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Hafen
A Motzstraße gay bar open since 16 November 1990, still posting a current events calendar on its own site — the easiest first evening in the Nollendorfkiez.
Schöneberg and Nollendorfplatz
Berlin’s historic rainbow district around Nollendorfplatz and Motzstraße: Hafen, Prinzknecht, Connection, New Action, and the Prinz Eisenherz bookshop sit within a few blocks, with the Schwules Museum a short walk toward Lützowstraße. This is the easiest first stop and the densest concentration of long-running gay bars.
Updated 25 September 2026
Getting oriented
Think of this as an area to know, not a border.
Queer life spills across Berlin. This page simply groups places that are easy to combine in one outing.
- Getting there
- U-Bahn Nollendorfplatz (U1/U2/U3/U4) sits in the middle of the district; U Wittenbergplatz is a short walk west.
- Accessibility
- Street, building, lift, toilet, seating, and sensory access vary by venue. Check the exact venue when access is important.
What to find here
6 places to start with.
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Prinzknecht
A Schöneberg bar operating since 1 April 1999 at Fuggerstraße 33, describing itself as a leather-friendly neighbourhood room for regulars and travellers.
club
Connection Club
A long-running gay club in the same Fuggerstraße 33 building as Prinzknecht, with its own first-party programme pages.
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New Action
A fetish and cruising bar at Kleiststraße 35 / Eisenacher Straße, a short walk from Nollendorfplatz, with first-party hours, dress-code, and dates pages.
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Prinz Eisenherz Buchladen
Berlin’s queer bookshop, still operating at Motzstraße 23 — the same address Folsom Europe lists as its postal home. A daytime stop in the rainbow district.
cultural space
Schwules Museum
Europe’s long-running LGBTQ+ museum, archive, and library at Lützowstraße 73, with published visiting hours, access notes, and current exhibition closures.