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.
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
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 Schandi @ Die Mumu: Tuesday June 16, 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: Wednesday, June 17, 2026, starting at 6:00 pm
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.
Bitchy Bingo with Pam Pengco @ Exil Cologne: Wednesday June 17, 2026 from 7:00 pm
Scene meeting place on Thursday
Thursdays at Mumu: Queer bar on Cologne's Schaafenstraße with drinks, good music, young guests, and fair prices.
Pre Party Weekend @ Mumu: Thursday June 18, 2026, starting at 10:00 pm
Meeting place for U27 at anyway Cologne
BOYlicious at anyway Köln: The bar for gay, bi & queer boys & men under 27 - every Thursday at the queer youth center.
BOYlicious @ anyway Cologne: Every Thursday from 6:00 pm to midnight
Thursday at Nachteule
Meeting place for the LGBTQIA+ community in Cologne: a relaxed bar near Schaafenstraße with music, drinks, and a diverse crowd.
Thursgay @ Nachteule Cologne: Every Thursday from 8:00 pm
Friday Party at Nachteule
Frigay Nachteule: Party Up - the perfect start to the weekend in the gay bar on Schaafenstraße, for partying, flirting and dancing.
Frigay Party @ Nachteule: Every Friday from 8:00 pm until open end
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 June 20, 2026 from 8:00 pm until open end
Bar night at Mumu Cologne
Queer Sunday bar night at Mumu Cologne – young, mixed crowd, good prices, relaxed atmosphere on Schaafenstraße.
Mumu Sunday Bar Night @ Pentecost Party Weekend with DJ Hendrixx: Sunday, May 24, 2026, from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am
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
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 bar and weeekend club
The craziest Gay Bar in the Schaafenstraße. Every evening the young party people meet here to drink & celebrate on Cologne.
Mumu's 18th Birthday Party: Wednesday, June 24, 2026, from 7:00 pm to 4:00 am
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.
Cologne Bar for gay men
Cologne pub for gay men & friends - whether young, old, fetish, sneaker, bear or trans. Relaxed atmosphere guaranteed.
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.
