THE 5 BEST Canton of Zurich Gay Clubs & Bars (Updated 2023)

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• THE 5 BEST ZURICH GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ZURICH
• THE 5 BEST ZURICH GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ZURICH
• GAY BARS ZURICH
• TOP GAY CLUBS & BARS OLD TOWN (ZURICH)GAY CLUBS & BARS OLD TOWN
• THE 5 BEST CANTON OF ZURICH GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS CANTON OF ZURICH
• BT GAY HOTELS IN ZURICH: THE ULTIMATE GUI
• GAY PARTI & LGBTQ+ EVENTS
• GAY-FRIENDLY RTRANTS ZURICH
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS ZURICH
• THE FIRST GAY PUB I DARED SET FOOT NOW HAS A RABOW PLAQUE. HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERS
• GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER

THE 5 BEST ZURICH GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ZURICH

It is here that the olst gay bar Europe, the Barfüsser, is loted. Are preferred gay venu close to Langstrasse. Swzerland’s bt LGBT clubsFd the bt gay and lbian nights out – wh the ultimate gui to Swzerland’s LGBT nightlife sceneThe LGBT party scene Swzerland offers somethg for everyone, om relaxed, mixed-queer shdigs to sweaty danceathons.

For all their alpenhorn-apotheosizg and maret-margalisg tradnalism, the Swiss have for many s taken a world-leadg stance on gay and lbian rights.

THE 5 BEST ZURICH GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ZURICH

Same-sex relatns were crimalised here 1942, and on New Year’s Day 2007 a referendum ma Swzerland the first untry on Earth where gay civil unns were voted by the public, not jt parliament – and by a massive majory.

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Today Zurich, which happens to have a chic lbian mayor Core Mch, is very much Swzerland’s LGBT pal, as well as one of the world’s most gay-iendly ci, wh bars, f, snas and clubs addg up to dozens of gay venu. The old town’s Barfüsser is nsired Europe’s olst gay hostelry and the annual Zurich Pri event now draws around 45, 000 pk party people.

Tellg the story of the world’s first gay and lbian anisatn, a Zurich-based group, which formed the 1940s, this excellent docudrama has won plds and awards at film ftivals all over the world. Welg to men, women, straights and other, L Garçons opened late 2013 the lively, multicultural area around Langstrasse – also the cy’s red-light district and no ls fun for that – and has been weled by younger gay guys particular as a long overdue rethkg of the Zurich LGBT waterg hole, plete wh glass-walled fumoir and ee wi-fi.

TOP GAY CLUBS & BARS OLD TOWN (ZURICH)GAY CLUBS & BARS OLD TOWN

Maly male A-gays both young and old flock to this smart, two-storey bar the heart of the old town for the jtly famo cktails (as everywhere this town they are far om cheap, but happy hour, currently between 5pm and 7pm, eas the punishment to your purse) and chilled chat, even if the tun hover at the chey end of the spectm. HeavenThe closure last year of club T&M marked the end of an era for a generatn of Zurich gays. Steps om the Cranberry and the only full-time gay nightclub town, the iendly venue’s genero space and high-qualy sound system uld always be relied on to pull a crowd and brg the party.

It’s the statn for several regular tourg party nights such as the joyoly mp Balkan Gay Night and the hip-hop twkft Boyakasha.

HelnbarEvery Wednday, live mic bar Provreff, on the edge of Zurich Wt, is taken over by Helnbar, somewhere between a mixed alternative bar and an arty gay club night that wouldn’t look out of place Berl. MännerzoneHeroilly unrenstcted, the Männerzone bar, next door to s leather and fetish shop, is a gay men’s space like Daddy ed to make, and draws a more mature crowd.

THE 5 BEST CANTON OF ZURICH GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS CANTON OF ZURICH

Lsanne43&10Outsi Zurich, Lsanne is the only Swiss cy to have a dited gay club, and the unabashedly mastream 43&10 ters to a young, hedonistic crowd every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On Sundays ’s ee to get for gay night BarOpened 2011, the P-up Bar is that rart of LGBT thgs, a genuely mixed lbian and gay bar. It’s also the newt scene succs story what has recent years bee Swzerland’s gay send cy.

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P-up regularly jos forc wh another lol gay lounge bar, GT’s, to put on dance parti unr the banner Lsanne LBiGay Ssns. The olst gay bar Geneva, Le Déclic is a rt of Roman lumns, plastic palm tre, fairy lights, animal prts and those horrid wavy mirrors om Ikea. A young, alternative-ish clientele workg a Brooklyn via Berl vibe chat and chill a sual urban fé-lounge space that’s welg and stylish, one of the last central areas to rist the homogenisg hand of big-bucks gentrifitn.

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Cranberry • ZurichThis two-floor tablishment has been amongst Zurich's most popular gay bars for a uple of s, always by, always btlg.

A bar wh clean, morn l, Cranberry is filled wh the young, hip and gay. mixed gay/straight.

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Predigerhof is equented by gay men of every ilk.

Last updated: June 20th, 2023There’s no shortage of fabulo hotels Zurich, and many of them are gay-iendly. The tablishments are an excellent optn for gay travelers, partly bee they’re often close to gay bars, and partly bee you get to support an tablishment that supports and promot your valu. Whether you’re gay yourself or you jt want to support a gay hotel, Zurich won’t disappot.

You’ll get a warm wele at any of the hotels featured this gui, so, keep readg to fd out about the bt gay-iendly hotels Zurich, and fd the bt hotel the part of the cy where you want to stay! If you want to be close to the cy’s bt gay bars and nightclubs but you’d rather not spend a fortune on a hotel room, this is fely an optn worth nsirg.

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On the other hand, if you’re more terted the Kg Kong parti and siar events Zurich, you’ll be glad to know that the gay scene this neighborhood is thrivg and you’ll be wh walkg distance of the bt lols. Langstrasse is the hip and trendy area of Zurich, where you will fd a thrivg gay nightlife wh plenty of gay lol. The area is jt a short walk away om the heart of the cy, and ’s a great part of Zurich to stay if you’re lookg for lower hotel pric and an excellent gay scene.

25hours Hotel Zürich Langstrasse is LGBTQ+ iendly, so all the gay guts will get a warm wele.

It’s a ltle further away om the cy center and the gay Zurich scene, but the promise is that you have fabulo views of Lake Zurich and the cy’s rooftops.

THE FIRST GAY PUB I DARED SET FOOT NOW HAS A RABOW PLAQUE. HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERS

This is possibly the bt gay hotel for travelers who are ed to luxury, regardls of their sexual orientatn. The hotel is also on the same street as Cranberry Bar, an tablished gay bar the heart of the cy.

GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER

Plenty of other gay bars and clubs are very close to the hotel, makg the Marktgasse an excellent optn for travelers who plan on partyg Zurich and want to be wh easy walkg distance of their hotel. The only downsi is that you won’t be adjacent to the cy’s bt gay bars and nightclubs, but most will still be wh easy walkg distance. Stayg at this hotel means dg fabulo rtrants and beg taken on boat ris, which is a solid promise for havg to travel a b to the clost gay bar.

The lotn is excellent bee you’re the cy center and close to all the popular attractns, but also the trams and b n quickly take you to the heart of Zurich’s gay scene. The hotel is about a 20-mute walk om some of Zurich’s bt gay bars and clubs, or only 5 mut by tram. Hotel Storchen is also very close to some of Zurich’s most popular gay bars and clubs Altstadt and merely a two-mute walk om the Cranberry Bar, one of the cy’s first gay bars.