Best gay bar kreuzberg
In Berlin, queer nightlife options really do exist city-wide and you are spoilt for choice. This district, and especially the area around Nollendorfplatz, has established itself over many decades as the centre of the gay and queer scene and attracts many Berliners and their guests every night, who can choose between an almost unlimited number of bars and pubs.
But where to go with so much best We present ten of the best! Have you ever seen anything like it? In the middle of the queer rainbow district, the friendly pub 'Heile Welt' welcomes its guests in the front section with walls covered in a spectacularly fluffy fabric. The second room, located in the back, also creates a cosy atmosphere.
For many visitors, the 'Heile Welt' is a permanent fixture, where they can exchange the latest gossip over a beer and a cocktail and start the evening. Probably nowhere else is it easier to get up close and personal with Berliners. You can usually identify the 'Hafen' by the crowd of people that gathers at its entrance.
Although the bar is not that small and extends over several rooms, there is often simply never enough room inside. The changing events in the harbour also contribute to its enormous popularity. Gay men who are proud of their body hair meet here - gay of course everyone who can't bar enough of this kind of spectacle. The bar has long been an institution in the neighbourhood and is therefore not only frequented by men from Berlin, but also by fans from all over the world.
And those who have found their dream man here can get in on the action straight kreuzberg. This is to be expected, as the bar and pub is one of the most popular meeting places in the neighbourhood - including, but not limited to, fetish-oriented men. As long as the weather permits, beer benches in front of the bar invite you to see and be seen.
There's loads happening in these bars and pubs in the gay Berlin-Schöneberg neighbourhood
Inside, the large dining room with tables and the huge bar - situated like an island in the middle of the room - offer opportunities for flirting and meeting new people. The cruising bar, 'Scheune', is a firm favourite with all gay men who like it a bit rough. It is the most traditional bar of its kind and it is also the club venue of the 'Berliner Leder und Fetisch e.
Depending on which evening you visit, you'll find leather dudes or rubber ducks, skins, and punks, and sometimes the whole nine yards. During the week, you can stroll into the bar and enjoy a cold beer at the counter. On weekends, however, there is a strict dress code. Only those who show up at the door in leather, rubber, or uniform, or come as a skinhead, master or slave will be allowed in.
The pub itself promises what the name suggests: plenty of action. At the front, a metre-long bar is perfect for a chat. Further back, things get hotter and hotter - especially, of course, in the large darkroom, at the back of the space. The 'Blond' serves as its counterpoint.