Gay Bars in London · Page 4

An alternative to Soho

Tucked in an alley just south of the Strand and an eight-minute stroll from Soho, the Retro Bar is a warm, friendly,...

Central · 2 George Court, London

• outdoor seating
• karaoke
• mixed LGBTQ+

Reassuringly seedy west London fixture with a loyal clientele

A unique, bijou-sized dirty den committed to backroom-thinking man-on-man sleaze (Monday and Friday, with the former...

West · 305a North End Rd, West Brompton, London

• trans-friendly
• cruising
• after hours
• themed

London institution for drinking and cabaret

Long-established, lively and friendly two-floor establishment in north-central London's Camden Town, with...

North · 171 Camden High St, Camden Town, London

• dancing
• drag
• outdoor seating
• mixed LGBTQ+
• cabaret

The definition of drag

Plush, decadent, glittering and gilded cabaret, burlesque and club venue that has been de rigeur for drag-lovers...

Soho · 8—10 Brewer St, London

• drag
• cabaret

Let me see you stripped down to the bone

In 2008 the owners of the now-defunct Hoist turned their 1990s leather/rubber bar on its head to accommodate the...

Vauxhall · 66 Albert Embankment, London

A Midsummer Night's Dream all year long

Not a bar really as there are no drinks for sale and no indoors either, but the West Heath section of north London's...

Northwest · London

• leather

1990s outrageousness still lifting the spirits on a Saturday night

An alternative, retro-happy, queer-proud and irreverent weekly Saturday night event co-created in 1995 by New...

Vauxhall · 349 Kennington Lane, London

• 30+
• 40+
• 50+
• mixed gay/straight
• cabaret

Party party party...party

Semi-regular glamour and buzz, marked by visual spectacle, on-the-pulse sounds from resident DJs and oiled go-go boys...

South · London

• dancing

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Basement bar of lively and camp three-floor G-A-Y Bar [see entry] takes the lesbian-friendly aspects of the ground and...

Soho · 30 Old Compton St, London

• lesbian

Conventional manliness

Bear-embracing, muscle-friendly concept/organization that took up residence in Eagle London between 2003 and October...

London

• leather
• bears
• cruising