Barcelona gay bar and club guide

Barcelona gay bars and club guide

Gay bars

Most bars in Barcelona are located close to each other in an area often called "Gayxample". It is close to metro Universitat. You find here most bars, some saunas and clubs. There are not so many restaurants in this part of town.

Barcelona gay nightlife starts very late. This also includes the bars. Tourists usually go out a bit earlier and can be found in Punto BCN. The Spanish guys don't show up before midnight or later.

beGay

BeGay is a charming gay beach bar. It's located directly on the beach La Mar Bella. This is a clothing optional beach, popular with the LGBTQ community. 

The bar has a covered terrace. There is a large cocktail and food menu. BeGay is open during the beach season.

place
Passeig Marítim de La Mar Bella, Barcelona

Gingin gay bar

Small young gay bar in the Gayxample. The bar gets busy at Spanish hours: in the weekend after midnight.

place
Carrer d'Aribau, 40, Barcelona
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  • mon - thu
    18:00 - 03:00
  • fri - sat
    18:00 - 03:30
  • sun
    18:00 - 03:00
Hours may vary.

La Chapelle

Small but cosy bar with reasonable prices and kind staff. They have a very small terrace outside, with a view of all people entering Punto Bar.

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Muntaner, 67 , Barcelona
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  • mon - sun
    16:00 - 03:00
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Gay bar Moeem Barcelona

Moeem Barcelona

Popular gay bar. Often packed in the weekend.

Gets going from Thursday evening, really busy Friday and Saturday night after midnight.

place
Carrer de Muntaner, 11, Barcelona
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  • mon - thu
    18:00 - 02:30
  • fri - sun
    18:00 - 03:00
Hours may vary.

Museum Retro

gay bar with nice guys

place
Museum
C. de Sepúlveda 178, Barcelona
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  • fri - sat
    22:30 - 03:00
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Punto BCN
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Punto BCN

The gay bars in Barcelona get going very late. An exception seems the be Punto, which gets busy earlier (around 11 pm), also with many tourists who are not used to start the night that late morearrow_right

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Carrer de Muntaner, 63, Barcelona

El Cangrejo del Raval

Small gay dance bar south of Ramblas, so not so near the other gay bars. Popular drag shows at midnight. As in the sister club Cangrejo Eixample the music ranges from Spanish and international pop music from the 70s to today.

place
Carrer de Montserrat 9, Barcelona
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  • fri - sat
    23:00 - 03:30
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Gay dance clubs

Barceona gay nightlife starts vey late and only in weekends it gets busy. For the Saturday Salvation or Martins is the place to go. On Sundays the gay tea dance is very popular.

Believe gay club Barcelona

Believe Club

Believe Club is a bar club venue in the Gayxample, with drag shows, performances, bingo, karaoke and just dance nights. Get busy mostly at Spanish hours (is very late).

place
Carrer de Balmes, 56, Barcelona
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  • mon - thu
    23:00 - 06:00
  • fri - sat
    23:00 - 06:30
  • sun
    23:00 - 06:00
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Gay bar El Cangrejo Barcelona

El Cangrejo

Large gay dance bar in the L'eixample gay area . El Cangrejo plays the best Spanish Pop Music together with all the well known hits of the 70s and 80s.

place
Villarroel 88, Barcelona
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  • fri - sat
    22:45 - 03:00
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Gay dance parties

Gay cruise clubs

The stories about the Barcelona saunas are mixed. At least the guys are very hot! Some saunas are frequented by rentboys.

Gay saunas and Cruising

The Barcelona guys can play a little hard to get. But in the dark gay saunas it's not that difficult to get to know them a bit better. The saunas get busy very late at night after clubs close and Sunday afternoons.

Outdoor gay beaches and parks

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Playa Mar Bella

Playa Mar Bella is a clothing optional beach and popular with the gays. The beach is located north of the center near Rambla del Poblenou.

place
Playa Mar Bella, Barcelona

Gay events

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Gay Pride Barcelona

The gay pride of Barcelona, with the main parade on Sunday and party afterwards.

The setting for this parade will be Barcelona’s carrer Sepúlveda and the Avinguda Maria Cristina, at the foot of the Palau Nacional.

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Various locations

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