Gay Bars in Paris

Paris has countless gay bars. To keep this page usable for travellers not all of these bars have been listed here (particularly those of interest mainly for locals).

  • Alexander’s Bar Paris
  • Daily from 18:00
  • [ Alexander’s Bar Paris - Map ] [ Street View: Alexander’s Bar Paris ] 2 Rue de Marivaux [Metro: Opéra, Richelieu – Drouot]
  • +33 (0)1 42964079; Website
  • Gay bar with opulent décor and intimate atmosphere for a mature and friendly clientele. The bar is named after French writer Alexandre Dumas who was born in this house.
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  • Banana Café
  • [ Banana Café - Map ] [ Street View: Banana Café ] 13 Rue de la Ferronnerie [Metro: Châtelet, Les Halles]
  • +33 (0)1 42333531; Website
  • Thu, Fri and Sat with Gogos.
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  • Bear’s Den
  • Daily 16:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat till 05:00
  • [ Bear’s Den - Map ] [ Street View: Bear’s Den ] 6 Rue des Lombards [Metro: Hôtel de Ville, Châtelet]
  • +33 (0)1 42710820; Website
  • The honey pot in Paris for gay bears, chubbies and daddies. With bar, lounge-floor and disco-bar.
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  • Café Moustache
  • Daily 17:00 – 02:00
  • [ Café Moustache - Map ] 138 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin [Metro 4, 5, 7: Gare de l’Est]
  • +33 (0)1 46077270; Website
  • One of the oldest gay bars in Paris (since 1979). Beards & Bears welcome.
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  • Le Central
  • Mon-Fri 16:00 – 02:00; Sat, Sun 14:00 – 02:00
  • [ Le Central - Map ] 33 Rue Vieille du Temple [Metro 1: Hôtel de Ville, Saint Paul]
  • Longest running gay bar in the Marais (since 1980).
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  • Cox
  • Daily 13:00 – 02:00
  • [ Cox - Map ] 15 Rue des Archives [Metro 1, 11: Hôtel de Ville]
  • +33 (0)1 42720800; Website
  • One of the most famous, popular and centrally located gay bars in the Marais.
    Clientele: jeans, T-Shirt, short haircut. Best between 19:00 and 21:00.

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  • Cud
  • Daily 23:00 – 06:00; Fri, Sat till 07:00
  • [ Cud - Map ] 12 Rue des Haudriettes [Metro 11: Rambuteau]
  • +33 (0)1 42774412
  • Gay bar and club.
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  • Duplex
  • Daily 20:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat till 04:00
  • [ Duplex - Map ] [ Street View: Duplex ] 25 Rue Michel Le Comte [Metro 11: Rambuteau]
  • +33 (0)1 42728086; Website
  • Gay bar with monthly changing exhibitions, close to the Centre Pompidou.
    The clientele in this bar tends to be more relaxed and less competitive than in other gay venues in the Marais district.
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  • Freedj
  • Daily 17:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat till 04:00
  • [ Freedj - Map ] 35 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie [Metro: Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau]
  • Website
  • Gay bar and club in the Marais quarter.
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  • L’Enchanteur Bar
  • Daily 17:00 – 02:00, Fri, Sat till 06:00
  • [ L’Enchanteur Bar - Map ] [ Street View: L’Enchanteur Bar ] 15 Rue Michel Le Comte [Metro: Rambuteau]
  • + 33 (0)1 48040238; Website
  • Straight-friendly gay bar with jukebox and Karaoke nights in the basement.
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  • MicMan Bar
  • Daily 12:00 – 02:00
  • [ MicMan Bar - Map ] 24 Rue Geoffroy l’Angevin [Metro: Rambuteau]
  • +33 (0)1 42743980; Website
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  • Mixer Bar
  • Daily 18:00 – 02:00
  • [ Mixer Bar - Map ] [ Street View: Mixer Bar ] 23 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie [Metro: Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau]
  • +33 (0)1 48875544
  • Dance bar with live DJs in the middle of the Marais.
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  • Open Café
  • Daily 10:00 – 02:00; Fri, Sat till 04:00
  • [ Open Café - Map ] [ Street View: Open Café ] 17 Rue des Archives [Metro: Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau]
  • Website
  • Located in the epicenter of the Marais, this cafe is an institution and a popular meeting point of the Parisian gay scene. Very Paris atmosphere – for the good and for the bad.
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  • Raidd Bar
  • Daily 17:00 – 04:00, Fri, Sat till 05:00
  • [ Raidd Bar - Map ] 23 Rue du Temple [Metro: Hôtel de Ville, Rambuteau]
  • +33 (0)1 42770488; Website
  • Music bar in the Marais. At night GoGo dancers and international live DJs.

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  • Le Scarron
  • Wed-Sun 22:00 – 06:00; Mon, Tue closed.
  • [ Le Scarron - Map ] 3 Rue Geoffroy l’Angevin [Metro 11: Rambuteau]
  • +33 (0)1 42774405, +33 (0)680022759 (Mobile); Website
  • Gay-friendly. Lounge and piano bar with exceptional interior and elegant salon atmosphere. Mixed crowd.
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  • Le Vagabond
  • Tue-Sun 18:00 – 02:00, kitchen till 23:00; Mon closed
  • [ Le Vagabond - Map ] 14 Rue Thérèse [Metro 7, 14: Pyramides]
  • +33 (0)1 42962723; Website
  • Gay bar and restaurant for a mature clientele.
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  • Wolf Bar
  • Daily 17:00 – 02:00
  • [ Wolf Bar - Map ] 37 Rue des Lombards [Metro: Châtelet]
  • +33 (0)1 40280252; Website
  • Gay bar for bears, daddies and wolves.
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  • Le Yono
  • Tue-Sat 18:00 – 02:00; Sun 16:30 – 23:00
  • [ Le Yono - Map ] 37 Rue Vieille du Temple [Metro 1: Hôtel de Ville, Saint-Paul]
  • Website
  • Gay and lesbian bar and resto in the Marais, occasionally with live performances.
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