Schöneberg

Located in the former West Berlin, the area of Schöneberg between Nollendorfplatz and Wittenbergplatz is the traditional centre of gay Berlin. The area first became known as a gay location in the 20's, with bars, cabarets and of course Christopher Isherwood, who lived in the area and set many of his novels there.

To get a feel for the area, start off at Nollendorfplatz - check out the two gay memorials at the south exit - and take a stroll down the Motzstraße, maybe peeking into some of the side streets. The area is full of gay bars, cafés, shops and nightclubs. When you reach the main Martin-Luther-Straße, take a turn northwards to the next crossing with the aptly-named Fuggerstraße, and continue west towards Lietzenburger Straße. Here, particularly at the crossing with Welserstraße, you'll find more clusters of gay establishments. To wrap up the tour, take a break at HarDie's Kneipe just behind the KaDeWe, or grab some gay chips at Fritz & Co. on Wittenbergplatz.

Infocentres

Mann-O-Meter

Cafés and Bars

Begine
Café Berio
Café PositHiv
Cave
CC Club Berlin
Double-U
flipflop
Fugger-Eck
Gnadenbrot
Hafen
HarDie's Kneipe
Heile Weilt
Kontakt, Café & Bistro
Men&Media
Mutschmann's
Nah-Bar
Neues Ufer
New Action
Prinzknecht
Reza
Scheune
Together
Tom's Bar
Windows Café - café / bar / bistro (Martin-Luther-Str. / Motzstr.)
Woof Berlin

Restaurants

Note: most the restaurants here are not specifically gay, but are well-established in the area and known to be popular with the gay community.

Centro-Sud (Italian)
Cogai (Vietnamese)
Fritz & Co Wittenbergplatz (Berlin's first gay Imbiss)
La Cocotte (French)
More (international)
Pan Y Tulipán (Spanish / Latin American)
Robbengatter (international)
Shima (Asian)
Suksan (Thai)

Saunas

Apollo-Sauna
Steam Sauna

Shopping