Gay Bars in Antwerp

Belgium's leather peak

Arguably one of Europe's most satisfactory leather/fetish bars, like something from the old days (almost that...

Nord (North) · Van Aerdtstraat 22, Antwerp

• 30+
• 40+
• leather
• bears
• cruising
• punk
• themed

Man on dance floor

Antwerp's most expansive and famous gay dance mecca, Cargo Club (formerly Red & Blue) is known as one of the...

Het Eilandje · Lange Schipperskapelstraat 11-13, Antwerp

• 20+
• 30+
• 40+
• dancing
• drag
• mixed gay/straight

Popular fun-minded café-bar in a former warehouse

Opened in 1993, Hessenhuis remains one of Antwerp's hot spots, known for its sprawling drinks menu and its...

Het Eilandje · Falconrui 59, Antwerp

• 30+
• 40+
• dancing

Café Den Draak

Drinks and snacks in the Pink House

A straight-friendly gay Antwerp landmark located just southeast of the city centre in lovely Zurenborg, Café...

3rd place in Best of GayCities 2023 - Cruisy Cafe

Zurenborg · Draakplaats 1, Antwerp

• 20+
• 30+
• 40+
• 50+
• karaoke
• mixed LGBTQ+
• mixed gay/straight
• $
• live entertainment

Local drinks and drag

Friendly and festive café-bar with a nod to the Moulin Rouge. New owner, former SK player Andy Von Dingsbums,...

Nord (North) · Ellermanstraat 58, Antwerp

• drag
• mixed gay/straight

Cruising on the corner

Located just a street away from the Boots [see entry] in a pocket that once thrived with at least four gay bars,...

Nord (North) · Geulincxstraat 28, Antwerp

• leather
• cruising
• after hours
• cabaret

Antwerp's Latin-flavoured gay bar (without a home)

The Latin bar that stood at a sharp corner on Lange Koepoortstraat in a perfectly nice pocket of Antwerp...

Historisch Centrum · Antwerp

• 20+
• 30+
• 40+
• dancing
• drag
• happy hour

Girls! Girls! Girls!, but only occasionally

The most established and popular lesbian parties in town, Cafedelove and Cafedeluxe (pronounced Cafe de Love and...

Antwerp

• lesbian
• 20+
• 30+
• dancing
• mixed LGBTQ+
• cabaret

Very central, very gay-friendly café-bar

In the shadow of Antwerp's towering and luminous Cathedral of Our Lady, among the many restaurants and...

Historisch Centrum · Melkmarkt 18, Antwerp

• 30+
• 40+
• outdoor seating
• mixed LGBTQ+
• mixed gay/straight

Twilight resurrection

Popular café-bar opened in March 2014 by Kristof Dierckx and Jeffrey Wuytack, who previously owned the Red...

Meir and Surroundings · Nieuwstad 4, Antwerp

• outdoor seating
• cocktail lounge
• mixed gay/straight
• LGBTQ+ owned