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BARS 7. Halfway II Heaven 13. Rupert Street disco downstairs with club nights, 7 Duncannon Street, 50 Rupert Street, live performances and more. 1. WC2N 4JF W1D 6DR 54 Old Compton A traditional gay boozer, with This popular bar has a sophisticated 21. Ku Bar Lisle Street Street, W1D 4UB a friendly bunch of after work and stylish clientele, with a diverse and Ku Klub Landmark traditional gay regulars and off-duty drag food menu during the day and live 30 Lisle Street, WC2H 7BA slap bang in the middle of queer queens who are very welcoming DJs playing to a packed-out venue A wonderful, three-floor bar/ street. A friendly, eclectic clientele to newcomers. Downstairs boasts at the weekend. A favourite pre- club with a diverse crowd of party for uncomplicated drinkin’ and regular cabaret and karaoke clubbing destination. pumpin’ pretties. Upstairs has the entertainment seven nights a week. nights. gorgeous champagne bar, perfect 14. Yard for private parties, the ground floor 2. City Of Quebec 8. King’s Arms 57 Rupert Street, W1D 7PL is regularly heaving, and the Ku 12 Old Quebec Street, 23 Poland Street, W1F 8QL A wonderful, relaxed venue with Klub is open 7 days a week with W1H 7AH Long-serving, friendly and always a gorge New York style loft-bar, different themed nights of pop This long-serving pub is a popular drinking den for bears Soho’s ONLY smoking balcony and tuneage. The beautiful bar boys will traditional boozer in every sense. and their pals. courtyard, plus a bevy of beautiful have your mouths watering. Popular with a more mature boys, professional gayers and gay crowd and their admirers, 9. Ku Bar everyone in-between. 22. Village there are quiz nights, karaoke, 25 Frith Street, 81 , weekly Sunday night cabaret and WC2A 7BA 15. Central Station W1D 6QD basement disco. Affectionately known as ‘Baby 37 Wharfdale Road, N1 9SD A three-floored wonder of stunning Ku’, spread over two floors, the A cosy queer watering hole nestled Sohocialites enjoying chilled-out 3. funky basement bar is a pleasing in the heart of Kings Cross. Take the drinks. 52 Old Compton plateau of comfy seats, plasma edge off with a beer by their roaring Street, W1D 6HJ screens, great lighting and a fire, or enjoy their live entertainment, CLUB The Grand Dame of Old Compton diverse clientele. Not forgetting great food and roof terrace. Street. This ever-busy drinking the hot boys behind the bar! 23. G-A-Y Late den has a cruisy downstairs with LATE BARS 5 Goslett Yard, WC2H 0EA circular bar, plus a loungeier, 10. Molly Moggs The late night version of its Old grandiosely furnished upstairs. 2 , 16 Bloc Bar Compton Street sister, which sticks Great music, and they often show W1D 4TB 18 Kentish Town Road, NW1 to the winning formula of top pop, live rugby/football matches for the Offering not only a warm and 9NX plasmas screens, hot boys and flirty butcher fellas. friendly atmosphere, Molly Camden’s hottest, cutest, trendiest girls – but continues until the early Moggs also has a packed event new venue with a weekly rotation hours of the morning! 4. Duke Of Wellington programme across the week, of poptastic DJs and sassy cabaret! 77 Wardour Street, generally involving singing and Great for post-work drinks or 24. Heaven W1V 3TH sequins. A cosy, charming venue debauched weekend shenanigans. Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG A local pub right in the heart that, whilst being predominantly Probably the most famous gay of the West End. This more gay, does also attract a mixed 17. Muse disco on Earth! Boasting five traditional-looking gay boozer crowd to its cabaret shenanigans. 23 Frith Street, W1D 3JD rooms of sounds, this legendary boasts an eclectic and friendly Ambiently-lit underground Soho venue caters to a wild mix, from clientele and is particularly busy at 11. New Bloomsbury Set cocktail bar with urban clubby vibes! polysexual and studenty crowds weekends. 76b Marchmont Street, Plays host to a variety of queer to mad trannies and muscle boys, WC1N 1AG friendly nights, including hot Spanish with plenty of special events and 5. Friendly Society A gorgeous spot for socializing sensation EXILIO. wild parties, including G-A-Y every 79 Wardour Street, nestled in the heart of bustling Thursday (Porn Idol), Friday (Camp W1D 6QB Bloomsbury. Pulling in a diverse 18. Circa Attack), pop artists perform live or A discreet door hides a wonderful mix of suave and sophisticated 62 Frith Street, W1D 3JN regular themes every Saturday, and kitsch and kooky sub-surface bar gays, from professionals to Cozy club/bar off , dance night Popcorn every Monday. where Barbarella meets Barbie. students, the cushioned cubby featuring super-friendly staff and Playing the best in pop, dance, R&B Friendly, fun and quirky. holes are great for big groups a buzzing atmosphere. DJs play and anything you can shimmy to. or an intimate date. Home to pop and clubbier beats, with a late 6. G-A-Y Bar Dusty O’s Musical Menagerie on license until 1am. Worth checking 25. Club 49 30 Old Compton Street, Sundays out for the amazing mirror-ball DJ 49 , W1D 4UR booth alone! Now serving food. W1D 4EG Soho’s palace of pop, which 12. Retro Bar A sexy Soho boutique lounge club, boasts three floors of purple- 2 George Court, 20. Freedom host to glam nights such as the walled, pop tuneage beamed WC2H 6HH 66 Wardour Street, eternally popular Room Service, from loads of plasma screens. A hidden gem that brings a slice W1F 0TA every Thursday. Scores of pretty young party of ‘ cool’ to the West A polysexual, two-floor bar that things and endless cheap drinks End. A laid-back, trendy but caters to many a well-heeled 26. Shadow Lounge promotions means you’re assured unpretentious crowd, chillin’ to gayer and their trendy hetero 5 , W1F 0RF a fab night out. indie and retro tunes. acquaintances. There’s also a glitzy The spiritual home of the swish,

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stylish scene queen, this decadent 2am weeknights and 24 hours over free from prejudice, harassment They offer a ‘Smart Muscle Service’ club de jour is pumping seven the weekend. and discrimination. Providing a safe for users of performance and nights a week with glamorous place, and a range of activities to image enhancing drugs every louche loungers and dancefloor 32. Vault develop a sense of community, a Tuesday from 6-9pm. divas alike. The weekends are 139 Whitfield Street, support network and wider social packed with cocktail-sipping, air- SW1W 0HH and strategic change. 43. Outlet kissing urbanites and more than A cruise bar where you can have 32 Old Compton Street, a few celeb clienteles nestled in drinks at the bar and unwind in front 38. Prowler W1D 4TP the enclaves. With top DJs, and of the movie screens or wander the 5-7 Brewer Street, Gay accommodation agency to suit a trendy selection of music, it’s dark corridors and hidden vaults to W1F 0RF all budgets and tastes, from holiday open to all, but there are plenty of discover secret treasures. There’s The number one stop for your accommodation to long-term benefits for members… also themed nights of nudity and every gay need; ranging from rentals and more. underwear-only. Just a stone’s throw toys to clothes, books to DVDs GAY-FRIENDLY FOOD from Soho. and a dedicated section for porn, 44. Gay’s The Word Prowler have got it all! Located in 66 Marchmont Street, 27. Balans 33. Ted’s Place the heart of Soho, Prowler offers a Bloomsbury, WC1N 1AB 60-62 Old Compton Street, 305 North End Rd, comfortable, easy shopping space Not just the UK’s only gay W1D 4UG Fulham W14 9NS with friendly staff on hand to ensure bookshop, it’s also a wonderful London’s queen of gay-friendly A friendly, welcoming basement you find exactly what you need. resource of gay literature and dining, slap-bang in the heart bar, run by the lovely Ted. With a information, from serious to camp. of Soho’s gay village. Featuring mix of cruising, underwear and 39. X-it Soho There are also regular readings, a varied menu of modern sports kit nights, as well as a pop 2 Silver Place, meetings and a real community international cuisine, superb T-Girl event on every Thursday! Soho, W1F 0JP vibe. A little walk from Soho but cocktails, fine wine list and late Husband and wife team Sean and worth it! night/early morning dining. Quite SHOPS, SERVICES, GYMS Tracy Miller own and run a this simply the place to be seen with AND MORE… unique salon in the heart of Soho. 45. Fifty&Dean Cosmo in hand and hot boy in tow. Unlike most traditional salons who 50 Old Compton Street, 34. 56 offer a variety of treatments, they W1D 4UB 28. Balans Café 56 Dean Street, W1D 6AQ specialise in hair removal and use Featuring men’s designer 24 Old Compton A welcoming, ultra modern and the ancient Egyptian art of sugaring underwear, loungewear, streetwear Street, W1D 4TP very friendly sexual health clinic to give a less painful and more and other goodies upstairs and R18 You can always spot an array that offers both walk-in and thorough treatment. DVDs, sex toys and adult playthings of trendy Sohoites, media types appointment services. With fast HIV down in the basement, with a cool and gays about town enjoying a testing, Hepatitis B vaccinations, 40. Face Clinic industrial-style decor to boot! breakfast, brunch or late night free condoms, emergency 7 Silver Place, snack in this buzzing café. contraception and advice. Soho, W1F 0JT 46. Extreme Needle Just a 5 minute walk from Carnaby 36 St Martin’s Court, MEN ONLY 35. Clone Zone Street, you’ll find the London , WC2N 4AL 35 Old Compton Street, Face Clinic. Specialising in a Offering a different kind of prick 29. The Underground Club W1D 5JX multitude of treatments including than perhaps the type you’re 37 Wharfdale Road, N1 9SD A gay man’s shopping paradise, wrinkle treatments, dermal fillers, used to, Extreme Needle has two North London’s fetish destination, featuring DVDs, toys, clothes, microdermabrasion and sweating studios in central London that boast with nights and events to suit every underwear, books, magazines and treatments. They also offer skin tag professional and artistic tattoo weird and wonderful taste. more. Plus, head to the basement and wart removal, if you have a little design and body piercing. downstairs for a feast of strictly something you want taken care of! 30. The Stable adults-only goodies, such as porn, 47. London Hippodrome 29 Endell Street, DVDs, dildos, plus fetish/bondage 41. Soho Salon Cranbourn Street, WC2H 9BA gear. 5 Carlisle Street, W1D 3BJ , WC2H 7JH A sophisticated sauna and bar for This chic, modern, family Located in the heart of Leicester boozing and cruising. Includes spa, 36. Dean Street Express business offers a wide range of Square and billing itself as sauna, steam room, cabins, video 35 Dean Street, Soho, treatments, with friendly staff that London’s ‘biggest night out’, the lounge and massage services, in W1D 6AQ adhere to the highest standards. Hipprodrome presents a varied mix a discreet location in the bustling If only all sexual health services were There are laser treatments for of shows, from classy cabaret like Covent Garden, just a hop, skip so forward-thinking! The walk-in hair reduction, thread veins, Wam Bam Late and an Evening of and a jump away from Soho. A service that allows you to register acne or skin rejuvenation, plus Burlesque to drag impresarios like perfect way to release some after quickly, and get tested faster by micodermabrasion, oxygen facials Miss Hope Springs and the Velma work tension. doing your own swabs for STIs. and more. Other male grooming Celli Show. Results get texted to your phone. treatments include waxing and 31. Sweatbox Open Monday-Sunday. HIV tests sugaring, or you can choose from a 1-2 Ramillies Street, may take a little longer. range of massages. W1F 7LN A sauna, gym and emporium of 37. Centred 42. Turning Point spa therapies and massages all Unit 1, 10-11 Archer 32a Wardour Street, under one roof, this ultra modern, Street, W1D 7AZ Soho, W1D 6QR men-only space also holds Kairos in Soho (KiS) is a This leading health and social care regular club events such as foam registered charity and community organization provides help for parties, with 1-day and weekend development organization with the those affected by drug and alcohol passes, plus monthly and annual long-term vision of a society where misuse, mental health problems memberships available. Open until every LGBT person is able to live and those with learning disabilities.

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