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Here you'll find the most complete and up-to-date overview of gay, lesbian & queer nightlife venues in Amsterdam.
The Amsterdam gay streets
Compared to other Gay Capitals, Amsterdam is almost like a Gay Village. But despite being small in size, the Amsterdam gay & lesbian scene has a long history and a large variety of places. They are concentrated in and around the following streets, each with its own character:
Amstel area (all sorts)
- Gay bar: Nate
- Naked bar: Free Willie
- Queer bar: De Lellebel
Kerkstraat (queer & fetish)
- Gay bar: Spijker
- Cruise club: Church
- Street party: StreetHeart Festival
Reguliersdwarsstraat (trendy & international)
- Gay cafés: BLEND · BLEND XL · Exit Café · Montmartre · Soho · Taboo Bar
- Food bar: Taboo Kantine
- Queer club: NYX
Spuistraat area (all sorts)
- Gay café: Prik
- Restaurant: 't Sluisje
- Cruise bars: Bears Amsterdam · The Cuckoo's Nest
- Gay sauna: Nieuwezijds
Warmoesstraat (leather & fetish)
- Cruise bar: Dirty Dicks
- Cruise club: Eagle Amsterdam
- Street party: Leather Pride
Zeedijk (local & cozy)
- Gay café: The Queen's Head
- Heritage café: 't Mandje
- Street party: Hartjesdagen
Elsewhere in the city (queer & lesbian)
- Food bar: Pamela
- Lesbian: Bar Buka · Café Saarein
- Queer clubs: De Trut · RAUM
- Queer-minded: Café Dapper · Club TILLATEC
- Street party: Liberation Day
- Gay bar: Nate
- Naked bar: Free Willie
- Queer bar: De Lellebel
Kerkstraat (queer & fetish)
- Gay bar: Spijker
- Cruise club: Church
- Street party: StreetHeart Festival
Reguliersdwarsstraat (trendy & international)
- Gay cafés: BLEND · BLEND XL · Exit Café · Montmartre · Soho · Taboo Bar
- Food bar: Taboo Kantine
- Queer club: NYX
Spuistraat area (all sorts)
- Gay café: Prik
- Restaurant: 't Sluisje
- Cruise bars: Bears Amsterdam · The Cuckoo's Nest
- Gay sauna: Nieuwezijds
Warmoesstraat (leather & fetish)
- Cruise bar: Dirty Dicks
- Cruise club: Eagle Amsterdam
- Street party: Leather Pride
Zeedijk (local & cozy)
- Gay café: The Queen's Head
- Heritage café: 't Mandje
- Street party: Hartjesdagen
Elsewhere in the city (queer & lesbian)
- Food bar: Pamela
- Lesbian: Bar Buka · Café Saarein
- Queer clubs: De Trut · RAUM
- Queer-minded: Café Dapper · Club TILLATEC
- Street party: Liberation Day
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News about Reguliersdwarsstraat: Reguliers.net
Links
Useful links about gay nightlife in:
- Amsterdam
- The Netherlands
- The rest of the world
+ Various LGBT links