Paris gay bars, clubs and saunas
Paris mixes café culture with late-night energy. The Marais is the center, with bars and clubs that stay busy until morning. Expect small wine bars, drag shows, and dance floors filled with locals and travelers.
Paris gay bars and club guide
Gay bars in Le Marais
Most gay bars in Paris are found in the Marais. Terraces fill in the evenings, perfect for a glass of wine or people-watching. Inside, you’ll find everything from relaxed lounges to lively karaoke spots. The cruise bars can be found a bit further on this page.
outboundCox Bar
Bar for real guys.The crew cuts and dress code of most of the visitors is in line. Can be very crowded (also outside) but always friendly more
Freedj
Freedj is a trendy and slightly arty bar in Le Marais on 2 floors with a young crowd, smooth drinks and live DJ's. Also with special theme nights on Friday and Saturday more
outboundRaidd Bar
Raidd Bar in the vibrant heart of Le Marais is a trendy hotspot for the gay scene, offering a unique blend of energetic vibes and bold entertainment more
Banana Cafe
Small gay bar next to Les Halles. The tropical look and strippers on the bar make it a popular hang out for younger gays more
outboundBear's Den
Bear’s Den in Paris is exactly what it sounds like: a cozy lair where the bears, cubs, and their admirers come out to play more
Le Velvet Bar
Le Velvet Bar is a 2 floor gay bar at Le Marais, with different theme parties throughout the week and a daily happy hour.
Quetzal
Especially popular during weekends and with the after-work crowd. Crowd ranges from young fashion queens to older muscle mary's more
VendrediX Républix
Weekly Friday afternoon bar event
Weekly gay after work Friday afternoon bar drinks.
Voulez Vous
Trendy bar-lounge-restaurant right in the middle of Marais. Small terrace outside.
Gay Dance Clubs
Parisian clubs run late, with peak hours after midnight. Expect big rooms with pop or house, drag performances, and themed parties. The Paris gay club scene moved mostly to parties instead of fixed regular nights.
Gay dance parties
BBB - Black Blanc Beur
Weekly gay tea dance party with black, arabic and mixed happy urban crowd and mixed music styles. R'nB, Rai, Happy vocal, 70ties Disco, Hip Hop, Black, Afro, White and North African music more
photo by RedWolf Paris
outboundForever
Tel Aviv party brand comes to Paris for a large circuit gay dance party.
Hosted by RedWolf
Under
The Gay Morning Club. After party for those who can make it (with or without...). Music style: progressive house. This is unique in Paris, and not to miss if you like afters more
Gay leather and fetish clubs
Cruise clubs in Paris range from compact basements to multi-level venues. Expect dark rooms, mazes, and themed nights with dress codes. Most are located near the Marais or close to the city center.
outboundBunker
Now more than ever focused on hard gay cruising: showers, glory holes, slings, darkroom and cubicles. Crowd tend to be good looking on average more
Full Metal
Famous cruising and leather bar with two darkrooms. Can be very crowded in weekends. Different theme nights like Cockring Only, Bronx, Wet Play or Ass Play more
Krash
Cruise bar with cubicles, glory holes, sling. Former QG bar
L'Impact
Naked cruising bar. You get in, throw your clothes and money in a bag you'll receive at the counter (don't forget to put your shoes back on more
One Way
Secteurx
Gay cruising bar at Le Marais, the gay area in Paris. Every night has a different theme, from SM, Jocks, Naked or Golden Shower.
Gay saunas
Paris is the city of love, but that doesn't mean it has always to be that romantic. The list of gay sauna's in Paris is very long. The ones near Le Marais are most popular. But if you want to meet more locals, try out one of the other ones.
outboundSun City Sauna
Very popular gay sauna and currently the biggest in town. Three levels in Indian inspired decoration, with several sauna's, a 3 room steam bath, cabins, videos and gym room where guys work out in their underwear or in a towel.
outboundIDM Sauna
Large gay sauna (950 sq meters) over 5 floors. Downstairs you'll find a bar and gym, dry sauna, jacuzzi and a steam bath with 2 levels more
Le Riad
Men only oriental styled and themed sauna. With 2 room steam bath, warm fountain and swimming pool.
Atlantide Sauna
If you're up for something different, how about this? Atlantide is a sauna not only for gay guys but also open to women, bi-sexuals, straight guys, transsexuals and drags more
Bains d'Odessa
Once one of the oldest public bath houses in Paris, now a 4 floor gay sauna with wet zone downstairs and cubicles and darkroom upstairs.
Euro Men's Club
3 level gay sauna, mostly frequented by the more mature part of the gay target audience. With swimming pool.
Gay Pride and events
Paris Pride, known as Marche des Fiertés, takes over the city each summer with a massive parade and street parties. Other events include film festivals, circuit weekends, and seasonal celebrations across the year.
FierteOurs Bear Pride
International gay bear and their admirers festival. With the election of Mr. Bear.
Gay Pride Paris
More than 700.000 people will be in the streets of Paris to make this the biggest French Gay Pride Parade. The parade starts at Montparnasse in the direction of Bastille more
Paris tournament
The Paris Tournament is organised as the sporty highlight of the gay for gay Paris. More than 1700 athletes and visitors are expected for this long sporty weekend.
