London Gay Bars 2022: Smoking Area
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The Royal Vauxhall Tavern (aka the RVT)
Stand-alone Vauxhall mecca
Vauxhall, 372 Kennington Lane 100% Love itExplore
Eagle London
Cruisy old-fashioned gay-pub atmosphere
Vauxhall, 349 Kennington Lane 99% Love itExplore
The Yard
Popular Soho outlet for the non-glossy, rather knowing and subtly stylish
Soho, 57 Rupert St 100% Love itExplore-davidoperson-76a25.png?w=180&h=150&fit=crop&auto=format&auto=compress&crop=faces)
Horse Meat Disco (at Eagle London)
Pleasure-pushing Sunday evening party south of the river
Vauxhall, 349 Kennington Lane 100% Love itExplore
The Joiners Arms AWAITING REDEVELOPMENT
Determinedly trendy East End pub
East, 69 Hackney Rd, Bethnal Green 97% Love itExplore
The White Swan
A non-rough pub-club in a so-called rough part of town
East, 556 Commercial Rd, Limehouse 95% Love itExplore
The Black Cap CLOSED, POSSIBLY REOPENING?
London institution for drinking and cabaret
North, 171 Camden High St, Camden Town 100% Love itExplore
The Backstreet DUE TO CLOSE ON 17 JULY 2022
CLOSEDLondon's oldest leather bar (with full-blown patina)
East, Wentworth Mews 94% Love itExplore
Fabric
A club-lover's club, spread across 25,000 square feet
East, 77a Charterhouse St, Smithfield 100% Love itExplore
The Victoria
CLOSEDLocal boozer with a gay twist
Northeast, 188 Hoe St London, Walthamstow 100% Love itExplore
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VFD (formerly Vogue Fabrics)
Very Now in 2011 (and 2012) (and 2013) (and 2014) (and 2015) (and 2016) (and 2017) (and 2018) (and 2019)
East, 66 Stoke Newington Rd, Dalston 100% Love itExplore
The Old Ship
Gay/mixed corner pub on solid ground
East, 17 Barnes St, Limehouse 100% Love itExplore
