Black & White on Calle de la Libertad in Chueca opened in 1984 and is Madrid's oldest continuously operating gay nightclub, with cabaret and drag queen shows nightly across a two-floor venue.
Tip: Drag and cabaret shows every night; the top floor is the quiet bar, ground floor is the dancefloor. Closed Sundays; weeknights from midnight.
Address: Calle de la Libertad 34, 28004 Madrid
LL Show Bar on Calle de Pelayo in Chueca is the 1980s-styled gay bar with nightly drag shows around midnight, two floors mixing a quieter downstairs bar with the upstairs strip and drag stage.
Tip: Drag shows nightly from around midnight; the upstairs stage is the headline. Open every day, weekend close at 03:30.
Why Not on Calle de San Bartolome is the Chueca basement gay bar in a wood-panelled baroque-decorated room with black-and-white film-star portraits and the city's gay-anthem chart-music programme.
Tip: Open every night 22:00 to 03:30; the room is small, queues build after 00:00. The terrace tables outside fill first on warm nights.
DLRO Live on Calle de Pelayo has been the Chueca gay nightclub reference for over 15 years, with drag queens, cabaret, go-go shows and stand-up across a two-floor venue running Tuesday through Sunday.
Tip: Closed Mondays; doors from midnight, weekends to 06:00. The drag and cabaret programme is the headline; the upstairs floor runs the dancefloor.
Truco on Calle de Gravina is Chueca's lesbian-leaning bar next to the metro station, with a women-only ground floor for a safe space and a mixed terrace that runs through the warm months.
Tip: Open Tuesday to Saturday from 20:00; drinks from 5 euros. The terrace is mixed, the bar floor is women-only; reggaeton and dance heavy.
Studio 54 Madrid on Calle de Barbieri in Chueca pays homage to the New York original with crystal-chandelier interiors designed by Tomas Alia, programming international pop, house and techno across five nights.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Sunday from 22:00; weekends to 04:00. The dancefloor is compact; the cocktail bar runs the queue easier than the door.
Boyberry on Calle de Pelayo in Chueca is the city's gay cruising bar and club, with a ground-floor bar and social area plus separate cruising zones, open 365 days a year from midday.
Tip: Open every day from 12:00; the cruising area carries a 3 euro cover on top of a drink. The basement zone is the larger of the two play spaces.
LL Show Bar on Calle de Pelayo in Chueca is the 1980s-styled gay bar with nightly drag shows around midnight, two floors mixing a quieter downstairs bar with the upstairs strip and drag stage.
Tip: Drag shows nightly from around midnight; the upstairs stage is the headline. Open every day, weekend close at 03:30.
Why Not on Calle de San Bartolome is the Chueca basement gay bar in a wood-panelled baroque-decorated room with black-and-white film-star portraits and the city's gay-anthem chart-music programme.
Tip: Open every night 22:00 to 03:30; the room is small, queues build after 00:00. The terrace tables outside fill first on warm nights.
DLRO Live on Calle de Pelayo has been the Chueca gay nightclub reference for over 15 years, with drag queens, cabaret, go-go shows and stand-up across a two-floor venue running Tuesday through Sunday.
Tip: Closed Mondays; doors from midnight, weekends to 06:00. The drag and cabaret programme is the headline; the upstairs floor runs the dancefloor.
Truco on Calle de Gravina is Chueca's lesbian-leaning bar next to the metro station, with a women-only ground floor for a safe space and a mixed terrace that runs through the warm months.
Tip: Open Tuesday to Saturday from 20:00; drinks from 5 euros. The terrace is mixed, the bar floor is women-only; reggaeton and dance heavy.
Studio 54 Madrid on Calle de Barbieri in Chueca pays homage to the New York original with crystal-chandelier interiors designed by Tomas Alia, programming international pop, house and techno across five nights.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Sunday from 22:00; weekends to 04:00. The dancefloor is compact; the cocktail bar runs the queue easier than the door.
Boyberry on Calle de Pelayo in Chueca is the city's gay cruising bar and club, with a ground-floor bar and social area plus separate cruising zones, open 365 days a year from midday.
Tip: Open every day from 12:00; the cruising area carries a 3 euro cover on top of a drink. The basement zone is the larger of the two play spaces.