Goldene Bar is a nightlife spot in Altstadt Lehel, Munich.
Goldene Bar sits at the back of the Haus der Kunst overlooking the English Garden, with 1937 gilded walls, a wide terrace and Klaus St. Rainer's cocktail.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. Daytime cafe service from 11:00; the terrace opens through the warm months and is the seat to chase.
Address: Prinzregentenstrasse 1, 80538 Munich
NY.Club has run for 44 years near Karlsplatz as Munich's reference queer dance club, with a split-level room, hi-tech sound and rotating party series.
Tip: Doors at 23:00 Friday and Saturday. Output and FagGods are the monthly slots to chase; Luxuspop runs every Friday.
Boilerman Bar runs inside the 25hours Hotel The Royal Bavarian at Bahnhofplatz, focused on highballs poured from a tight spirits programme.
Tip: Highballs are the order; the bartender will adjust soda-to-spirit on request. First-come first-served, no bookings.
Negroni opened in 1998 on Sedanstrasse in Haidhausen as a classic American bar, with a tight cocktail list, an Italian-inspired weekly menu and a sun terrace.
Tip: Walk-in; bartenders mix off-menu on request. The weekly Italian small-plates list pairs to the cocktails.
NY.Club has run for 44 years near Karlsplatz as Munich's reference queer dance club, with a split-level room, hi-tech sound and rotating party series.
Tip: Doors at 23:00 Friday and Saturday. Output and FagGods are the monthly slots to chase; Luxuspop runs every Friday.
Prosecco has run a small, late dance bar on Theklastrasse in the Glockenbachviertel for decades, with pop on the speakers, a mixed crowd of all ages.
Tip: Free entry, walk-in; the room peaks well after midnight. Theklastrasse is a one-block detour from Mullerstrasse.
Ochsengarten opened in 1967 on Mullerstrasse as Germany's first leather fetish bar for men, and 58 years later it still anchors the Glockenbachviertel scene.
Tip: Dress code (leather, jeans, uniform, rubber, skin); no street wear. Doors from 20:00 or 21:00 depending on the night.
Deutsche Eiche has stood on Reichenbachstrasse since 1864 as one of the most historical meeting places of Munich's gay village, with a Bavarian restaurant.
Tip: The sauna is paid and men-only; the restaurant and bar run alongside. Freddie Mercury kept a regular suite here.
