Bar · Mar Mikhael / Armenia Street
Om Bar Room
Om Bar Room is listed as a queer nightlife venue in Beirut’s Mar Mikhael area.
◷ Check current listingView details →Beirut LGBTQ+ City Guide
6 spots
Beirut
The published Beirut choices serve different purposes.
Om Bar Room in Mar Mikhael is a bar, while Tota is a mixed cultural and social space; neither represents an entire gay district.
Area & visiting information
Beirut Scene Guide
The published Beirut choices serve different purposes. Om Bar Room in Mar Mikhael is a bar, while Tota is a mixed cultural and social space; neither represents an entire gay district. Café Younes in Hamra is a daytime café. Marsa Sexual Health Center and Nawfal Clinics are health services, not nightlife. Check each place’s current hours or appointment rules before visiting.
City at a glance
City snapshotBeirut currently has 6 listed places: 3 daytime and 3 nightlife choices. Near Me shows only 3 places with supported location evidence.
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- Near Me radar
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BarGay-popular / mixedStudios & ServicesCafé & Dining
Gay-popular / mixed · Beirut
Tota
Tota café, bar and music venue on Asfahan Street, Mar Mikhael, Beirut.
◷ Official Linktree hours: daily 09:00–01:30 next day. Dated music events can have separate entry and performance times.View details →Studios & Services · Beirut
Marsa Sexual Health Center
Marsa is a Beirut sexual-health centre offering booked counselling and testing.
LGBTQ+ friendly
◷ Appointments required. Regular hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00; Sat–Sun closed. A separate reduced schedule applies in August.View details →Studios & Services · Sodeco Square
Nawfal Clinics — Beirut
The Beirut branch of Nawfal Clinics, a private practice in Sodeco Square, Block B.
LGBTQ+ friendly
◷ Consultations are by appointment. No branch-specific weekly walk-in timetable is published.View details →Café & Dining · Baalbeck Street, Hamra
Café Younes — Hamra Branch
Café Younes’ Hamra coffee shop in Beirut occupies a 1950s house on Baalbeck Street.
◷ The Hamra coffee shop opens daily 07:30–23:30.View details →Performance venue
Metro Al Madina
A performance and nightlife venue in Beirut’s Hamra district. Concerts, cabaret and theatre share the programme, including documented work by queer artists.
◷ Bar: event days from 19:00. Ticket office: Mon–Sat 14:00–20:00; Sun closed.View details →Tours, tickets & transport
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Country guide · Lebanon ＋
Country / Region Guide · Lebanon
Lebanon is an eastern Mediterranean country whose most visible cultural and nightlife layer is centered on Beirut and its surrounding urban districts.
Country overview and historical context3
- Lebanon is an eastern Mediterranean
- country whose most visible cultural and
- nightlife layer is centered on Beirut and its surrounding urban districts.
LGBTQ+ law, Pride and community history3
- Helem was established in 2004 and became the Arab world's first registered LGBTQ+ rights organization, anchoring community support and advocacy in Beirut.
- A 2018 appeals ruling held that consensual same-sex relations were not unlawful,
- but official restrictions and attacks on LGBTQ+ gatherings intensified again in 2023.
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Local culture and travel context
Beirut has long supported queer cultural and nightlife spaces, but legal and security conditions remain restrictive and can shift quickly. AFTERORA links only verified public business and community channels; private groups are never exposed.
- Scale
- Small
- Visibility
- Concentrated in Beirut
- Rights
- Restrictive legal environment
Digital ecosystem5
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Community and social discovery
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Digital and in-person safety1
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Hours, entry policies, and events can change. Recheck official channels and maps on the day you visit.