Berlin Gay Cruising & Fetish Guide

Annual events: A traditional get-together of gay fetishists from Europe in Berlin is the Easter weekend (see www.blf.de and the websites from the fetish clubs listed on this page). Since 2004 there is also ›Folsom Europe‹ in September, the Leather and Fetish street fair and parties (details at www.folsom-europe.com).

Berlin also got quite a few cruising areas in some of the gay video stores and cinemas. They are listed on the Cinemas page.

• Bodies-in-emotion Erotikparty @ AHA-Berlin e.V.
• 2nd Fri of the month from 21:00 for Youngsters (18–29y.); 2nd Sat of month for all men
• Mehringdamm 61 (1st backyard, entry at right backward, 2nd floor left) [U: Mehringdamm]
• +49 (0)30-6923600; www.bodies-in-emotion.de
• Safer Sex Party in the gay community center AHA in Berlin’s alternative district.
  No strict dresscode, but erotic underwear preferred.
  Entrance: 5–7 €

• Böse Buben
• Lichtenrader Straße 32 (2nd backyard, 1st floor) [U8: Leinestraße]
• +49 (0)30-62705610; www.boesebuben-berlin.de
• SM club, specialised in Spanking. Check their website for current agenda. Regular nights on Wednesday 16:00 – 24:00, Friday from 18:00 and Saturday from 21:00.

• Bull
• Daily 24h nonstop
• Kleiststraße 35 [U: Nollendorfplatz]
• +49 (0)30-96085760; www.bull-berlin.de
• Very small 24 hours cruising bar.

• Club-Culture-Houze
• Mon from 19:00; Tue-Sun from 20:00
• Görlitzer Straße 71 [U1, U15: Görlitzer Bahnhof]
• +49 (0)30-61709669; www.club-culture-houze.de
• SM & Fetish club. Check their website for current agenda and men-only/mixed policy.

• Darkroom
• Daily from 22:00
• Rodenbergstraße 23 [S, U2: Schönhauser Allee]
• +49 (0)30-4449321; www.darkroom-berlin.de
• Small cruising bar. Boring atmosphere, bored staff, tourists not welcome.

• Ficken 3000
• Daily from 22:00
• Urbanstraße 70 [U7, U8, Night bus N19: Hermannplatz]
• +49 (0)30-69507335; www.ficken3000.com
• Cruising club. English, Spanish and Italian spoken. (If you ask people on the street for directions to this club be aware that ›Ficken‹ ist the German word for ›fuck‹.)
  Smoking club.

• Greifbar
• Daily 22:00 – 06:00
• Wichertstraße 10/Greifenhagener Straße [S, U2: Schönhauser Allee]
• +49 (0)30-4440828; www.greifbar.com
• Cruising bar with videos, backroom and booths.

• Große Freiheit 114
• Tue-Sun from 22:00; Mon closed
• Boxhagener Straße 114 [U: Frankfurter Tor]
• www.gay-friedrichshain.de/grosse-freiheit-114/
• Bar in the style of a seamen’s bar. Backrooms with cabins.

• KitKatClub @ Sage Club
• Köpenicker Straße 76 (entrance Brückenstraße) [U: Heinrich-Heine-Straße]
• www.kitkatclub.org
• Gay-friendly. Legendary club for fetish parties. Strict dresscode: the bizarre the better.

• lab.oratory
• Thu, Fri, Sat and Sun
• Am Wriezener Bahnhof [U, S: Ostbahnhof]
• www.lab-oratory.de
• SM, Fetish and special interests sexclub in a former warehouse – check their website for current parties and their particular topics, dresscodes and door open hours.
  Access from Straße der Pariser Kommune; follow the street between the warehouses till end, then turn left to the lab.oratory/Ostgut location. (It also houses the Berghain and Panorama Bar parties, but they have different rooms and a separate entrance.)

• Mutschmann’s
• Wed from 23:00; Fri, Sat from 22:00
• Martin-Luther-Straße 19 [U: Wittenbergplatz, Nollendorfplatz]
• +49 (0)30-21919640; www.mutschmanns.de
• Fetish cruising bar. Friday and Saturday with strict dresscode: Leather, Rubber, Army.

• Naked and Underwear Parties @ Ackerkeller
• 2nd Saturday of the month from 22:00
• Bergstraße 68 [S: Nordbahnhof; U: Rosenthaler Platz]
• www.ackerkeller.de/nacktparty.html
• In odd-numbered months ›Fuckworxx – The Independant Sexothek‹, dresscode: underwear. In even months ›Schlager-Nackt-Party‹ – queer naked party for men, women and transgender with Schlager (German pop) music. Living-room atmosphere.

• New Action
• Mon-Sat from 20:00; Sun from 13:00
• Kleiststraße 35 [U: Nollendorfplatz; Night busses]
• +49 (0)30-2118256; www.new-action-berlin.de
• Classic Leather bar with 2 bars, cage and play area. Dresscode!

• Perverts
• www.pervertsberlin.com
• Special fetish party at extreme locations. Strict dresscode; men only. About 2 times a year – check their website for next date and location.

• Scheune
• Sun-Thu 21:00 – 07:00; Fri, Sat 21:00 – 09:00
• Motzstraße 25 [U: Nollendorfplatz]
• +49 (0)30-2138580; www.scheune-berlin.de
• Cruising bar in Berlin-Schöneberg. Sunday Naked Party 17:30–21:00 (door till 18:30).
  Smoking club.

• Sex-Dance Party @ Fate Club
• (Usually) 1st Friday of the month. Break in January and July.
• Hochstraße 46/Wiesenstraße (inside S-Bahn station Humboldthain)
  [S 2, Bus 247, Night bus N42: Humboldthain]
• www.sex-dance.net
• Monthly Dance & Sex party with selective door policy. Music: Techno/Trance.

• Stage Club
• Tue-Sat 21:00 – open end (door till 01:00); Sun 17:00 – open end (door till 18:30/20:00)
• Nassauische Straße 36a [U: Berliner Straße, Blissestraße]
• +47 (0)177-7916557 (Mobile); www.stageclubberlin.de
• Bar and cruising labyrinth on two levels.

• Stahlrohr
• Mon-Sat 22:00 – 06:00; Sun 18:00 – 06:00
• Greifenhagener Straße 54 [S, U2: Schönhauser Allee]
• +49 (0)30-44732747; www.stahlrohr.info
• Small sexclub. Check website for current dresscode agenda. Best before 03:00.

• Testosteron @ KitKatClub
• 1st Friday of the month
• Köpenicker Straße 76 [U: Heinrich-Heine-Straße]
• +49 (0)30-69503445; www.testosteron-berlin.de
• Men-only dance & cruising party at the Dragon room of the KitKatClub (separate access via subway station U Heinrich-Heine-Straße). Dresscode: not casual!
  Entrance: 8 €

• Tom’s Bar
• Motzstraße 19 [U: Nollendorfplatz]
• Popular cruising bar. In the 1990s famous for its darkroom in the cellar.

• Tramp’s
• Open daily 24 hours
• Eisenacher Straße 6 [U: Nollendorfplatz]
• Leather, Jeans, Uniform & Bears Bar.

• Triebwerk
• Daily 22:00 – 06:00; Wed from 18:00; Sun from 16:00
• Urbanstraße 64 [Hermannplatz: U7, U8, Bus M29, M41, Night bus N4, N8, N19, N40, N44]
• +49 (0)30-69505203; www.triebwerkberlin.com
• Dresscode: naked or underwear, Saturday only naked, Thursday no dresscode.
  Entrance: free. Minimum consumption: 7.50 €

• Woof Berlin
• Daily 22:00 – 04:00, Tue, Fri, Sat till 05:00
• Fuggerstraße 37 [U: Wittenbergplatz, Nollendorfplatz]
• +49 (0)30-23607870; www.woof-berlin.com
• Club for bears, hairy and mature guys. Every Thursday 19:00 – 24:00 (door till 21:30) Naked & Sportswear. Every Sunday 22:00 – 02:00 (door till 23:30) Naked Party.
  Smoking club.