Gay Bars in Cologne (Köln)

Cologne has countless gay bars and cafes. To keep this page handy not all of them have been listed here (particularly those of interest mainly for locals).

• Brennerei Weiß
• Mon-Thu 15:00 – 01:00; Fri 15:00 – 03:00; Sat 12:00 – 03:00; Sun 12:00 – 01:00
• Hahnenstr. 22 [U: Rudolfplatz]
• +49 (0)221-2574638; www.brennereiweiss.de
• One of the most famous locations in Cologne’s gay scene. If you are tired of all the new, stylish restaurants this rustic German restaurant will surprise you. Includes a bar which becomes very busy at night and beer benches outside on the street in summer. Go and check this interesting mix of your cliché about Germans and of open, self-confident gay men.

• Chicos y mas
• Daily 16:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat till 02:00
• Hahnenstr. 16-18 [U: Rudolfplatz]
• +49 (0)221-29960319
• With outside seatings in summer.

• Clip
• Marsilstein 29/Schaafenstraße
• www.clip-cologne.com
• Closed since May 2008; owners are looking for a new location.

• COX
• Daily 20:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat till 03:00
• Mühlenbach 53 [U 1, 7, 9: Heumarkt]
• +49 (0)221-2400419; www.cox-cologne.com
• Bar for ›Bears and Butch Men‹

• ExCorner
• Daily 19:00 – open end (late morning)
• Schaafenstraße 57-59 [U: Rudolfplatz]
• +49 (0)221-2336060; www.excorner.de
• Very popular bar since many years.
  Smoking club.

• HombreS
• Daily (except Tue) 14:30 – 01:00; Fri, Sat till 03:00
• Vor Sankt Martin 12 [U 1, 7, 9: Heumarkt]
• +49 (0)221-2582347; www.hombres-cgn.de

• IRON
• Tue-Sun from 20:00; Mon closed
• Schaafenstraße 45 [U: Rudolfplatz]
• +49 (0)221-8014095; www.iron-bar.com
• Popular cocktail bar in metallic look. Very busy at Friday and Saturday nights.

• IX Bar
• Daily 18:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat till approx. 03:00
• Mauritiuswall 84 [U: Rudolfplatz]
• +49 (0)221-2336060; www.ixbar.de
• One of the bars in the so-called Bermuda Triangle of gay Cologne.
  Smoking club.

• Kattwinkel
• Mon-Sat from 18:00; Sun from 15:00
• Greesbergstraße 2/Eigelstein [U: Ebertplatz]
• +49 (0)172-9901214; www.kattwinkel-cologne.de
• Big pub & bar. Voted as Best Bar 2005 by local gay magazine.

• Marsil
• Tue-Sun 21:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat till 04:00; Mon closed
• Marsilstein 27 [U: Rudolfplatz, Neumarkt]

• Maxbar
• Tue-Thu 21:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat 21:00 – 04:00 (in summer from 22:00); Sun, Mon closed
• Am Rinkenpfuhl 51 [U: Rudolfplatz, Neumarkt]
• www.max-bar-cologne.de
• Quiet lounge and cocktail bar in red.

• Mumu
• Daily from 17:00
• Schaafenstraße 51 [U: Rudolfplatz]
• www.die-mumu.de
• Very young crowd.

• My Lord
• Mon-Thu 16:00 – 01:00; Fri, Sat 16:00 – 03:00; Sun 14:00 – 01:00
• Mühlenbach 57 [U 1, 7, 9: Heumarkt]
• +49 (0)221-44907535, +49 (0)177-9322713 (Mobile); www.mylordkoeln.de
• Bar for gay seniors and their admirers.

• P9
• Daily from 20:00
• Pipinstraße 9 [U 1, 7, 9: Heumarkt]
• Bar and cocktail lounge.

• Verquer
• Mon-Fri from 14:00; Sat, Sun from 12:00
• Heumarkt 46 [U 1, 7, 9: Heumarkt]
• +49 (0)221-2574810
• Bear friendly bar. In summer with street terrace.

• Zille
• Tue-Sun 19:00 – 03:00; Mon closed
• Pipinstraße 5 [U 1, 7, 9: Heumarkt]
• +49 (0)221-2581783
• Old style gay bar.

• Zipp’s
• Mon-Sat from 20:00; Sun from 18:00
• Hohe Pforte 13-17 [U: Heumarkt, Poststraße, Neumarkt]
• +49 (0)221-2406076; www.zipps.eu
• Bears, Jeans & Leather bar.
  Smoking club.

• Zum Eselchen
• Tue-Sun 17:00 – 03:00, Mon closed
• Alter Markt 8 [U: Heumarkt, Dom/Hauptbahnhof]
• +49 (0)221-2712813; www.zum-eselchen.de
• „Crossover" bar: Germans and Asians, gay, straight and travesty scene.

• Zum Pitter
• Daily 12:00 – 01:00
• Alter Markt 58-60 [U: Dom/Hbf, Heumarkt]
• +49 (0)174-4375800 (Mobile)
• With tables outside at Alter Markt (Old Market) which is a popular area for tourists, so the crowd outside is usually very mixed.

• Zur Zicke
• Tue-Thu 18:00 – 24:00; Fri, Sat 18:00 – 03:00; Sun 16:00 – 22:00; Mon closed
• Rheingasse 34 [U 1, 7, 9: Heumarkt]
• +49 (0)221-2408958; www.zur-zicke.de