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Begine serves as a cultural hotspot and meeting place exclusively for women, appealing to more alternative and/or lesbian women specifically. It holds many events and also a has a Cafe that is used as a place for women to meet, chat, and make…

Berghain is a legendary Berlin nightclub known for its hedonistic atmosphere, "made almost mythic by its selective door policy", and culture of respect and consent. A haven for techno lovers, its marathon parties stretch through the weekend,…

Besenkammer-Bar, located near Alexanderplatz, is a historical and notably small gay bar whose name aptly translates to "broom closet." The bar is open 24 hours and serves a mixed clientele of mostly gay men, Berlin residents, and tourists. It was one…

The Body Culture School of Adolf Koch was a Nacktkultur school that combined teachings of gymnastics, nudity, and political theory. Located at Friedrichstrasse 218, lectures on hygiene were common as members of the community highly valued healthy…

BOILER is a men's sauna and bathhouse that functions as a cruising location for gay men in Berlin. The bathhouse's website has a lot of information on their rules and sex-positive policies, and they're sponsored by/associated with a number of German…

This is an LGBTQ+ store that offers magazines, books, toys, queer films & porn, as well as clothing for LGBTQ+ people. It specialises largely in gay male clothing.

Bull Berlin is a men-only cruising bar where leather daddies go to hookup. Their dress code is very laissez-faire, with many wearing as much or as little as they want. The design is very dark and tacky and people are always hooking up in the stalls.…

The Bülow-Casino was a "women's club" and transgender-friendly Bar made by Helene Diller and Kathe Bloche in 1910. They allowed the renting of rooms inside their bar as the owners may have been strapped for cash. The Bar later dissolved in 1914…

Situated near the U-Nollendorfplatz station in Schöneberg, Café Berio was founded in 1951 as an Italian ice cream café by Frederico Berio. It originally started as just an ice cream café, but has evolved to be a café that also serves cakes and…

Located at Marburger Straße 13, Café Domino was a lesbian pick-up bar in West Berlin that lasted between the years of 1921 and 1930. South of the memorial church, they are known for their speciality aphrodisiac drink, “Cherry Cobbler.” The clientele…