphere in Cologne's popular gay cruising bar.
Tuesday Cruising Night @ Pullermanns: Every Tuesday from 9:00 pm
Karaoke night in Cologne
Hooray, it's Tuesday again, and that's karaoke night in Cologne! From 10 pm you can show what you can do on the microphone.
Mumu-Karaoke with Max @ Die Mumu: Tuesday July 28, 2026 from 10:00 pm to 4:00 am
Gay bar in Cologne
Wednesday bar night at Mumu: Queer gay bar on Cologne's Schaafenstraße. Young crowd, good drinks & prices – the perfect midweek spot!
Wednesday Bar Night @ Mumu: Every Wednesday starting at 6:00 pm
Bear Meeting place in Cologne
The 3B Wednesday: The meeting place for the bear scene in Cologne – a relaxed midweek get-together with a warm community and friendly hosts.
Drag Bingo Night at Exil Cologne
Every Wednesday it's Bitchy Bingo night at Exile Cologne. Cool dinks, a hot drag show and great prizes are waiting for you.
Baustelle4U: Coffee & Cake
A cozy get-together with Waldemar at Baustelle4U: Coffee, cake, and good conversation this weekend starting at 2:00 pm.
Queer bar and weeekend club
The craziest Gay Bar in the Schaafenstraße. Every evening the young party people meet here to drink & celebrate on Cologne.
Cologne Bar for gay men
Cologne pub for gay men & friends - whether young, old, fetish, sneaker, bear or trans. Relaxed atmosphere guaranteed.
Gay bar on Schaafenstraße
Popular gay bar on the Schaafenstraße in Cologne. On Wednesday & weekend a great place to enjoy drinks and meet friends.
LGBTQIA+ friendly bar in Cologne
An LGBTQIA+ friendly bar in Cologne featuring DJ sets, exhibitions, pub quizzes, live music, and legendary Queer Bar Nights.
Cologne gay bar
Iron Cocktail Lounge: gay scene bar in Cologne's Bermuda Triangle. Homemade cocktails, creative drinks, DJ music, dance floor.
LGBTQ+ Bar: Under 27 in Cologne
The anyway Köln - the bar for young LGBTIQ* & friends up to 27 with cheap drinks, events, billiards and a chilled atmosphere.
Gay bar on Schaafenstraße
The gay bar on Schaafenstraße in the scene district Bermudadreieck is one of the hotspots of the LGBT community in Cologne.
Gay Bar in Cologne's Old Town
The gay bar in Cologne with a family atmosphere. Kölsch on the sun terrace, drag shows on weekends or homemade cakes on Sundays.
Bar in the Eigelstein district
Kattwinkel Cologne - meeting place for gin lovers and the queer community with 56 gins, beer specialties and creative cocktails.
LGBTQ+-Friendly Cafe at Rudolfplatz
Cosy cafe in Cologne. Bar & Cafe with breakfast offer, homemade cakes, good wines and large Gin offer.
Queer bar at Heumarkt
The gay scene bar at the Heumarkt in Cologne. Delicious tapas & cocktails, coffee and cake on Sunday in summer with sun terrace.
Community meeting point Cologne
A meeting place for queer people, HIV-positive individuals and allies of the LGBTIQ* community – Café Bach, a project of Aidshilfe Köln.
Neue Drag-Show im Exil
Drag&Drop: The iconic drag event every second Friday of the month at Exile Cologne – stage, lip sync, and party into the night!
Queer bar in Cologne
Nachteule: Popular gay bar on Schaafenstraße, open at weekends, meeting place for young queer men to party and hang out.
Happy Hour im Ex Corner Cologne
ExCorner, Cologne's trendy gay bar in Schaafenstraße, invites you to happy hour, daily from 9 to 10 pm.
Quiz drag show at Exile Cologne
You're the smartest, you drink - On Thursday it's guess, know and win! The Quiz Show (100.000 Shnaps Show) at the Exile Colonge.
Gay Bar Cologne
Schampanja – the iconic gay bar in Cologne's Bermuda Triangle: Kölsch beer, culture, and charisma for everyone who loves diversity and a great atmosphere.
Traditional gay pub with a cozy atmosphere. Popular meeting place in Cologne's old town with a summer outdoor area on Alter Markt.
The LGBT Cafe in Kettengasse near Rudolfplatz in Cologne. Coffee and cake during the day, delicious cocktails and food in the evening.
Bar night at Mumu Cologne
Queer Sunday bar night at Mumu Cologne – young, mixed crowd, good prices, relaxed atmosphere on Schaafenstraße.
Sunday Bar Night @ Mumu: Every Sunday from 3:00 pm
Happy Hour at Baustelle4U
Happy Hour at Baustelle4U: Every Sunday, Kölsch (0.2 l) for only EUR 1.50! Celebrate diversity and relax as the weekend draws to a close.
Happy Hour @ Baustelle4U: Every Sunday between 7:00 and 8:00 pm
Saturday party at Nachteule
Saturgay in the Nachteule - the gay bar between Rudolfplatz and Neumarkt invites you to party, meet and talk on Saturdays.
Saturgay @ Nachteule: Saturday July 25, 2026 from 8:00 pm until open end
