These are sweaty, rough and ready places. Popular places are the George and Dragon on Hackney Road The joiners arms also on Hackney road and East Bloc on City Road (also Dalston Superstore in erm Dalston - but thats a bit out the way) 23 Poland St, W1F 8QJ, nearest station is Oxford Circus. Everyone is welcome here and they also have a legendary karaoke night on Sundays. Shoreditch is popular with the beardy, skinny jeans, vintage vest "fashion set". Officially a gay bar since 1981, it’s now a firm favourite with the LGBTQ+ community ‘bears’ in particular from London and around the world. Then as the night goes on you may want to go "proper" clubbing in Vauxhall.įire is a popular place but it depends what night is on (check the mags) - there are lots of other big clubs under the arches too.ĭuckie at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern is popular on the Saturday (only open till 2am though) and the Eagle is popular on Sundays for Horse Meat Disco. Ku Bar (Frith Street) and Ku Bar (Lisle Street)
Open 7 days a week and packed with experiences. Profile (and below it Lo-Profile) - bar and club owned by Gaydar Zodiac is a Queer owned and managed venue with the best performances and nightlife London has to offer. GAY Bar (and also GAY late which is around the corner) - these are seperate places but owned by the same people who run GAY club at Heaven Soho is a good place to start - venues include: They have listings of whats on - and i think one of them also has a map showing the venues. In Soho go to Old Compton street and pop into any one of the gay bars there (GAY being the easist to spot) and pick up a copy of Boyz magazine and QX magazine (both are free). The red-lights have been replaced with rainbow flags and Soho is the place to be in gay London.Agree that the 3 main areas are Soho, Vauxhall and Shoreditch - though there are a scattering of other gay pubs / clubs in places like Clapham (The Two Brewers and the Kazbar) Greenwich Camden etc.īut you are probably best off staying "central" There are so many things to do in Soho, you’ll love hanging out in this part of London. It was where world-famous artists like Adele and The XX cut their teeth, and was a gem of the North London nightlife scene. Still proudly boasting its 6am license, Sedition, which opened in. A bit further south south (there is all night tube on Friday and Saturday so no excuses). Theaters, boutiques and posh restaurants occupy Soho between the gay pubs, clubs and bars. Hailed as Kilburn's 'last late night venue', The Good Ship announced its closure to the dismay of comedy and live music lovers across London in September 2017. Formerly known as East Bloc, Old Street’s shoebox-sized late-night venue has reopened as Sedition. Today, the tube is the only thing underground in Soho and the gay community is visible and thriving. Gay places cropped up to form an underground community in the shadows of the red-light district. Like many cities around the world, it was an area where city officials and residents turned a blind eye. Over the years, Soho was the red-light district of London. It became a nickname for the area and stuck, although the hunting has changed a bit. The area was a royal hunting ground during the Tudor period and Soho was a popular hunting cry. The SoHo neighborhood in New York City stands for South of Houston Street, but in London the origin is different. New York Evening would suggest, in regards to the Slide: London, Paris or Berlin. Still, the historic gay area of London is known as Soho and it’s located in Central London’s busy West End. In honor of Pride Month, take a deep dive into 200+ years of gay bar. The Admiral Duncan 163 Bars & Clubs Gay Bars Soho By 820nigelh A safe, lively and fun bar in Soho who knows it’s customers well and also remembers it’s important history. London’s gay scene is hardly confined to one geographic area of the city. Fabulous LGBT theatre venue - great productions and a lively bar.