Gay bars in paris
Lesbian Guide
BARS
3W Café
8 rue des Ecouffes, 75004 Paris - Metro Saint Paul
3w means "Woman With Woman" but you can imagine also all kinds of combinations… it’s always with adore and friendship anyway. Boys are welcome too if they come with a girl !
Open from 5 pm to 2 am.
La Minuterie (anciently Unity Bar)
176 - 178 rue Saint Martin, 75003 Paris - Metro Rambuteau
The Enormous Butch lesbian Bar, not very crowded but spacious and not very welcoming to men, but that’s the house rules! If you feel down, rather choose to visit the friendly LGBT bookshop nearby on rue Quincampoix.
La Champmeslé
4 rue Chabanais, 75002 Paris - Metro Palais Royal or Bourse.
One of the oldest lesbian bars in the capital, and still the best with the warm welcome from Josy and her team.
CLUBS
Chez Moune
54 rue Pigalle, 75009 Paris - Metro Pigalle.
The unique lesbian cabaret, an institution, not in le Marais but block to Opera District and not so far away to spend an « old style » chic evening – girls only
Rive Gauche
1 rue du Sabot 75006 Paris - Metro Saint Germain des Prés
Also an aged institution a bit outdated in the traditionnaly Sapphic Rive Gauche that was i
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).
Banana Café
Since 1990, one of the longest running gay-friendly bars in Paris.
Mixed clientele.
facebook.com/bananacafeparis
@ 13 Rue de la Ferronnerie
Paris 75001
Metro: Châtelet, Les Halles
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Cox
Daily 17:00 – 02:00
One of the most famous, well-liked and centrally located lgbtq+ bars in the Marais.
cox.fr
@ 15 Rue des Archives
Paris 75004
Metro: Hôtel de Ville
+33 1 42 72 08 00
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Cud
Daily 23:30 – 06:00;Friday, Saturday till 07:00
Gay bar and late bedtime club in the Marais.
facebook.com/cudbar
@ 12 Rue des Haudriettes
Paris 75003
Metro: Rambuteau
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Duplex
Daily 19:00 – 03:00;Friday, Saturday till 05:00
Big simple bar, with exhibitions.
The clientele tends to be less competitive and snobbish than in other gay venues in the Marais quarter.
facebook.com/duplexparisbar
@ 25 Rue Michel Le Comte
Paris 75003
Metro: Rambuteau
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Freedj
Daily from 18
Gay Bars & Clubs in le Marais
Gay bars in Le Marais are part of the fun, they all have a other style, always busy, some of them disappeared in the past 5 years due to the incredidible rise of real estate prices in the Marais. They are often replaced by chic boutiques that makes a strange mixity. Still the Marais keeps its soul and we, at PARISMARAIS support the global diversity of the area. After the covid crisis, more bars possess closed down, but many are resisting, some trying to seduce a recent clientele.
Size matters - and timetable matters too! People don't go to the same places at the same time, so be sure to follow our recommendations for the right time to go out.
LUNCHTIME AND COFFEE TIME 11 AM TO 2 PM
LES PIÉTONS
Tapas bar. A taste of Spain in Paris. Very friendly with a small terrace. 8, rue des Lombards - 75004 Paris Métro: Hôtel de Ville 11 am to 2 am daily
CACTUS
Café / bar rue des Archives, 75004 Métro: Hôtel de Ville , just in front the late Open Café that closed its doors in june 2022. smalll terrace and friendly staff.
AFTERNOON 2 PM TO 8 PM
LES MARRONNIERS
Café with terrace. The best drink is their awesome hot chocolate! Rue d
Paris is a European capital for all things queer and fabulous, from extravagant local personalities to a neighborhood teeming with addresses for a night of cavorting. The Marais, centrally-located just north of the Hôtel de Ville and south of the Place de la République, is the epicentre for nightlife catering to boys and men of all walks, but it’s just the beginning. Starting an evening in or around the Marais is the top way to find out from the locals what’s going on in other gay bars around town. Whether you’re looking to share casual drinks, move until dawn, or contain a brush with a local Parisian, there’s joy to be had any night of the week.
Been there, done that? Consider again, my friend.
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