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Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Restaurants Le Moustache | Gartenstraße 4 | (0) 30 281 7277 | http://www.lemoustache.de/ This is a gay bar and restaurant combined, and looks about as traditional as it gets – except for the older gays, lesbians and various grand dames that are all clearly Friends of Dorothy. So it's not scene-y at all, but is friendly and a good spot to grab some down-home German grub.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Restaurants Café Berio | Maaßenstraße 7 | 30/216 1946 | http://cafeberio.de/ While this restaurant has a mixed homo/hetero clientele, it definitely skews gay and is generally known as a gay café. There is plenty of people-watching to be done, particularly in the warmer months when the outdoor area becomes quite the scene. The food's decent, if from a limited menu.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Restaurants Neues Ufer | Hauptstraße 157 | 30 78957900 | http://www.yelp.com/biz/neues-ufer-berlin Not a place for a filling, hearty meal, but they have a light menu and delicious snacks as well as great coffee. While it's not scene-y, everyone definitely gives everyone else the once-over here.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Saunas Boiler Sauna Berlin | Mehringdamm 34 | 030 5770 7175 0 | http://www.boiler-berlin.de/ Boiler has two basic looks – that of a high-end urban gym, whereas in the cruising areas it has that industrial, man-fuck-here vibe that is so common in Berlin. But neither of those are a negative – this place is great, and will easily be your best chance to get some sauna action.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Saunas Gate Sauna Berlin | Wilhelmstraße 81 | 030-229 94 30 | http://www.gate-sauna.de./english/index.html The steam room and the orgy bed are where the action happens here; there are private cabins in a wide variety of configurations as well as a dark room and a porn room. It skews a bit older and has a healthy bear contingent, so if you're looking for young'uns this may not be your place.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Saunas Apollo Splash Club | Kurfürstenstraße 101 | 030-2132424 | http://www.apollo-splash-club.com/home2_de.html Hands-down the best private cabins in town, and their newly renovated digs have made a big difference here – it's really nice! There are sex shows, stripper shows, and actual sauna/spa facilites as well, including massage. Seriously hot German dudes abound.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Saunas Treibhaussauna Berlin | Schönhauser Allee 132 | 030 / 448 45 03 | http://www.treibhaussauna.de/ Sometimes it seems like Treibhaus is not sure whether it wants to be a legit sauna or a cruising joint, but it's still popular despite that – and despite the fact that cabins are not inclued in the entrance fee. The steam room is where you'll see the most hookup action, although the rest of the place is up for grabby-grabs as well.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs Chantal House of Shame | Schönhauser Allee 176a | http://www.bassy-club.de/ This is a Thursday night party at Bassy Club; the other nights, this is a performance space and later at night a club, that's hetero. But with a name like Chantal House of Shame, you can rest assured that you're in for a gay old time.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs SO36 | Oranienstraße 190 | no number | http://so36.de/ This is not a place so much as a party, held on Mondays – currently hosted at Electric Xchange, but check website for details on the location and times. This is a straight-up LGBT dance party that makes it feel like Pride on a weekly basis. Tons of fun if you're just looking to get your dance on.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs COCKS Berlin | Greifenhagener Straße 33 | 030 229 416510 | http://www.cocksberlin.de/index1.html Super-cruise-y sex club COCKS is well named, as it is the only thing on the minds of its patrons – and, on naked and pissing nights, is mostly what you'll be seeing, even on the bartenders. It's kind of sleazy but in a good way, if that makes sense – and the action is impressive.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs Triebwerk | Urbanstraße 64 | 30/695 05203 | http://www.triebwerkberlin.com/en/ Possibly the least-high-end sex club in Berlin, which is saying something – it's naked every night except for Sundays, so check it out then when it's underwear only; the rest of the week only hardcore lovers of naked nights put up with the grime. Cabins and sex slings are at your disposal, and their coat check handles all your clothing as well.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs CDL Club | Hohenstaufenstraße 58 | 030 32 66 78 55 | http://www.cdl-club.de/ This sex club has theme nights on Thursdays that require masks, so if you get antsy about that, best to skip to antoher night. Otherwise its mostly underwear and/or naked, and it all about getting your fuck on.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs Scheune | Motzstraße 25 | 30/213 8580 | http://www.scheune-berlin.de/ The basement is where all the action is at here and what pushes this into the sex club category, while upstairs is your average gay bar – except one that takes its theme nights seriously, so don't be surprised if you see a bunch of dudes wearing crazy-ass leather, rubber, skinhead or uniform gear sipping pints and chatting. Skews a bit older and bordering on bear-like, but all ages and sizes stop in. Sunday is naked.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs SchwuZ | Mehringdamm 61 | 30 6290880 | http://www.schwuz.de/ Another fun club that skews young (although all ages show up at one point or another), with seriously fun theme nights centered on music themes rather than sex themes. They also have some drag shows, and at times can seem more like a bar than a club, which makes it a good fit for many. A lot of fun, and friendly to boot.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs Die Busche | Warschauer Platz 18 | Die Busche | http://www.diebusche.de/ A mixed LGBT club with some fag hags thrown in for good measure, this place is fun and skews super young, so hit the dance floor if you want to grind up on some pretty young things. Lots of laughing and silliness among the patrons and great DJ sets as well. Oh, and a coat check – a God-send in the harsh winter.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs Connection Berlin | Fuggerstraße 33 | 030 / 218 14 32 | http://connectionclub.de/eng/ With all the different categories of crazy sex clubs in Berlin, Connection, with its stripper pole, pulsing laser lights and rotating DJs, can be like a breath of fresh are for the vanilla night owls among us. Lots of adorable boys dancing 'til all hours, and some fun costume nights that aren't really important to the evening but lend an air of whimsy to the proceedings.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs Lab.Oratory | Am Wriezener Bahnhof 1, Rüdersdorfer Straße 70 | http://www.lab-oratory.de/ There is perhaps no sex party club more serious about fetishes than The Lab, as locals call it. If you're new to the fetish scene, this place may frankly scare the shit out of you – which, on scat nights, is more than welcome. There's also pissing, rubber, bondage, and more tame theme nights as well. Check website for their schedule so you're not too surprised.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Grosse Freiheit 114 | Boxhagener Straße 114 | no number | http://www.gay-friedrichshain.de/grosse-freiheit-114/de/ Look, a bar whose theme is not sex-related! Well, unless you have a nautical fetish. It's as cute as a dimly-lit bar can get, and has a ton of patrons who are simply out for a fun time. Go on shirtless nights for some top-notch eye candy.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Schoppenstube | Schönhauser Allee 44 | 30/442 8204 | http://www.schoppenstube.de/ An East German gay bar with a history and a fiercely loyal following. It can get a bit dance-y on the weekends, so if you're looking to avoid the club scene, head there during the week. Inside is cozy in the winter and the outdoor seating is a blessing in summer.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Bull | Kleiststraße 35 | 30/960 85760 | http://www.bull-berlin.de/ Bull is open 24 hours a day, so jet lag be damned! And it maintains a playful atmosphere until the wee hours, when it pretty much turns into an indoor cruising space – their darkrooms are especially action-packed, and get dirty in every sense of the word. While it's not a fetish bar it does welcome it, so lay some ground rules before joining the fray.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Hafen | Motzstraße 19 | 30/211 4118 | http://www.hafen-berlin.de/ With fun theme nights, a friendly staff and a healthy mix of drag queens and straight-up gays, this may be the bar you've been looking for – or at least one you can go to when you actually just want a drink in a gay bar. Fine young things love it, which is another draw – especially when they get shirtless and frisky.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Reizbar | Motzstraße 30 | 30/236 37981 | http://www.reizbar-berlin.com/ They've got some serious theme nights, but it's not a requirement to get in – and the bar area that you hang out in before heading to the back room darkroom is fine for hanging out in a sexed-up atmosphere. And it's on the gayest street in Berlin, so even hanging out outside is fun!

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars New Action | Kleiststraße 35 | no number | http://www.newactionberlin.de/ New Action is an after-hours bar, but don't think you can just stroll on in after a night on the town – they have a super-strict dress code (check website for details) and if you get bounced, head to Bull, next door. But once you're inside, expect tons of seriously hot action.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Stahlrohr 2.0 | Paul-Robeson-Straße 50 | 17/080 3769 | http://www.stahlrohr-bar.de/Slider/start.htm This S&M-themed sex party bar's bark is worse than its bite – surprisingly friendly. They have a wall of lockers that come in handy for they naked and underwear theme nights. Go on Tuesdays, when they lower the age for entry to a precious, precious 18.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars The Sharon Stonewall Bar | Kleinen Präsidentenstraße 3 | 30 24085502 | http://www.sharonstonewall-gaybar.com/ Small and pink and fabulous, it's like a clubhouse where hip dudes and drag queens hang out and frequently get shirtless and madly flirtatious. A lot of fun, and friendlier than you'd think, although it can get a little bitchy.