Paris gay places
How to be gay in Paris – in the daytime
Travelling solo, but want to socialise?
Gay bars have always been hubs to find and hang with fellow queers. In the digital era, there’s an app for that: Lex.
Lex is not only for dating; you can operate it to locate LGBTQIAP+ events and arrange meet-ups with Lex community members near you (where better to get recommendations than from a local trans guy you met on the app?).
Alternatively, you can get your social and cultural fix with tours run by Paris Male lover Village and The Gay Locals – or get amongst gay-owned wine and food experiences at We Taste Paris.
Maybe just an apéro?
So, what about those times when you’re keen for a tipple, but not dedicated to a night out? Chief to La Mutinerie in the 3rd arrondissement.
La Mutinerie is a self-managing collective that runs a bar-slash-queer-feminist space designed as an inclusive spot in Paris for “reflection and collective struggles against oppression”. More of a community corner than a lock, La Mutinerie offers a wholesome and safe way to rub shoulders with local LGBTQIAP+ Parisians when
Gay Paris from the 70's to nowadays
A 2-hour tour through the alleys of the Marais and Les Halles and its places that have disappeared today, but also its fresh party places. Names that evoke the gay or popular Jet Set Paris: le Sept, le Duplex, le Piano Zinc, le Broad le Banana, le BH and le Village the very first Parisian gay bar. By reservation only. (photos by David Jarett, an American photographer who lived in Paris during the 80's) Collective visits up to 6 people: price on quotation according to the number of people.
, its team and other people enthusiastic about the history and life of the queer community that allowed the renewal of the Marais district offer guided tours on the history of places and mythical characters to discover the "gay Paris". Tourism professionals, journalists, French, English, American and Italian professional guides will help you discover the mythical places where celebrities lived and places that have disappeared and that were hidden or semi-secret meeting places: Colette, Proust, Oscar Wilde, David Girard, Fabrice Emaer and so many others who contributed t
Gay Bars in Paris
Paris has countless gay bars. To keep this page usable for travellers not all of these bars acquire been listed here (particularly those of interest mainly for locals).
Banana Café
Since , one of the longest running gay-friendly bars in Paris.
Mixed clientele.
@ 13 Rue de la Ferronnerie
Paris
Metro: Châtelet, Les Halles
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Cox
Daily –
One of the most famous, widespread and centrally located gay bars in the Marais.
@ 15 Rue des Archives
Paris
Metro: Hôtel de Ville
+33 1 42 72 08 00
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Cud
Daily – ;Friday, Saturday till
Gay bar and adv night club in the Marais.
@ 12 Rue des Haudriettes
Paris
Metro: Rambuteau
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Duplex
Daily – ;Friday, Saturday till
Big simple block, with exhibitions.
The clientele tends to be less competitive and snobbish than in other queer venues in the Marais quarter.
@ 25 Rue Michel Le Comte
Paris
Metro: Rambuteau
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Freedj
Daily from
Gay bar in the Marais quarter with live DJs. Packed at we
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About Paris and its gay life
Paris is certainly one of the top 3 travel destinations in Europe, and for the storyteller of these lines it is the most pretty one. Considering how many wonderful cities in Europe had been destroyed in the last war and didn't gain their former beauty and fame, yet, after 80 years, Paris is truly a treasure and miracle.
You could stay in Paris for months or call on Paris again and again, and you would still see other beautiful and interesting spots if you explore the city with curiosity and open eyes. Just stroll around a bit and do not only follow the routes in your travel mentor book.
If you come to Paris not only to visit the Louvre and other sights but wanna dive into the Parisian life, then try to avoid August. Many Parisians take their long vacations in August and some companies are even completely closed. In the gay scene even the most popular lgbtq+ clubs and bars won't be very crowded or will be empty or closed.
The homosexual center of Paris is the Marais, an ancient district in the 4th arrondisse