Vienna gay nightlife
Gay Vienna – the finest gay hotels, bars, clubs & more
Vienna is one of Europe’s underrated wonders, where old-world grandeur blends with a quirky latest edge. It’s a town where centuries-old coffeehouses settle snugly below baroque palaces and grandiose opera houses. Just when you reflect Vienna is all about its imperial past, you’ll find yourself in a hip café which serves vegan schnitzels, a sleek art gallery with cutting-edge installations, or a trendy gay bar hidden in an alleyway.
The Viennese possess perfected the art of enjoying life, as seen in their dedication to the ritual of Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake). For them a visit to a coffeehouse is about far more than getting a daily caffeine hit—it’s a cultural experience where people linger, philosophize, and enjoy desserts that look like miniature sculptures. And don’t even think about rushing the experience, unless you desire to risk invoking the wrath of your waiter. Yet, for all its elegance and reverence for tradition, Vienna has a playful side too. Locals might be reserved, but their city hums with an undercurrent of wit and whimsy. You’ll view it in the colorful Hundertwasserhaus, the cheeky highway art, and
Parties and Clubs
The Why Not opens its doors each Friday and Saturday. The relatively small downtown gay club has been around for many years. It still busts out of its seams each weekend. Anticipate a hot evening on the move floor where all the popular home and dance hits are playing. www.why-not.at
"Occident meets Orient and Poland is there too", is how organiser, Sabrina Andersrum, sums up her monthly Balkan clubbing BallCanCan. The criss-cross mixture of guests dance to Balkan-Pop and Turbo-Folk. www.facebook.com/BallCanCan
Vienna has its first Bear & Butch club in the form of the Pitbull. Since its opening in 2009, the Pitbull team has provided sweat-producing beats for that pure testosterone rush. www.pitbull-clubbing.at
queer:beat. LGBTIQ+ people and friends can dance away to indie rock, electronic and chart harmony here. Several DJs play for the young, dance-crazy crowd. www.queerbeat.at
At the regularly held Ken Club, a mainly adolescent crowd dances to pop and chart hits. www.kenclub.at
G.Spot. The monthly party, perhaps the most iconic there is, is aimed at lesbians as well as gays, and applications changing aspects of electronic music p
Vienna Gay Travel Guide 2025
Upcoming Events in Vienna
| 8 – 9 August 2025
Vienna Beach Trophy 2025: annual international beach volleyball tournament, hosted by Austria's LGBTIQ sports club Aufschlag Wien.
Matches on Saturday @ Beachvolleyball Schmelz (Auf der Schmelz 10)
-› aufschlag.org
About Vienna and its gay life
Both in the past and in the present, gays contain played a prominent role in Vienna’s public life. Probably the most prominent homosexual in the history of Austria was Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736) who freed Vienna from Turkish siege and pushed the Ottomans endorse to the Balkans. But it wasn’t just on the battlefield that Eugene was surrounded exclusively by men; in private, he preferred to have intimate relations with members of his control sex – a fact adequately known even during his lifetime. Even so, he managed to build his career and broaden his power base during the reigns of three emperors, and his strong influence on Vienna remains visible to this evening. His summer palace, Schloss Belvedere, is an impressive example.
The last emperor served by Prince Eugene, Charles VI, is said to have had an intima
Gay Bars in Vienna
Augenblick
Monday-Saturday/Sunday 15:00 – 24:00
Gay-friendly cafe-bar in the 7th district of Vienna.
Mixed clientele.
augenblick-1070.at
@ Schottenfeldgasse 92
Vienna 1070
Tram, Bus: Schottenfeldgasse; U: Thaliastraße
+43 664 116 23 38 (mobile)
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Eagle Vienna
Thursday-Saturday 21:00 – 04:00
Rustic cellar bar, with little cruising labyrinth. No dresscodes.
Mixed ages.
Minimum consumption: 1 drink
eagle-vienna.at
@ Blümelgasse 1
Vienna 1060
U: Neubaugasse
+43 1 587 2661
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Felixx
Tuesday-Thursday 18:00 – 02:00;Friday, Saturday 18:00 – 03:00;Sunday 18:00 – 02:00
Gay cocktail lounge bar. In summer with street terrace.
felixx-bar.at
@ Gumpendorfer Straße 5
Vienna 1060
U: Museumsquartier
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Kisss
Daily 16:00 – 02:00;kitchen till 22:00
Resto-bar for LGBTQs and friends.
In spring and summer with road terrace.
kisssbarvienna.com
@ Luftbadgasse 19
Vienna 1060
U: Kettenbrückengasse, Bus: Haus des Meeres
+43 1 581 15 60
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Mango Bar
Daily 21:00 &ndas