Located in the same building as the T&M club, reachable by a stairway within, the Aaah! is its little clubby sister. Dance on a mini dance floor (with the DJ playing progressive, tribal or techno) and have a drink too -- or just hit the frisky darkroo

As the city’s oldest gay bar, the Barfüsser (the name derives from monks and means “no shoes on”) was a meeting point for gay men as far back as the 1950s. But old does not mean old-fashioned: Ten years ago, the place transformed in

As Zurich’s biggest gay bar, the Cranberry (CB for short) is everyone’s flagship spot, filling up and staying crowded downstairs and up, especially on weekends either as a jumping off point for nearby T&B club or destination in itself. The

Ivo Aeschlimann is one of the most hip hairdressers in town, offering an on-point up-do in line with the latest trends. His two-floor Niederdorf salon does trims on the ground floor and washes in the basement, which also features dimmed lights and huge aq

As Switzerland’s high-end department store, it’s no wonder Zurich gay guys love it for everyday commodities, designer household articles, clothes, grooming, and also fancy foods. So although it’s been years since naughtiness in the toile

Since 1898, Europe’s oldest vegetarian restaurant still manages to pack ‘em in over busy lunches and more relaxed and elegant, candle-lit dinners. Try their signature pastas or the big by-weight Asian and salad buffet, offering a huge selectio

Representative of the “old” banker’s Zurich (think surly waiters, wooden walls, parquet and red leather chairs), the city’s most famous restaurant is the only place you can get a Picasso, Chagall and Miró with your Zürc

A cafe/bar with lots of history -- 2011 marks its 100th birthday -- the Odeon has seen the likes of painters, poets, and famous folk like Albert Einstein and Lenin plus many a gay pouring over their paper and morning cup of (milk) coffee. Charmingly old-s

Pigalle bar rounds out the boozy triumvirate of T&M and Aaah! in the G-Colors-House, and is dedicated to one thing: Schlager! Weekends see it crowd up quickly (the bar is small, 30 to 40 people is a squeeze), drinking beer, and singing along to the ch

Back again after a 2010 renovation, Platzhirsch (German for “top dog”) replaced the old Lobby bar with a chic ‘70s retro interior, all green and brown designer sofas. Café by day, bar/lounge by night (snacks and sweets available),

Opened in early 2011, the Platzhirsch leans bi if not totally gay. Choose between low budget to superior rooms chicly designed with a Swiss eye and utilizing similar colors as its namesake bar downstairs: beige, brown, green and lots of white. Ideally pla

During summer, the large terrace of the Rathaus Café is one of Zurich’s most popular meeting places – one of the very few right on the bank of the Limmat River. Outside, relax in a lounge chair, have a glass of white wine, gossip, and p

Zurich’s most popular summer bar resides on the rooftop of dance club Kaufleuten in the banking district near Paradeplatz and offers a chill, almost Mediterranean vibe. Join the stylish and rather fashion-forward gays every Sunday evening until Sept

A must for chocoholics, Sprüngli is the most famous confiseur in Switzerland, doling out mind-altering chocolate truffles and Luxemburgerli macaroons in dozens of different tastes from champagne over strawberry/rhubarb to pistachio since 183

Rifle through this second hand shop (located in a backyard in the middle of the Niederdorf area, flea market-stylz) for cool used clothes, retro furniture and accessories like vases, ash-trays and so on. One could grub in all these funky things for hours.

Hate or love -- with T&M, there is no in-between. If you believe the hype, it’s all older guys and boys from the countryside, with nary a trendy gay in sight, but the truth is that everybody pops in from time to time, creating a high-energy yet

Gay-managed by the same folk behind Plattenhof, Townhouse offers a smaller boutique hotel experience super centrally located near Central Station and the shopping district of the Bahnhofstrasse. (Don’t worry: this doesn’t mean the area is dodg