Les Garçons

The oversized model railway suspended above the bar is one of the quirkier features of this 1920s-themed bar, whose sumptuous, eccentric decor borrows from Art Deco style and dark-walled Victorian gentlemen’s clubs. Welcoming to men, women, straights and other, Les Garçons opened in late 2013 in the lively, multicultural area around Langstrasse – also the city’s red-light district and no less fun for that – and has been welcomed by younger gay guys in particular as a long overdue rethinking of the Zurich LGBT watering hole, complete with glass-walled fumoir and free wi-fi. Stylish, friendly staff keep the cocktails coming to chic, contemporary sounds and Fridays and Saturdays are busy party nights with live DJs and doors open till 4am.