6 lgbtq+ in London our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All London nightlife.

Heaven ★ 4.5

££Charing Cross

The 1979 club under the railway arches by Charing Cross remains the central gay nightclub in London, hosting both club nights and a live programme that runs from MUNA through G-A-Y Saturdays.

TipG-A-Y Saturday is the long-running pop room, Porn Idol on Thursdays is the institution night for first-timers.

Royal Vauxhall Tavern ★ 4.7

£Vauxhall

The Grade II listed Victorian pub on Kennington Lane is the oldest surviving LGBTQ+ venue in the country, with the Friday Duckie cabaret since 1995 and a programme that protects what Vauxhall used to be.

TipDuckie on Saturdays is the institution. The Sunday Bingo Lingo and panto seasons sell out months ahead.

Dalston Superstore ★ 4.6

££Dalston

The Kingsland High Street two-floor bar and basement club is the east London queer institution, with a calendar that runs from Horse Meat Disco-school disco nights through underground techno parties.

TipThe upstairs bar is the warm-up, the basement does not really get going until midnight. Sundays are the lock-in.

Eagle London ★ 4.6

£Vauxhall

The Kennington Lane gay bar established in 2004 is home to Horse Meat Disco on Sundays, the long-running global disco residency that defines what Vauxhall sounds like at 3am.

TipSunday Horse Meat Disco is the night, not Saturdays. Get there by 22:00 or queue down the road.

Two Brewers ★ 4.4

££Clapham

The Clapham High Street double-room bar and cabaret club is the south London institution, with nightly drag shows in the front room and a club floor in the back that runs until 4am at weekends.

TipThe Friday and Saturday late shows are the draw, get a wristband for the back room before midnight.

She Soho ★ 4.4

££Soho

The Old Compton Street basement is the only dedicated lesbian bar on the Soho strip, run by Ku Bar with a vaulted basement sound system and a calendar of community nights for women and non-binary people.

TipWednesday Butch Please and the weekend basement parties are the regular highlights, the upstairs bar is the chat room.

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