Madrid gay bars

Best Gay Clubs in Madrid

If you're looking for a evening out at one of the best gay clubs in Madrid tonight, you're going to possess a really complicated task. The reason? A nightlife offer that won't save you in your room for a single night.

Madrid is the heart of Pride, of the LGTBi movement, and of an atmosphere like few others in Europe. So get ready because we're going to take you to some of the best pubs, clubs and night clubs in the capital.

Best Gay Clubs in Madrid

Fraggel Pop

C. de Regueros, 5

The evening is at Fraggel Pop if you want to contain a really good time. Forget about posing, dress code and what people would say. End by to relax one of the best atmospheres in the capital, relaxed and fun.

They welcome anyone who wants to have a good time, regardless of whether you are straight or gay, although bears are very welcome. The drinks are good quality, at a good price, although the only thing better than the atmosphere is the music.

They pamper their customers by choosing the DJs that best fit the vibe of the place, from the 80s to today, including Eurovision hits and timeless hits.

Barbanarama

C. de San Bartolomé, 8

A place to start t

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About Madrid and its gay life

With a population of 3.2 million, the Spanish capital Madrid is the third largest city in the European Union. The soar of the city began in the 16th century under the Spanish line of the Home of Habsburg, when Philip II moved the royal court to Madrid. In the 18th century Charles III contributed much to the economic upturn of the city by modernizing the widespread infrastructure.
During the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Madrid was heavily destroyed by air raids. After the end of Franco's dictatorship the so-called Movida Madrileña – a hedonistic cultural movement that celebrated everything shrill and latest – began to emerge in Madrid. Pedro Almodóvar became its internationally best-known representative. Even today Madrid is a center of attraction for party people from all over Europe, it is more original, more ›Spanish‹ and not as

Gay Madrid: Your Manual To The Homosexual Scene In Madrid

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The Chueca Centre is a pleasant place to open a tour of Chueca

This page is a manual to gay Madrid. There is a big gay scene in Madrid, and it is mainly centred around the area called Chueca. As a whole, Madrid is welcoming towards the lgbtq+ community, and there are bars and clubs throughout the city that are frequented by both gay and linear people. This page contains links to pages with more information about where to stay, and where to move out for lgbtq+ visitors to Madrid.

Where Is The Same-sex attracted Scene In Madrid?

There is one area in Madrid where the gay scene is concentrated. Chueca, is the barrio (district) just off the main Gran Via road in the centre of Madrid where the most gay bars and clubs are found. Gay visitors to Madrid should start with a visit to the Chueca Centre, on calle Horteleza, 32, where customers can pick up a free gay blueprint of Madrid. This is a period saver and will help you to find some of the best places to go in gay Madrid.

Metro: Chueca (Green Line, L5) Plus 5 minutes walk.


While you're in Chueca, keep a look out for the free magazines 'Shanguide' and the larger, glossier, 'Shangay'.

Madrid gay bars and clubs

Bears Bar

home of MAD.BEAR which is Madrid's Bears and admirer's club.

Calle Pelayo 4, Madrid map
    Opening hours are indicative only.

    Black & White

    Gay club on 2 floors, strippers, shows and performative queen performances. Gets going really late at Spanish hours, so after 2 at night.

    Calle Libertad 34, Madrid map
      Opening hours are indicative only.

      LL gay demonstrate bar

      Small gay club, with drag shows every bedtime of the week around midnight.

      Calle de Pelayo, 11, Madrid map
        Opening hours are indicative only.

        Ricks

        Mixed gay bar

        Calle del Clavel, 8, Madrid map
          Opening hours are indicative only.

          Studio 54

            Opening hours are indicative only.

            THICK Madrid

            Large queer bar in Chueca

            San Marcos 16, Madrid map
              Opening hours are indicative only.

              Truco

              Outside terrace on placa Chueca.

                Opening hours are indicative only.

                You&Me

                Mixed male lover bar in Chueca

                Calle de San Bartolomé 6, Madrid map
                  Opening hours are indicative only.

                  Zarpa

                  Gay muscle bear block in Chueca

                  Calle de las Infantas, 26, Madrid map
                    Opening hours are indicative only.