This is more than a Sauna or anything similar. It is a special place and a safe haven for anyone to…read moresurrender to what they love. Any age, appearance, demographic or type can find a meaningful connection here that makes the entire trip worth it. It's a euphoric surrender to the beauty of being human. The day Saunawerk no longer exists is the day a sacred queer sanctuary is lost. Friendly to gays, bi folks, trans folks, bears, jocks, twinks, you name it. With specialized nights and dedicated spaces for them all. I will be spending my birthday here this year. I can't wait to go back. I feel completely rejuvenated. (And the bar service is exceptional). Incredible.

As I walked in there were a few guys behind the counter. There was an older gentleman who seem to…read morebe in from US who helped check me in. When asked what Flip-flop size a needed I said 12 and the white guy laughed and said I was a size screen. He said with 13 work I said no. How about 11 1/2, I said oh yes perfect. Then he said I was exaggerating about my foot size. And spoke in German to the other guys and everyone started laughing. Needless to say I felt pretty put off by the whole experience. I did walk around the facility which looked nice. It was a Sunday night. There are no good the game people there but I would have stayed for a while but I was just so put off by the front staff that I just left. I was there about seven minutes. Definitely not going back to pay to be offended again.

After a thorough and extended vacation in Europe I ended in Germany, my last night was concluded…read morewith a drink at this place. I was exhausted and sick of sightseeing. Europe definitely has its fair share of churches and castles. Oh look!!! Another landmark. Spectacular. On this particular day, it was just my luck that a heat wave was rolling through Deutschland (just like me, twinsies). It was legit 96 degrees. I needed a beer to cool off. And also, what the fuck else was I going to do? Bc I'm female and hot, all I have to do for some attention is sit at a bar. This place was close to my hotel and open and had alcohol. On approach to the entrance, the music pleasantly spooned with my eardrums (edm). The neon lights inside caught my ADD-brain's attention. I am particularly keen on shiny and bright things. I sit at the bar and peruse the menu. The bartender with thick-framed glasses and buff frame contained by a tight polo switched to English immediately and apologized after hearing my German. I literally lost my shit half way through my hefeweizen pint when my FAVORITE REMIX OF ROCKABYE started playing!!!!! I have legitimately never heard this except for on my own iTunes. Their music selection was almost like an exact replica of my "neutrophils" playlist. Yes I am a nerd and name playlists after biology terms. Get over it. After the "OMG I forgot to check in on yelp" the description of this establishment hit me like a brick in the face. Gay bar. It all makes sense now. Good thing I chose the perfect place for someone to come talk to me. (How embarrassing is it that I needed yelp to tell me that? Fml). Anyways it was fun and cheap. Bye. Ps-sorry I keep posting the same photo over and over. I'm dumb as a rock apparently.

Nice, quaint place. Friendly staff!…read more They even keep the place open a bit later for those party starved out-of-towners. It's also a great location right in the center of town. Gives you a chance to take a break form shopping, and check in with 'the community.'

Pretty cool place- everyone seemed to be wearing jeans which I didn't quite understand. But the…read moredrinks were good and the crowd was interesting- mostly late twenties to mid thirties. Was recommended this place by the concierge who seemed pretty hip. The outside lacks curb appeal, but inside it has a good vibe. Lots of smoke though- be warned. Just a chill spot to hang out, not a dancing spot but a cool place. Was visiting from the US. Would go back.

Went on Saturday night. Good crowd. Small bar but it makes it quaint. Kind of hard to get a beer…read morebut the one female bartender seemed a little more interested in bartending verses chatting with friends. So I tipped her good.

From the owner: Oldest Gay Bar in Frankfurtread more

My favorite neighborhood gay bar in Frankfurt…read more I think coming to this place for over 15 years. It is here where my good German friend Henning and I first met. Essentially this is a great little neighborhood pub. Usually when we have friends or family in town, we make at least stopped here. Everyone is welcome. The other day we even took our nephew, his wife, and there is 11-year-old son in for some drinks. The decorations change seasonally. At Christmas they are over the top. Usually there is a high kitsch, but currently the disco seen is mostly white at least during the daytime. Unlike in US gay bars, you can actually get decent wine here. And here rather than paying for each drink, you get a little tab which gets added up at the end at which time you can take care of it.

If you find yourself in Frankfurt and need to go to an over-the-top, seasonally decorated…read moreneighborhood gay bar, Zum Schwejk is the place to go. They have a full bar and also serve the Frankfurt specialty, apple wine! Service is friendly and prompt in the afternoons and the patrons are also friendly, in a friendly way, not necessarily in a slutty way. It's located near the Zeil and is an easy walk from the Haupt Wache U-Bahn stop.

I think there are only two gay bars in Mainz, and this is one of them. I don't like to drink, but…read moresometimes I like to hang out with my colleagues when I'm out of town. Seems like a chill bar and they serve food too! I haven't tried their dishes yet, but the bar service was good. The staff were courteous, and the place was clean. They were having a book discussion in the back of the room. There is no dance floor, so don't expect to bust a move. However, If you can score a table near the window, it's a nice spot to people watch and scope some cute guys.

Good place for a sunday coffee and cake time, relaxed atmosphere, great cakes…read more Crowd age range is around retirement. Mondays are about anonymous blood test, which are not from the bar itself and the price of anonymity is high... Other nights, depends they have a program with different events inclusive singles meeting. Attitude free place for a relaxed eve

The Switchboard is an institution in the Frankfurt gay scene. It is part of AIDS-Hilfe, a charity…read moreworking in AIDS-prevention projects and assisting people with HIV. You can meet there a lot of so called Stammgäste (habitué), the average age is not very young, expecially when it's happy hour (on Tuesday and on Sunday evening). There are actually many different groups meeting at the Switchboard, so with a bit of luck and perseverance you can experience different kind of people. It relies on the help of many voluntaries in rotation, some of the folks working there are very friendly, other unfortunately not. If you are an international traveler, maybe a tourist, it is a place not to miss, but beware especially on Tuesday you might encounter a guy volunteering who is unbearable to any averagely educated person from outside of Germany, sometimes also for the locals who know him well and darunter leiden. I dont go very often to AG36, now I remember why don't come up with the idea of asking if you can add a little table to the table of your guests: you will not get a nice anwer. Best case scenario a bitchy ungern. Don't ask how the food there is prepared (because of allergies), you will looked at as if you were cursing. Be prepared to wait for 20 minutes before anybody acknowledge you exist (Hilfe, Kundschaft.). Dont ask to play a song which goes beyond the standard Slager, maybe something more sophisticated than the usual selection: you might be considered a Martian :-) Honestly, the problem is not the place, and not even the cultural differences which are many between us used to an Anglosaxon approach to service and the Prussian style avarage Frankfurter. The problem has a name and surname and a grumpy face, and people going there on Tue know what I am talking about and no, it is not the older guy, who is very very nice. It's the younger Ziegenbock who should be sent pasturing elsewhere.