After Hours Bars in London

Heaven

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

• trans-friendly
• 20+
• 30+
• dancing
• drag
• cruising
• after hours
• 18+
• mixed LGBTQ+
• $$
• live entertainment
• travelers
• LGBTQ+ owned
• nightclub
• techno
• locals
• daddies
• lively
• twinks

After-dark Vauxhall

A superstore-sized mixed club hosting gay nights, mornings and afternoons, all throbbing with dancing and stimulated...

Vauxhall · Vauxhall, S Lambeth Rd, London

• 20+
• 30+
• 40+
• dancing
• go-go boys
• leather
• outdoor seating
• bears
• cruising
• after hours
• mixed LGBTQ+
• mixed gay/straight
• $$
• nightclub

Determinedly trendy East End pub

A rough-looking pub with a green Christopher St sign protruding from its violet and mauve exterior, the sizeable...

East London · 69 Hackney Rd, Bethnal Green, London

• happy hour
• after hours
• pub
• mixed gay/straight

Basement bar hosting the full whack of special-interest fetish nights

Sleazy space directly underneath popular Kings Cross bar Central Station [see entry]. You won't find a fuller...

Central London · 37 Wharfdale Rd, Kings Cross, London

• trans-friendly
• Backroom
• leather
• bears
• cruising
• after hours
• mixed gay/straight
• punk
• themed

Vauxhall cruise and dance destination

Occupying the space formerly known as Crash, Union traditionally has showcased a sweaty, muscle-prone crowd under...

Vauxhall · 66 Albert Embankment, London

• Backroom
• leather
• pool table
• bears
• cruising
• after hours
• punk
• themed

Reassuringly seedy west London fixture with a loyal clientele

A unique, bijou-sized dirty den committed to backroom-thinking man-on-man sleaze (Monday and Friday, with the former...

West London · 305a North End Rd, West Brompton, London

• trans-friendly
• Backroom
• cruising
• after hours
• themed

The naked and the rough

Frisky, cruisy and "non-attitude" sessions (naked, underwear, jocks, gym kit and shorts), organised by...

South London · 217 City Rd, Islignton, London

• Backroom
• cruising
• after hours
• themed

"Hunks who funk"

Return of the popular established (previously) monthly institution that started in 2002 (at the Lifthouse) and went...

Northeast London · 7 Torrens St, Islington, London

• dancing
• leather
• bears
• cruising
• after hours

Established gay-friendly high-definition straight fetish club

Started in 1990, Torture Garden (aka TG) is now the mecca for London's straight fetish scene, offering...

London

• trans-friendly
• Backroom
• dancing
• leather
• cruising
• after hours
• cocktail lounge
• mixed gay/straight

Award-winning west London bar

A former New Zealand rock bar that went gay in 1998, West 5 is a 1930s roadhouse-style, 450-capacity space known for...

West London · 56 Pope's Lane, South Ealing, London

• dancing
• outdoor seating
• piano
• pool table
• after hours
• karaoke
• pub
• live entertainment
• cabaret