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Café The Queen's Head
Iconic gay bar on Zeedijk. The official site says the doors are open to everyone. Drag Queen Bingo is on Tuesday.
Zeedijk
Zeedijk holds Café The Queen's Head at number 20 and Café 't Mandje at number 63. The Queen's Head calls itself an iconic gay bar whose doors are open to everyone. 't Mandje's site leads with Bet van Beeren and "Fun & respect since 1927." This is its own walk from Centraal, not a continuation of Reguliersdwarsstraat.
Updated 29 September 2026
Getting oriented
Think of this as an area to know, not a border.
Queer life spills across Amsterdam. This page simply groups places that are easy to combine in one outing.
- Getting there
- About a five-minute walk from Amsterdam Centraal. Trams along the Nieuwmarkt side also work.
- Accessibility
- Street, building, lift, toilet, seating, and sensory access vary by venue. Check the exact venue when access is important.
What to find here
2 places to start with.
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Café 't Mandje
Café on Zeedijk whose site leads with Bet van Beeren and "Fun & respect since 1927." A June 2025 post said the bar had reopened after renovation. The current pages checked do not use a women-only or lesbian-bar label.