The area around Hanoi, known as the Glockenbachviertel, has been known for many things, yet these days it’s the astounding rents that catches everyone’s attention. But don’t forget that this was once the gay epicenter of the city, and faces including Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Freddie Mercury and countless others used to be fixtures amongst the bars and avenues of the district.

While not an exclusively gay club, Hanoi is open to everything, and often you’ll find a mixture of orientations filling up the underground space of this gold-embossed venue. Whether getting down on the dance floor or striking up more intimate conversation amongst either of its two plush lounges, your night here is guaranteed to be refined, flirty, yet straight to the point.