Cabarets in London

Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Gay mecca in Vauxhall

Indestructible Victorian pub with a singular gay history — including drag performances since the middle of the...

Nominated for Best of GayCities 2023 - Legendary Bar

Vauxhall · 372 Kennington Ln, London

• 30+
• 40+
• 50+
• dancing
• drag
• outdoor seating
• bears
• mixed LGBTQ+
• pub
• $$
• live entertainment
• cabaret
• themed
• casual
• locals
• lively

Ku ku ka choo

Very popular and casual hot spot luring an image-aware, youngish and camp-friendly clientele, set on three floors...

Central London · 30 Lisle St, London

• 20+
• 30+
• 40+
• dancing
• outdoor seating
• comedy club
• cabaret

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,...

Soho · 81 Wardour St, London

• 20+
• 30+
• drag
• go-go boys
• 18+
• karaoke
• cabaret

Gay antiquity for the cruising older gentleman and his followers

One of London's oldest traditional gay pubs, attracting one of London's oldest gay clienteles, the Quebec has been...

Central London · 12 Old Quebec St, Marble Arch, London

• 50+
• dancing
• outdoor seating
• cruising
• karaoke
• cabaret

Open and accessible bar on Soho's gay catwalk

Popular and very centrally located Soho haunt known for its friendly staff and jukebox of hits from the 80s, 90s and...

Soho · 54 Old Compton St, London

• drag
• happy hour
• karaoke
• pub
• cabaret

South London den of drag that packs them in

Hugely popular and lively gay institution established in 1981 and still worth crossing the river for. The front bar...

South London · 114 Clapham High St, Clapham, London

• dancing
• drag
• karaoke
• pub
• cabaret

Popular local corner bar running the gamut from cabaret to strippers

Friendly Kings Cross venue on several floors, featuring a cabaret bar and a rooftop terrace, with karaoke, drag...

Central London · 37 Wharfdale Rd, Kings Cross, London

• drag
• outdoor seating
• cruising
• karaoke
• mixed LGBTQ+
• cocktail lounge
• pub
• cabaret

Gay boozer situated en route to Heaven

An ever so central traditional gay bar — located between Charing Cross Tube/railway station and Trafalgar Square,...

Central London · 7 Duncannon St,, London

• drag
• karaoke
• cabaret

A non-rough pub-club in a so-called rough part of town

Decidely off the map for some, the White Swan nevertheless has its place as the jewel of London's working-class...

East London · 556 Commercial Rd, Limehouse, London

• 20+
• 30+
• dancing
• drag
• go-go boys
• outdoor seating
• cruising
• karaoke
• cabaret

London institution for drinking and cabaret

Long-established, lively and friendly two-floor establishment in north-central London's Camden Town, with upstairs...

North London · 171 Camden High St, London

• dancing
• drag
• outdoor seating
• mixed LGBTQ+
• cabaret