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Heaven

 (524 Ratings)

The young, the restless and the G-A-Y

The enduringly popular G-A-Y remains one of London's defining gay institutions, especially among the...

1st place in Best of GayCities 2023 - Clubbing King

Central London · 9 The Arches, Villiers St, London


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G-A-Y Bar

 (407 Ratings)

Poppy pre-club video bar

Three floors of lively and camp-sympathetic atmosphere, with a decidedly up-and-coming (read young) crowd meeting up...

Soho · 30 Old Compton St, London


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Village

 (64 Ratings)

Friendly and relaxed bar in the thick of Soho

Opened in late 1991, this was the bar that added a touch of gloss to Soho's then rather low-key gay profile, spawning...

Soho · 81 Wardour St, London


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Horse Meat Disco

 (57 Ratings)

Party animal pleasures on a Sunday evening

Buzzy, weekly event providing happiness and gayness to a cross-section of punters dancing to everything from Italo...

Vauxhall · 349 Kennington Lane, London


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Retro Bar

 (22 Ratings)

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 London · 2 George Court, London


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Ministry of Sound

 (1 Rating)

London's house capital

Not a gay club per se, but Ministry of Sound has humped and thumped for clubbers of all persuasions since first...

South London · 103 Gaunt St, Elephant & Castle, London


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Love Muscle (at Lafayette)

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Return of the 1990s club classic

Twenty years after its disappearance from the London landscape, Love Muscle — launched in 1992 by Andrew...

Central London · 11 Goods Way, Kings Cross, London


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Paper Dress Vintage

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Shop by day / bar by night

A vintage clothing boutique-cum-watering hole with an effortlessly 'cool' name. Old-fashioned trendy. Full...

East London · 352a Mare St, Hackney,


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T-Boys Club (at Space 289)

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Party for t-Boys and all who sail in them

A queer, DJ-led near-monthly party event overseen by Spanish drag king Prinx Silver and Marlo Mortimer, catering to...

East London · Railway Arch, 289 Cambridge Heath Rd, Bethnal Green, London


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Unfold (at FOLD)

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Sunday partypartyparty

A Sunday-only techno dance happening at FOLD, a mostly queer, artist-led, community-driven club and arts space...

East London · Gillian House, Stephenson St, Canning Town, London


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