Best gay bars soho
The final step of England&#;s roadmap out of lockdown is in sight &#; 19th July! With Soho being the hub of London&#;s LGBTQ+ scene once offering a diversity of nightlife entertainment, Tim Baros questions the disappearance of some of Soho&#;s most infamous and discreet same-sex attracted and lesbian venues&#; &#;where have all of Soho&#;s LGBT bars & clubs gone?&#;
The scene was in trouble even before COVID reared its ugly top in March , but now more ever it looks like there’s no turning back at what can only be described as a catastrophic event. Not only for Soho overall but especially for the LGBT scene where many a night was spent hopping from Comptons (or Duke of Wellington) for a pint to Admiral Duncan for a look at the performative shows then a mandatory drink at the Village Bar to ogle the go-go dancers and conclusion the night at The Shadow Lounge or Freedom to dance the nighttime away. It was the golden hexagon of nights.
Also, remember those days when you could take your top off and gyrate with other hot and sweaty men at the once revered golden den of decadence &#;
Gay Bars and Pubs in London
London has countless same-sex attracted bars. To store this page usable for travellers not all of these bars have been listed here (particularly those of interest mainly for locals).
Admiral Duncan
Monday-Thursday – ;Friday, Saturday – ;Sunday –
Traditional London gay pub in Soho. With drag shows and karaoke.
@ 54 Elderly Compton Street
London W1D 4UD
Subway: Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Tottenham Court Road
+44 20
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Arch Clapham
Tuesday-Thursday – ;Friday – /;Saturday – ;Sunday –
LGBTQ cocktail bar in the south of London.
Themed evenings with DJs, karaoke, drag bingo and more.
@ Voltaire Road (Arch )
London SW4 6DH
Subway: Clapham North
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City of Quebec
Monday, Tuesday – ;Wednesday – ;Thursday-Saturday – ;Sunday –
One of the oldest lgbtq+ bars in London (since ) and traditional British pub.
With karaoke and cabaret flamboyant shows.
For hundreds of years, Soho has been a haven for male lover Londoners, full of packed pubs and late night drinking dens even before the decriminalisation of homosexuality. In these enlightened times, Homosexual city dwellers have got a plethora of options all across the city. But gay elderly Soho still holds a unique place in London's LGBTQ scene and remains most visitors' first port of call, whether for drag nights or mingling. It's centred around Old Compton Lane, where you can spend a raucous night at the enduringly widespread G-A-Y bar or down unpretentious drinks at pubs like The Admiral Duncan. Here's our pick of the best gay bars and clubs in Soho.
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(Open) G-A-Y Bar
G-A-Y Bar : Gay Bar London
Soho’s palace of pop, which boasts three floors of purple-walled, pop tuneage beamed from loads of plasma screens. There are scores of pretty young party things and endless affordable drinks promotions, as a result you’re assured a fab night out.
The G-A-Y brand is world-renowned. Their flagship venue on Antique Compton Street is a bustling three-floor party exclude with plasma screen jukeboxes playing all your favourite camp pop hits. The crowd is great mix of youngsters with Soho socialites in between. The drink deals are to die for! Get there early and you can get yourself nice and tipsy for under a fiver, for instance. G-A-Y Bar is hard to miss because of the three enormous initials illuminated out front. It guides you like yonder celebrity to a magical manger full of music and men. The pop don’t NEVER stop at G-A-Y Bar so get ready to pound your pussy into the dance floor because
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