Venues in London, United Kingdom

The grande dame of Old Compton Street: a traditional two-floor pub with a bearish, unpretentious crowd that has anchored the street for decades.

Today 12:00–23:30

51-53 Old Compton St, London W1D 6HN, UK

Dalston's queer bar, café and basement club: brunch and coffee by day, DJs and a sweaty basement dancefloor by night, with a programme that leans on east London's own collectives. Small, loud and central to the scene.

Today 16:00–02:30

117 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB

Late-opening cruisey bar with a sweaty dancefloor; home of the legendary Horse Meat Disco on Sundays (running 20+ years).

Today 20:00–02:00

349 Kennington Ln, London SE11 5QY, UK

Stylish bar upstairs with a club/cabaret basement; cocktails, camp and a mixed after-work-to-late crowd.

Today 16:00–03:00

60-66 Wardour St, London W1F 0TA, UK

London's most famous gay club since 1979, in the arches under Charing Cross: a huge main floor, G-A-Y on Thursdays to Saturdays and Heaven's own nights, with pop and chart music for a young, mixed crowd.

Today 22:00–04:00

9, Villiers St, London WC2N 6NG, UK

Three floors of London's most popular mainstream gay bar — buzzy, young and tourist-friendly.

Today 13:00–03:00

30 Lisle St, London WC2H 7BA, UK

Grade II-listed Victorian pub, the spiritual home of London queer cabaret — drag, live performance and the long-running Duckie on Saturdays.

Today 19:00–23:45

372 Kennington Ln, London SE11 5HY, UK

Soho's only dedicated lesbian bar — an intimate basement cocktail bar with cabaret, comedy and DJ nights.

Today 17:00–01:00

23a Old Compton St, London W1D 5JL, UK

Historic Old Compton Street bar with nightly cabaret; a poignant community landmark (site of the 1999 bombing).

Today 13:00–23:30

54 Old Compton St, London W1D 4UD, UK

Welcoming corner pub with a lively gay crowd that spills onto buzzy Wardour Street; real ales, wines and cocktails.

Today 12:00–00:00

77 Wardour St, London W1D 6QA, UK

Hidden open-air courtyard bar, a Soho favourite for summer evenings and after-work drinks; DJs and a party feel at weekends.

Today 15:00–23:30

57 Rupert St, London W1D 7PL, UK

Clapham High Street institution with a cabaret bar at the front and a late club at the back; drag, camp anthems and a friendly south London crowd most nights of the week.

Today 17:00–02:00

114 Clapham High St, London SW4 7UJ, UK

Two floors on Wardour Street: a busy ground-floor bar with drag and DJs, and a small dancefloor upstairs. Loud, pop-driven and reliably packed at weekends.

Today 16:00–03:00

81 Wardour St, London W1D 6QD, UK