LISBON
The Portuguese Leather community is small, but ready to grow. Just add lube!
Hot-spot neighborhoods: Misericórdia, Santo António [Bairro Alto, part of Misericórdia, and Príncipe Real, part of Santo António, together make up the gay heart of Lisbon.]
Drink Fuck Shake Buy Crash Eat Trim Hang Plan
WHERE TO DRINK (AND CRUISE)
Bar Cru (R de São Marçal 170, Príncipe Real/Santo António) Sex bar with fetish items available for sale. link
Bar Tr3s Lisboa (R Rubén A. Leitão 2, Misericórdia) Leather-friendly bear bar. link
Woof X (R Manuel Bernardes 2b, Misericórdia) Leather-friendly sex bar. Popular with bears. link
WHERE TO FUCK
Bar Cru (R de São Marçal 170, Príncipe Real/Santo António) Sex bar with fetish items available for sale. link
Praia 19 (Costa da Caparica) “Beach 19” is Lisbon’s cruisy, beautiful gay nude beach. link
Drako Club (R Nogueira e Sousa 11, Santo António) Lisbon’s full-service sex club with a small onsite sex shop. link
Trombeta Bath (R do Trombeta 1C, Bairro Alto/Misericórdia) A welcoming bathhouse. link
Woof X (R Manuel Bernardes 2b, Misericórdia) Leather-friendly sex bar. Popular with bears. link
XXL Lisbon Club (Calçada do Tijolo, 8, Bairro Alto/Misericórdia) Lisbon’s newest fetish cruise club, with an onsite sex shop. link
WHERE TO SHAKE YOUR ASS (AND CRUISE)
Fly Wish (Cais do Gás, R da Cintura do Porto de Lisboa @ Titanic Sur Mer, Misericórdia) Fetish-friendly parties for perverted boys. link
WHERE TO BUY GEAR
Bar Cru Store (R de São Marçal 170, Príncipe Real/Santo António) This primarily online store has a small showcase inside Bar Cru selling an assortment of fetish gear. link
Drako Club (R Nogueira e Sousa 11, Santo António) Lisbon’s full-service sex club with an onsite sex shop. link
XXL Lisbon Club (Calçada do Tijolo, 8, Bairro Alto/Misericórdia) Check out the onsite sex shop at Lisbon’s newest fetish cruise club. link
WHERE TO CRASH (AND MAYBE FUCK SOME MORE)
Bairro Alto Hotel (Praça Luís de Camões 2, Misericórdia) Upscale hotel in an 19th-century building. Near lots of gay stuff. link
Ibis Lisboa Centro Liberdade (Rua Barata Salgueiro 53, Santo António) Leather-friendly and budget-friendly hotel. link
The Late Birds Lisbon (Travessa André Valente 21, Misericórdia) Gay guesthouse in a beautiful 18th-century building. link
Lisbon Marriott Hotel (Av dos Combatentes 45, São Domingos de Benfica) Gay-friendly place to get your Marriott points. link
My Rainbow Rooms (Praça Duque Saldanha 1, Arroios) Renovated, exclusively gay guesthouse, close to public transit. link
Villa 3 Caparica (Rua Teresa Leitão Barros 4, Charneca de Caparica e Sobreda) Gay resort property with clothing-optional pool and spa area, south of Lisbon and close to Praia 19 gay beach. link
WHERE TO EAT (AND CRUISE)
Pap’Açôrda (Av 24 de Julho, Misericórdia) Highly recommended gay restaurant near the waterfront. link
Põe-Te Na Bicha Restaurante (Travessa da Água da Flor 36, Bairro Alto/Misericórdia) A gay restaurant serving up delicious food. link
Sinal Vermelho (R das Gáveas 89, Bairro Alto/Misericórdia) A popular gay restaurant serving traditional Portuguese food. link
WHERE TO GET A BUZZ CUT AND BEARD TRIM
Figaro’s Barbershop (R do Alecrim 39, Chiado/Misericórdia) Where to go for the latest hipster looks. link
WHO TO HANG WITH
Gear Club Portugal Get to know these men into all sorts of fetishes. link
WHAT TO PLAN FOR
September
Lisbon Meets Fetish The annual international gathering of fetish men in Portugal. link
[Suggestions? Corrections? Contact me!]