London Gay Bars

79 CXR

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:30:48 -0800

Unfussy centrally located cruisy pub There are 2 reviews:

Love it (Stevin)
Pick up place (tfcfan)

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Area

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:24:54 -0800

South-of-the-river dance club There are 2 reviews:

Stylish (Stevin)
THE BEST BAR/DICO IN LONDON!!! (NIKILOSADA)

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Barcode

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:13:35 -0800

Lively, slickly decorated bar with a basement dance area There are 2 reviews:

a safe choice (RuthlessDuchess)
Life DJ Music Bar (peerspective)

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Barcode Vauxhall

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:31:12 -0800

Evening bar with a club sensibility

Fun crowd, Dance Remixes (Scott)

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Box

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:32:17 -0800

Covent Garden café-cum-bar

Fashionable bar for trendy types (tfcfan)

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Cable

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:13:32 -0800

Tunnel of love and cheap drinks
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Candy Bar

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:27:00 -0800

Girls' night out at London's oldest lesbian bar

(FantabulousRose)

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Central Station

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:06:29 -0800

Popular institution running the gamut from cabaret to rubber There are 3 reviews:

Always something (Stevin)
Only if you are looking for a bizarre experience (FernandoSolis)
Something for everyone (AltoidLover)

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Club Colosseum

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:13 -0800

Expansive south-of-the-river dance club

Not to be missed (Stevin)

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Club Wotever

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:30:57 -0800

"Butches, femmes, transmen"

Insanely great (JedBell)

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Comptons

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:26:40 -0800

Male-dominant Soho institution There are 4 reviews:

show, show, show off!!! (RuthlessDuchess)
I awlays go here (Stevin)
LOCAL BAR IN THE SOHO DISTRIC (NIKILOSADA)
Old Compton Street legend (tfcfan)

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Dalston Superstore

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:17:36 -0800

East London hipness
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Dog and Duck

Tue, 26 May 2009 21:34:56 -0800

Proper Victorian pub in the heart of Soho
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Eagle London

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:49:01 -0800

Cruisy old-fashioned gay-pub atmosphere

just what you'd expect, but friendlier. (mgkbus)

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Escape Soho

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:31:11 -0800

Small bar with a big club heart

Love it (Stevin)

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Fire

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:30:01 -0800

Big hit Vauxhall dance club

Most fun on the South Bank (jjkeyes)

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First Out

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:56:54 -0800

Historically significant casual café and bar
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Friendly Society

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:29:45 -0800

Cool Soho basement bar There are 2 reviews:

(tragaldaba)
Awse decor (Stevin)

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G-A-Y Bar

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:30:56 -0800

Pre-club video bar There are 2 reviews:

A bit pretentious (Stevin)
Video bar with young crowd (tfcfan)

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G-A-Y Late

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:27:03 -0800

After-hours camp There are 2 reviews:

Fun late night in heart of soho (Stevin)
Dorrs Closed When I Visited (NIKILOSADA)

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Gay City Rollers (at Renaissance Rooms)

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:17:04 -0800

Positively gay retro roller disco
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Ghetto

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:17:01 -0800

Slightly off the beaten path
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Gummi (at Central Station)

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:53:01 -0800

Monthly club for rubber fetishists
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Halfway to Heaven

Sun, 10 May 2009 21:00:12 -0800

Bar situated en route to Heaven (the club)
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Hard On (at Hidden)

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:32:59 -0800

Monthly rough stuff with slings and things
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Heaven

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:19:17 -0800

Home of G-A-Y party nights There are 4 reviews:

Showtime Night (CamCron)
Just not my kind of music (cubicle)
still going after all these years? (BBUC)
FUN, CAMPY DISCO. GREAT STAFF AND CROWD (NIKILOSADA)

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Horse Meat Disco (at Eagle London)

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:08:44 -0800

Pleasure-promoting Sunday evening party south of the river
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Infinity

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:25:55 -0800

2009 club taking over former Earls Court hot spot

Fat Tony, Steve B (londonclubber)

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King Edward VI

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:27:33 -0800

Friendly non-cruisy male-leaning pub
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Ku Bar

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:31:35 -0800

Stylishly camp bar There are 3 reviews:

Odd address (Stevin)
A Small Bar With Mostly Teeny Bopper Patrons (NIKILOSADA)
Young crowd at Chinatown venue (tfcfan)

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Kudos

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:31:49 -0800

Male-friendly bar not in Soho

My favourite London venue (tfcfan)

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Lounge

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:27:48 -0800

Roving club for metrosexual women
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Madame JoJo's

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:29:35 -0800

The definition of drag
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Megawoof! (at Hidden)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:10:55 -0800

Hunks who funk
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Molly Moggs

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:17:06 -0800

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Pendulum

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:26:21 -0800

Concept enterprise devoted to art, food and social/sexual pursuits
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Play Pit

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:45:47 -0800

Sex-specific bar committed to the sleazier side of gay pursuits
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Popstarz (at The Den)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:58:03 -0800

Festive Friday-only club playing to the indie-spririted music-lover
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Profile/Lo-Profile

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:32:31 -0800

Clubby high-tech two-tier upside/downstairs bars
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Retro Bar

Tue, 26 May 2009 21:46:58 -0800

An alternative to Soho
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Rupert Street

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:19:41 -0800

Buzzy destination for movers and shakers

Fashionable place (tfcfan)

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SM Gays (at the Hoist)

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:33:23 -0800

Educational approach to control and abuse
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Ted's Place

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:12:43 -0800

West London fixture with a loyal if divided clientele
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The 2 Brewers

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:27:20 -0800

Busy south London bar-club

Good neighbourhood bar and club (tfcfan)

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The Admiral Duncan

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:21:26 -0800

Open and accessible bar on Soho's gay catwalk

Intimate local feel to this pub (tfcfan)

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The Backstreet

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:16:58 -0800

London's oldest leather bar
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The Black Cap

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:34:13 -0800

London institution for drinking and cabaret

Cabaret and bar (tfcfan)

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The City of Quebec

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:25:57 -0800

Institution for the cruising older gentleman and his followers

The best bar for older men & admirers in Europe? (Pewit)

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The Duke of Wellington

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:32:55 -0800

Conveniently located Soho public house

Mixed venue (tfcfan)

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The Edge

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:54:26 -0800

Four floors of drinking and chatting

Cool place (tfcfan)

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The Fort

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:23:22 -0800

The emphasis is on flesh and footwear
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The George & Dragon

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:17:05 -0800

As trendy as the East End gets
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The Glass Bar

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:42:10 -0800

London's only women-only club
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The Green

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:10:58 -0800

Elegant take on the gay pub
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The Green Carnation

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:40:35 -0800

A touch of Wilde
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The Hoist

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:13:17 -0800

Impressive, stylish and sexy leather bar
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The Joiners Arms

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:17:04 -0800

The real thing, East End-style
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The King's Arms

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:33:52 -0800

Soho's premier den for bears

Party Party Party (fyouseekayyou)

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The Oak Bar

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:11:36 -0800

Female-friendly north London bar
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The Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:28:51 -0800

Stand-alone Vauxhall institution There are 3 reviews:

So much fun (jjkeyes)
Unique (tfcfan)
Feels like the real London (Scott)

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The Shadow Lounge

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:31:36 -0800

A velvet rope sways in Soho There are 2 reviews:

(johnmurphy)
The Entrance Hostess/Bounce Added The 4 Star (JONINEMONIC)

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The Star at Night

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:22:58 -0800

Friendly Soho spot with red and white chequered plastic tablecloths and smutty retro on the walls
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The Yard

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:20:41 -0800

Popular Soho outlet for the non-glossy, rather knowing and subtly stylish

Cool bar with courtyard (tfcfan)

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Union

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:54:40 -0800

Vauxhall cruise and dance destination
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Vault 139

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:32:22 -0800

Basement bollocks and cocks

Horny time...... (volpone)

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Village

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:31:01 -0800

Friendly and relaxed bar in the thick of Soho

Well worth a visit (tfcfan)

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White Swan

Wed, 20 May 2009 22:20:15 -0800

A non-rough pub-club in a rough part of town
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XXL (at The Arches)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:37:38 -0800

Big club for big men
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