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In Schottenfeldgasse in the 7th district is the Augenblick, a bar-café, easily accessible on a walk through Neubau. With coffee, beer or cocktails, you can sit in warmly lit seating areas. The homemade lemonades and the regional beer menu are popular, and on cold days also mulled wine or tea. Board games and conversations make the place a meeting place for creative and queer communities.
On Schönbrunner Straße is Café Rifugio, a gay bar and café with warm lighting and comfortable seating areas. The menu includes classic coffee variations, cocktails and snacks, as well as homemade specialties. Quiz nights and live music provide variety and strengthen the community spirit. As a meeting place for the LGBTQ+ community, the place is intended for both a quick drink and longer evenings.
In Vienna, the City Bar is a small, quiet meeting place with a large selection of beers, wines and cocktails. The moderate volume allows conversations with friends or on a date, and the staff is considered friendly. Animals are welcome, cashless payment can be made, and drinks are also available to take away. Guests appreciate the reasonable prices and the personal ambience.
Located in the 6th district, Felixx Bar is an LGBT bar with stylish décor, comfortable seating, and relaxed lighting. The menu ranges from creative cocktails with fresh ingredients to classic drinks and reasonably priced beers. The dedicated team ensures attentive service. Whether it's an after-work drink or to start the night, regular events lighten the mood.
Located on Praterstern, the KEN Club is a party club of the LGBTQ+ night scene. The program includes drag shows, theme parties and live DJs with music ranging from house to pop. Amenities include a spacious dance floor, lounges for breaks, and a bar with creative cocktails at affordable prices. Special Nights from fetish events to Pride parties are part of it; Condoms and information about safe sex are available on site.
At Luftbadgasse 19, right next to the Apollo cinema, the Kisss Bar combines café, bar and lounge. You can choose from XXL menus with burgers, pasta and other hearty dishes as well as coffees and drinks. For special occasions, there is a party room, plus an integrated art gallery that can be rented by artists. The place is part of Vienna's gay scene.
In the 6th district, the Mango Bar is a meeting place for the LGBTQ+ community with stylish interiors and a menu of cocktails, beers and wines. Regular events bring music from quiet lounge to danceable beats. In summer, the Mango Skybar rooftop bar with outdoor area also opens. Locals and visitors come together here for an after-work drink as well as for longer nights of partying.
The OMG Society @ Chaya Fuera in the 7th district is a queer party series with a focus on diversity and inclusion. Queer performers, drag acts and international DJs will perform to loud techno beats, as well as professional go-go dancers and interactive shows. The club is spread over several floors with space for dancing, chill-out and networking. Creative cocktails are available at the bar.
At Mahlerstraße 11, the REPLAY Party, a fixed date of the queer party scene, takes place regularly. International and local DJs provide the music, and the program ranges from drag shows to fetish parties to pop and house nights. Several rooms offer different styles, plus a bar with creative cocktails. Strict rules against discrimination stand for inclusion and safety.
Tucked away in Schikanedergasse is the Schik BAR, a mix of café and classic pub with affordable drinks. The crowd is a colorful mix, from VIPs to bikers to hedonistic guests. Homemade spirits stand out when it comes to offerings, especially the bar manager's signature cognac. The intimate furnishings are suitable for casual conversations as well as for spontaneous events.
Austria's largest gay dance party is The CIRCUS @ Arena, which takes place regularly in Vienna. International DJs and elaborate shows characterize the evenings, a professional sound and light system sets the scene for the dance floor. The spacious premises attract both local and international guests. In the meantime, the party has established itself as an integral part of Viennese night culture.
Tucked away in a small side street near the Naschmarkt is the Village Bar, part of the local scene. As a gay bar, it offers a video wall and air-conditioned rooms that provide cooling on hot days. The drinks menu ranges from classic cocktails to creative creations, accompanied by changing music. Free Wi-Fi and card payment are part of the facilities; despite its compact size, there is a lot going on.
The WHY NOT is centrally located on the Tiefer Graben and is spread over several floors with a bar area, large dance floor and lounges for breaks. Depending on the evening and DJ, music from house and techno to pop and chart hits is played, plus regular theme parties with an international audience. Admission is often designed to be women-friendly. At the bar, the bartenders mix creative cocktails at prices customary in the city.
On Schönbrunner Straße is Wiener Freiheit, a party club with a queer community and several floors. The music ranges from techno to house to pop, plus DJ sets, theme parties and drag shows. The bar serves creative cocktails and local specialties at fair prices. Lively performances and an inclusive atmosphere characterize the evenings.
Gay bars in Vienna are concentrated around the Naschmarkt, where the fourth and sixth districts border each other. For decades, this strip has been considered the queer heart of the city, most of the bars are located in the sixth district, in Mariahilf. A permanent fixture is Café Savoy on the Naschmarkt. The traditional coffee house with halls of mirrors was opened at the end of the 19th century and has long since become a meeting place for the community. Just around the corner, HOSI Vienna runs the Gugg, and the Türkis Rosa Lila Villa runs its own café, Villa Vida, which is cozy during the day and becomes a meeting place in the evening.
If you want to start the evening in the bar, you will find several small restaurants in a small space around the Linke and Rechte Wienzeile, from a quiet café to a bar with a video wall. Unlike in larger metropolises, the scene is not spread over half the city, but remains manageable and easily accessible on foot. This makes it easy to visit several restaurants in one evening. The distances are short. From the Naschmarkt you can walk to the next address in a few minutes. The following shops range from coffee houses with tradition to bars for the later hour.