Gay Budapest

Gay & Lesbian Budapest

The gay and lesbian community in Budapest has witnessed great improvements to their social status since 1990,
the fall of the Communist regime. Being gay is now socially and legally accepted, and this helps „coming out", or
admitting to one's environment the fact about their sexuality.

Today the gay community in Budapest is rather open, as opposed to the past's secrecy. The annual Gay Prid
Festival has been organized every year since 1993, with a street march and various parties afterwards. There are
about a dozen bars and clubs in Budapest that are visited mostly by gay people, and there are special saunas, clubs
and even places to stay that specialize in gay travel. The Hungarian Parliament has passed a law in 2007 that allows
gays and lesbians to live together in a "registered relationship".

Clubs

Capella Café - V. Belgrád rkp. 23. - Disco with two dancefloors. Not gay, but with drag shows.

Alterego bar & lounge (VI.distr. Dessewffy Street 33.) the most exclusive and exciting gay club with a transvestite and live
show in Budapest. The club is visited by the hottest gay crowd from Wednesday to Saturday.

Gay bars in Budapest

Action - V. Magyar u. 42. cruising for men only.

CoXx - VII. Dohány u. 38. - cruising bar for men only with special parties.

Habroló Bisztró - V. Szép u. 1/b. - Nice and tiny place.

Mylord Café - V. Belgrád rkp. 3-4. - A very pleasant place at the bank of the Danube. More gay visitors in the evening.

Mystery Bar - V. Nagysándor József u. - Medium size, friendly place with Internet facility, which is suitable for providing information
for foreigners.

Gay - friendly restaurants & bars in Budapest

Amstel River Café - V. Párisi u. 6. - Dutch-style café and restaurant in Dutch ownership.

Club 93 Pizzeria - VIII. Vas u. 2. - One of the oldest "gay" restaurants with plenty of pizza and pasta.

Eklektika - VII. Nagymező u. 30. - The unofficial lesbian café of Budapest, also popular with gay men.

Lesbian Budapest

Jailhouse - IX. Tűzoltó u. 22. - Lesbian disco on the last Saturday of the month from 10.00 p.m. Lesbian and hetero party
on the first Friday of the month.

Living Room - V. Kossuth Lajos u. 17. - Lesbian party on the last Saturday of the month.

Accommodation in Budapest

Connection Guesthouse - VII. Király u. 41.

KM Saga residence

Lindenmann Apartment - IX. Csarnok tér 3 - 4.

Differently appartments

Gayguide.net - room rentals.

Gay Sauna in Budapest

Magnum Sauna - VIII. Csepreghy utca 2.

Popular gay sauna in Budapest. The biggest steam room, dry sauna, cabins,darkroom, video rooms, crusing area, gay massage,
solarium, internet access.Different parties on every saturday.

Szauna69 - IX. Angyal utca 2.