Café Gnosa

Café · Hamburg St. Georg

Viennese coffee-house flair, cakes and long drinks: Café Gnosa on Lange Reihe has been the daytime meeting place of the queer scene for decades and even has its own Wikipedia entry.

• ★ 4.4 on Google (1,782)
• Coffee house
• Crowd 40–60
• Terrace

Address

Lange Reihe 93
20099 Hamburg

Opening hours

daily from 10 am, until 10 or 11 pm in the evening

Drinks

Cup of coffee €3.30
Long drinks from €8

Crowd

mixed, mostly 40–60, also many women

Flirt factor

low

What makes Gnosa special

Wood panelling, red bar stools, comfortable sofas and two chandeliers: Gnosa is furnished in the style of a Viennese coffee house and is probably the cosiest queer place in the city. Inside there’s room for around 50 guests, and outside there are more than ten tables on Lange Reihe.

The menu features breakfast (small from €9.30), numerous cakes and hearty dishes such as farmer’s breakfast. In the evening there’s a generous selection of spirits, including martini and Aperol Spritz. So pre-drinks work here just as well as breakfast.

Atmosphere and crowd

At Gnosa you’ll meet queers between 40 and 60, many couples and groups of friends, women too. People come here less to hook up, but most guests are open to a chat. Especially at weekends, many start the day here with a long breakfast.

Contact

Editorially researched, as of October 2026. Sources: on-site research by mann-liebt-mann.de, Google reviews (4.4 stars, 1,782 reviews), official website. Opening hours, prices and programme may change, please check before visiting.