BORDEAUX BY NIGHT
Bordeaux is not a big gay capital, with big gay bars and nightclubs. If that's your intention, this isn't the city, but there are some for all types of people and quite lively. There is not exactly one gay neighborhood or area, we can say that they are all located in the center.
Coco Loko: This bar is aimed at the younger audience, many locals and the vast majority are girls. We didn't feel at all uncomfortable and we were very well received by the staff and locals. This bar has happy hours on Thursdays with very low prices for Bordeaux and prepare yourself for a full house on those nights. We are witnesses of that. We went on a Thursday, not knowing there was happy hour and we were surprised by the super full house.
It is open every night from 6pm to 2am and there is no admission fee.
Le Trou Duck: despite appearing in several guides, it is currently closed. (September 22).
Buster: despite being dubbed as a cruising bar, it is a normal gay bar, aimed at a more adult and male audience, it was our favorite in town. It has a super friendly staff, they speak good English and manage to make the space have a special energy. At the back of the bar, next to the toilets, there is a corridor with some rooms where you can cruise and something else if you feel like it! ;)
It's very popular with locals and the 2 nights we went it was full too.
In our first one, coincidentally, there was going to be the first quiz night of the season. Despite everything being in french, we never felt left out because we didn't understand what they were saying. There were only 4 foreigners in the bar (we were 2) but they always pulled us into the game through jokes.
Congratulations to the british boys, Preston & Graham! :)
The bar is open from Wednesday to Saturday from 9pm to 2am and on Sundays from 8pm to 12am. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Traxx Cruising Club Bordeaux: it was perhaps the strangest place we tried to enter. When passing by chance on the street, we recognized the "bar" and decided to go see it. We rang the bell, the door opened and inside was a smiling boy looking at us. We asked how it works and the answer was: We don't have alcohol... We don't sell any alcohol... We thought it was strange, we thanked him and ended up leaving. We wondered...do they not want foreigners? But no, some guys we talked to later confirmed, the "bar" doesn't sell alcohol...
Among other places we ended up not going you have:
- The LS Café, the 100% women’s bar!
- Ultra Klubs, Bordeaux's biggest gay-friendly nightclub
- The BB25, the community bar
- Central Do Brasil, for live music
- The Zig Zag Café, the most eclectic
