On this website you'll find everything about the gay venues, all other bars, clubs and restaurants, the rich history, the buildings and the people of the most famous gay street in Amsterdam: Reguliersdwarsstraat!
In the eighties Reguliersdwarsstraat was the first place in Europe where both gay and straight people partied together in a very open and creative atmosphere.
Today Reguliersdwarsstraat offers the widest range of gay and straight venues: from big trendy gay bars, to the most famous Amsterdam Hiphop bar; from typical dutch cafes, to the finest foreign restaurants.
For foreigners Reguliersdwarsstraat is a rather difficult name, but the last part (straat) just means street, and the first part sounds like Raygoohleers-dvars. See also more about the meaning of this name.
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How to get there
On foot you can reach Reguliersdwarsstraat within 25 minutes from the Central Station. The shortest way is via Damrak, Dam square, Rokin, Muntplein and the first part of Vijzelstraat:
Public transport
By public transport you can reach Reguliersdwarsstraat from the Central Station with tram lines 1, 2 and 5, which have a stop at Koningsplein. Furthermore tram lines 16, 24 and 25 stop at Muntplein, and lines 4, 9 and 14 at nearby Rembrandtplein (see www.gvb.nl).
Car
By car you can reach Reguliersdwarsstraat as follows: leave ringway A10 by exit S110 and follow Nieuwe Utrechtseweg, Rijnstraat, Van Woustraat, and turn into Utrechtsestraat via Frederiksplein. Then turn left onto Herengracht, follow this canal and turn right onto Koningsplein, and directly turn right again into Reguliersdwarsstraat.
On Herengracht and in Reguliersdwarsstraat there is only one- way traffic:
Tram stops, parkings and one-way traffic
Parking
There are two public parkings in Reguliersdwarsstraat: Konings- plein Parking Service at number 16 (only outside office hours) and De Geelvinck garage at number 61.
Attention: the part of Reguliersdwarsstraat between Sint Jorisstraat and Geelvincksteeg is closed for cars between 7.00 pm and 7.00 am from May 1 to September 30.
Location
Reguliersdwarsstraat is situated in the old city centre of Amsterdam and runs between Koningsplein in the west and Rembrandtplein in the east.
Approximatly half-way Reguliersdwarsstraat is separated by Vijzelstraat into a western and an eastern part:
Google Map
It's becoming a new standard: Google Maps. Great to see and use because of the combination of maps and arial photo's and the various navigation options. Therefore here is also a Google map of Reguliersdwarsstraat:
Where to stay
Although there are no real hotels in Reguliersdwarsstraat, there are following options for those who really like to stay in the street itself:
- Good old gay Coffeeshop Downtown at number 31 has its own small guesthouse with two rooms on the upper floors.
More information: www.coffeeshopdowntown.nl
- At number 57 Reguliersdwarsstraat you can stay in a one bedroom apartment which belongs to gay hotel Amistad in Kerkstraat. You can also stay in that hotel itself, which is at a 5 minute walk from Reguliersdwarsstraat.
More information: www.amistad.nl
- In the luxury NH Hotel Carlton alongside Vijzelstraat you can sleep almost right above Reguliersdwarsstraat, as this hotel is partly build above the street! It's also gay friendly.
More information: www.nh-hotels.nl
See for more gay friendly hotels: hotels.gayamsterdam.com
The Carlton Hotel above the entrance to Reguliersdwarsstraat
as seen from the eastern part of the street
Other gay areas
Reguliersdwarsstraat is the most famous and trendy gay street of Amsterdam, but there are 3 more areas with a concentration of gay venues:
- Kerkstraat (at a 5 minute walk) which is the oldest gay street with some gay bars, hotels and shops.
- Amstel area (5 minute walk) with a wide variety of typical dutch gay bars, some very old, some very new.
- Warmoesstraat area (20 minute walk) where you can find the leather scene and also a few upcoming dutch gay bars.
More information: see the general gay guide websites.
Contact
For questions, remarks or suggestions regarding this website, you can contact us through the Mailform, at the e-mail address info@reguliers.net, or leave a message in our Guestbook. Your comments will be very appreciated!
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