A mostly popular after-hours backroom-boosted bar, Tom's originally opened in April 1982 on a site previously occupied by a diner, is the place that every tourist has heard of, though the space is unrecognisable from its clone-era days of leather manliness inspired by master erotic draughtsman Touko Laaksonen (1920–91), better known as Tom of Finland. Things started to change under new ownership from 1993, resulting in the DJ-led atmosphere we have today. For the record, the original T...
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Cruising bar with darkroom
TOM'S Bar Berlin seems to be quite famous. My friend and I went there on a monday night (midnight to 2am). It was surprisingly packed. Maybe because monday nights they have a Happy Hour - 2for1. In the bar area there were lots of guys chatting. The crowd was quite good, lots of butch, big (athletic/muscular) guys. Also lots of leather guys. The bar is known for its darkroom, which is in the basement. Went down there, it was packed with guys standing around, looking, staring.... but for some reason not much action. Saw just one guy naked with another guy, going for it. Everyone else just standing around. Kinda weird. Maybe people get more relaxed in later hours and with a couple of more drinks :P
gays only here :-)
very central in the gay area and hot cruising athmosphere. i am coming back in toms hotel