Athens

A Gazi staple that runs from brunch through to late-night cocktails, which makes it a practical anchor for an evening that starts early or a morning after that needs pizza and pancakes.

A pop-focused club in Gazi that has held its ground on the Athens scene for over a decade, with weekends built around drag shows and pole performances.

Athens' largest gay club, in Gazi, with life-size cages on stage and something on every night of the week.

A multiplex cruising venue on Karolou 8 with a more complete fit-out than most: private cabins, a darkroom, glory holes, swings, chains, a water sports area, and a cinema.

A three-plus-floor cruising spa five minutes from the metro, with a steam room, sauna, jacuzzi, dark rooms, mazes, private cabins, and themed playrooms spread across the building, plus a bar and garden for when you need a break from all of it.

The main cruising club in Gazi, spread across two floors with darkrooms, glory holes, a cinema area, and private cabins where you can select from a large on-demand film library.

Athens's most gender-fluid club night, drawing a crowd that skews noticeably queer and mixed at a time when most of the city's alternatives cater almost exclusively to gay cis men.

Athens' first bear bar, and still the one locals point newcomers towards before a night out in Gazi.

The Athens outpost of the ES Collection brand, stocking underwear, swimwear and jockstraps alongside the Addicted label.

A men's sauna a couple of minutes from Monastiraki metro, with a 40-man steam room, a 15-man dry sauna, two jacuzzis, a dark room with glory holes, private cabins at no extra charge, and a roof garden.