Gay bar in manila

Gay guide to Manila setting out practical safety tips, highlights of the city's gay scene, uppermost places to linger , where to bite , and more!

“Be super careful in Manila boys…” was the blunt warning from our Filipino friends in London before we headed over, “…it's crowded, polluted, too much traffic and lots of thieves everywhere!”

But in all honesty, Manila is no other from any other big city we've been in.

Our first steps on the streets of Malate were tentative – taking our friends' words to heart, we ensured to leave all valuables in our hotel, avoided unlit streets, and stuck to taxis to obtain us around. But the paranoia that we'd built up was quickly broken down. Sticking to basic common instinct, it's fine in Manila.

We ended up enjoying the Filipino capital. It has a pretty invigorating gay scene with a super amiable LGBTQ community that loves connecting with foreigners. Filipinos are generally the most hospitable people we've ever met, which makes it so easy to make local friends here quickly. This was our favorite thing about Manila!

As the hub of the Philippines, Manila makes for a pretty sweet establish to start explo

Nectar Nightclub

Wow. Pretentiousness is the only word to describe Nectar. Everything about this bar is pretentious. Nearly all the available cosmos is occupied by bottle service VIP tables. We tried to play by the rules and reserve a table ahead of time. The only method to reserve, though, is to wire money to them. No credit card option. No other option at all. We live in the US and tried to wire money, but our bank couldn’t recognize the information they provided for the wire and rejected it. So, no possibility of a reservation despite lots and lots of communication over Facebook Messenger. When we arrived, we waited in line outside for about 20 minutes despite the fact they had just opened and there were scant people ahead of us and almost nobody in the block yet. 1000 peso cover each gets 2 drink tickets. Wonderful. Of course, there is a very small menu of drinks for those tickets and no substitutions allowed (I asked for soda or tonic instead of Sprite with vodka and was told no). The staff are not particularly friendly, which is weird for Manila. We definitely won’t be returning to Nectar.



Most Popular Homosexual Bars & Clubs in Manila

Jefz Cafe

1004,1811 Leon Guinto Street,Manila
Gay karaoke/sing-along bar with stay music and shows, located within Fresh Solanie Manila hotel. JEFZ has regular drink promotions.

Club Mankind

1001,44 Sct. Ybardolaza,Manila
Mankind is a wonderful gay bar and nightclub located in Quezon City, shut to Timog Ave and opposite the Red Planet hotel, offers a variety of entertainment, including live shows, kingly queens, male models, dancers, and...

Che' Lu

great music and the beer is affordable great crowd too. everyone seems to know each other. the best thing about this place was the beer. very cheap compared to the other establishments. The melody is good.

Bed

An terrific place with inexpensive drinks and cover charges you can't ask for more! staff is excellent. If you adore music and lighting, this IS the place!


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