Welcoming LGBTQ+ Restaurants at All 8 Continents
- Allison
- Jun 8
- 4 min read
It is June and a time to acclaim LGBTQ+ community throughout the world! There are many cities and countries throughout the world that are LGBTQ+ friendly and where Pride parades and celebrations are taking place such as New York, Paris, Taipei, Melbourne and Rio de Janeiro. Want to go out of town to celebrate Pride...there are many hotels, cruises and restaurants at all 8 continents (yes, we officially have 8 continents as of 2017). Here are 8 LGBTQ+ welcoming eateries to dine at throughout the world!
NORTH AMERICA
San Francisco is a world-famous destination well known for its LGBTQ+ advocacy. Brenda's French Soul Food is an eatery that serves Cajun and Creole food. Brenda's is also vegetarian friendly and has dishes for people who prefer not to eat meat. The restaurant is LGBTQ-owned, woman-owned and Asian-owned. The restaurant is open 7 days a week opening at 8AM Pacific Standard Time and has options for dine in and local delivery. This restaurant accepts cash and credit card payments. Find out more about Brenda's at this link.
SOUTH AMERICA
We travel south to exotic Rio de Janeiro, the second most populous city in Brasil (the most populous city in Brasil is São Paulo). Known for its welcoming, casual atmosphere, visit Galitos Grill Ipanema to enjoy a Brazilian mid-day meal or dinner. Galitos specializes in BBQ and roasted chicken This restaurant is open 7 days a week from 11AM-11PM Brasilia Time and food can be ordered for sit in or take out. If you choose dine in, Galitos has outdoor seating. Find out more about this restaurant here.
EUROPE
¿Quieres devorar comida española? Ibiza in España/Spain is well known for its pride parades and party atmosphere. Enjoy a nice meal at Project Social Ibiza, a restaurant in Ibiza that serves American and British breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week from 9AM-11PM year-round Central European Time. This restaurant caters to all type of people include vegetarian and meat eaters as well as beer, cocktails and street food. The eatery has a cool atmosphere of unique art installations and industrial vibe located close to the marina. Visit Project Social's website here.
AFRICA
Welcome to Café Manhattan, a LGBTQ+ welcoming restaurant that first opened its doors in 1994, the longest standing LGBTQ+ restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa. Café Manhattan is a steakhouse with indoor and outdoor seating and is open 7 days a week serving late lunches, dinner and late-night options closing at 11PM Sunday-Thursday and 12AM Friday and Saturday South Africa Standard Time. Even though Café Manhattan is a steakhouse, the restaurant has vegetarian dishes as well and accepts cash and credit card. Café Manhattan also holds events such as network opportunities and comedy shows. Look up more about Café Manhattan at this link.
ASIA
Welcome to the melting pot of diversity that is Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The KL has various gastronomy options including Sao Nam, which serves Vietnamese food in Kuala Lumpur. Sao Nam is a Michelin restaurant known for its fine dining and celebrity Vietnamese chef Mdm Cam Van, who has been running the kitchen for over 25 years. Sao Nam is open 7 days a week Monday through Friday for lunch from 12:30-2:30PM and dinner 7-10:30PM Singapore Standard Time. Sao Nam offers meat and vegetarian options and accepts cash and credit card. Visit this renowned restaurant's website here.
AUSTRALIA
Experience the thunder at Follow the Leader, a cafe in Melbourne, Australia praised by visitors for its delicious coffee. The cafe serves Australian breakfast, lunch and brunch dishes such as duck, poached and scrambled eggs Monday through Friday from 7:30AM-3PM, Saturday 9AM-3PM and Sundays 8AM-2PM Australian Eastern Standard Time. The restaurant is family friendly and has a quiet, relaxing atmosphere. Review what others on Trip Advisor said about Follow The Leader at this link.
ANTARCTICA
While Antarctica doesn't have any commercial restaurants open to visitors (the only eateries located on the continent are available for researchers only in Antarctica), there are LGBTQ+ welcoming cruise lines that depart from Australia and South America to go on the once of a lifetime trip to Antarctica. Planetdweller's is a LGBTQ travel agency in Australia and recently made history in offering the first LGBTQ cruise to Antarctica departing from Australia and concluding in Chile. Adventurer's will love crossing through Drake's Passage and toasting champagne to views of snow and beautiful animals such as seals, whales, seabirds and penguins on a 9-day cruise. Find out more about this trailblazing cruise here.
ZEALANDIA
Our final restaurant is at newly confirmed continent, Zealandia. Zealandia is located near Wellington, New Zealand and was officially named in 2017. 94% of the continent's landmass is submerged under the Pacific Ocean. Zealandia is easily accessible from Wellington, which is well known for its welcoming LGBTQ+ culture. Visitors can fly to Wellington to take a tour of the continent. Zealandia offers a cafe called Rātā Cafe which offers New Zealand food with amazing views of the continent and organic food from their on-site garden. The cafe is open 7 days a week, in exception to Christmas, 9AM-4PM, with kitchen closing daily at 2PM New Zealand Standard Time. All proceeds from the cafe go towards conservation efforts to help wildlife and restoration. Find out more about Rātā Cafe at its website.
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