Queer Hangs In Amsterdam
A few of the wonderful queer hangs in Amsterdam worth visiting and supporting. All these venues are very queer and trans friendly. Make sure you tell them that Tori from Lellebel sent you!
Bar Buka
After the close of the famed lesbian bar Viva La Vie closed in 2017, there was a bit of a gap in the lesbian community for places to hang. In order to ‘fill the hole’ so to speak, Bar Buka opened her doors in March 2019 and since has now been rated as the #1 Lesbian bar in Amsterdam.
Located in De Pijp, she offers a lovely bar and lounge area. In addition to lovely drinks and cocktails there is always something yummy to nibble (as in food, ladies). Some nights are event such as Silver Party, Pub Quiz, Karaoke, Speed Dating and more!! Sometime a movie or some footie with the gals! Bar Buka is very much a woman’s space, very queer and trans including, accepting, welcoming. #wheregirlsmeet
Cafe Saarein
Saarein is a legendary feminist café. Saarein is cultural heritage. Saarein is a safe haven. A significant part of Dutch women’s and queer history is preserved in the stones of this building. That history begins in 1978 when a collective of women, with the help of crowdfunding, takes over the café from Saar and Rein. Saarein.
There was a strong need for a women-only café, “a self-managed meeting place for all kinds of women, where you can meet undisturbed to talk, drink, play pool, or flirt.” In 1978, when women still lacked the right to sit at a bar alone without a man’s accompaniment, this collective reached their breaking point. Protests followed, and eventually, their own place with their own rules! … read more here
Pamela
Since the glorious year of 2020 Pamela has been a safe corner of Amsterdam for the queer and BIPOC community. With a brand that keeps expanding, like the wings of an eagle.
She can be found located in the centre of the west of Amsterdam. She is a performer with a thousand costume changes, and the best reveals. She is a bar, a restaurant, the communities club house, a place to leave it on, and – always – a place to take it off!
