Lively 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

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
• lively

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

• 20+
• 30+
• 40+
• dancing
• leather
• outdoor seating
• pool table
• bears
• 18+
• mixed LGBTQ+
• cocktail lounge
• pub
• mixed gay/straight
• $$
• nightclub
• lively

Monthly rough stuff with slings and things

New Jersey-reared Suzie Krueger's award-winning, ever-popular, and reassuringly sleazy monthly event, is marked...

Vauxhall · 66 Albert Embankment, London

• Backroom
• leather
• cruising
• mixed LGBTQ+
• $$
• punk
• fetish
• lively

Girls just want to have futch

A monthly and frisky celebration of queerness for "everyday Dykons" hosted by Leia Organza (with co-host...

Soho · 77 Wardour St, London

• drag
• pub
• live entertainment
• cabaret
• open mic
• lively