Going out in London? Tonight's clubs and late bars come first; scroll down for the other nights. Clubs mostly open Thursday to Saturday and programmes change, so check the club's site before you go.
Monday Tonight
Clubs
No club opens this night: try one of the bars.
Bars open tonight
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese · The City & East · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666, with low rooms, sawdust floors and a Dickens connection.
Map The Mayflower · South Bank & Bankside · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; kitchen to 22:00 (Sun 21:00)Riverside pub in Rotherhithe linked to the Pilgrim Fathers' ship, with a jetty over the Thames.
MapWebsite The Lamb & Flag · West End · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Small 17th-century pub in an alley behind Covent Garden, said to be a favourite of Dickens.
MapWebsite The George Inn · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Wed 11:00–23:00, Thu–Sat 11:00–00:00London's last galleried coaching inn, owned by the National Trust, with a courtyard just off Borough High Street.
MapWebsite The Grenadier · Kensington & Chelsea · Daily, usually 12:00–23:00; check the siteHidden Belgravia pub in a mews, once the officers' mess of the Duke of Wellington's soldiers.
MapWebsite The Euston Tap · Bloomsbury & Camden · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Craft-beer bar in a small lodge at the Euston Road with a long list of cask and keg beers.
MapWebsite The Connaught Bar · West End · Mon–Sat 16:00–01:00; booking advisedElegant Mayfair hotel bar with trolley martinis, regularly ranked among the best bars in the world.
MapWebsite American Bar at The Savoy · West End · Mon–Sat 12:00–00:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; booking advisedThe oldest surviving cocktail bar in London, in the Savoy Hotel, with a live piano and the Savoy Cocktail Book tradition.
MapWebsite Duke's Bar · Westminster & St James's · Daily from 15:00Small St James's bar famous for its tableside martinis made from a trolley, a London classic.
MapWebsite Nightjar · The City & East · Daily evenings with live music from 21:00; booking advisedSpeakeasy-style basement bar near Old Street with prohibition-era cocktails and live music.
MapWebsite Gordon's Wine Bar · Westminster & St James's · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Candlelit cellar wine bar by Embankment, said to be the oldest wine bar in London, with tables on the terrace.
MapWebsite Aqua Shard Bar · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Thu 12:00–00:00, Fri and Sat 12:00–01:00Cocktail bar on level 31 of The Shard with a view over the river and the City.
MapWebsite Radio Rooftop at ME London · West End · Sun–Wed 12:00–00:00, Thu–Sat 12:00–01:30Glass-walled rooftop bar above the Strand with views of St Paul's, the Shard and the river.
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Tuesday Tonight
Clubs
No club opens this night: try one of the bars.
Bars open tonight
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese · The City & East · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666, with low rooms, sawdust floors and a Dickens connection.
Map The Mayflower · South Bank & Bankside · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; kitchen to 22:00 (Sun 21:00)Riverside pub in Rotherhithe linked to the Pilgrim Fathers' ship, with a jetty over the Thames.
MapWebsite The Lamb & Flag · West End · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Small 17th-century pub in an alley behind Covent Garden, said to be a favourite of Dickens.
MapWebsite The George Inn · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Wed 11:00–23:00, Thu–Sat 11:00–00:00London's last galleried coaching inn, owned by the National Trust, with a courtyard just off Borough High Street.
MapWebsite The Grenadier · Kensington & Chelsea · Daily, usually 12:00–23:00; check the siteHidden Belgravia pub in a mews, once the officers' mess of the Duke of Wellington's soldiers.
MapWebsite The Euston Tap · Bloomsbury & Camden · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Craft-beer bar in a small lodge at the Euston Road with a long list of cask and keg beers.
MapWebsite The Connaught Bar · West End · Mon–Sat 16:00–01:00; booking advisedElegant Mayfair hotel bar with trolley martinis, regularly ranked among the best bars in the world.
MapWebsite American Bar at The Savoy · West End · Mon–Sat 12:00–00:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; booking advisedThe oldest surviving cocktail bar in London, in the Savoy Hotel, with a live piano and the Savoy Cocktail Book tradition.
MapWebsite Duke's Bar · Westminster & St James's · Daily from 15:00Small St James's bar famous for its tableside martinis made from a trolley, a London classic.
MapWebsite Nightjar · The City & East · Daily evenings with live music from 21:00; booking advisedSpeakeasy-style basement bar near Old Street with prohibition-era cocktails and live music.
MapWebsite Gordon's Wine Bar · Westminster & St James's · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Candlelit cellar wine bar by Embankment, said to be the oldest wine bar in London, with tables on the terrace.
MapWebsite Aqua Shard Bar · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Thu 12:00–00:00, Fri and Sat 12:00–01:00Cocktail bar on level 31 of The Shard with a view over the river and the City.
MapWebsite Radio Rooftop at ME London · West End · Sun–Wed 12:00–00:00, Thu–Sat 12:00–01:30Glass-walled rooftop bar above the Strand with views of St Paul's, the Shard and the river.
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Wednesday Tonight
Clubs
No club opens this night: try one of the bars.
Bars open tonight
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese · The City & East · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666, with low rooms, sawdust floors and a Dickens connection.
Map The Mayflower · South Bank & Bankside · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; kitchen to 22:00 (Sun 21:00)Riverside pub in Rotherhithe linked to the Pilgrim Fathers' ship, with a jetty over the Thames.
MapWebsite The Lamb & Flag · West End · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Small 17th-century pub in an alley behind Covent Garden, said to be a favourite of Dickens.
MapWebsite The George Inn · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Wed 11:00–23:00, Thu–Sat 11:00–00:00London's last galleried coaching inn, owned by the National Trust, with a courtyard just off Borough High Street.
MapWebsite The Grenadier · Kensington & Chelsea · Daily, usually 12:00–23:00; check the siteHidden Belgravia pub in a mews, once the officers' mess of the Duke of Wellington's soldiers.
MapWebsite The Euston Tap · Bloomsbury & Camden · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Craft-beer bar in a small lodge at the Euston Road with a long list of cask and keg beers.
MapWebsite Kernel Brewery Taproom · South Bank & Bankside · Wed–Fri 12:00–22:00, Sat 11:00–21:00, Sun 12:00–20:00; closed Mon and TueCraft-beer tap room in a railway arch on the Bermondsey Beer Mile, with the brewery's own beers.
MapWebsite The Connaught Bar · West End · Mon–Sat 16:00–01:00; booking advisedElegant Mayfair hotel bar with trolley martinis, regularly ranked among the best bars in the world.
MapWebsite American Bar at The Savoy · West End · Mon–Sat 12:00–00:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; booking advisedThe oldest surviving cocktail bar in London, in the Savoy Hotel, with a live piano and the Savoy Cocktail Book tradition.
MapWebsite Duke's Bar · Westminster & St James's · Daily from 15:00Small St James's bar famous for its tableside martinis made from a trolley, a London classic.
MapWebsite Nightjar · The City & East · Daily evenings with live music from 21:00; booking advisedSpeakeasy-style basement bar near Old Street with prohibition-era cocktails and live music.
MapWebsite Gordon's Wine Bar · Westminster & St James's · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Candlelit cellar wine bar by Embankment, said to be the oldest wine bar in London, with tables on the terrace.
MapWebsite Aqua Shard Bar · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Thu 12:00–00:00, Fri and Sat 12:00–01:00Cocktail bar on level 31 of The Shard with a view over the river and the City.
MapWebsite Radio Rooftop at ME London · West End · Sun–Wed 12:00–00:00, Thu–Sat 12:00–01:30Glass-walled rooftop bar above the Strand with views of St Paul's, the Shard and the river.
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Thursday Tonight
Clubs
No club opens this night: try one of the bars.
Bars open tonight
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese · The City & East · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666, with low rooms, sawdust floors and a Dickens connection.
Map The Mayflower · South Bank & Bankside · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; kitchen to 22:00 (Sun 21:00)Riverside pub in Rotherhithe linked to the Pilgrim Fathers' ship, with a jetty over the Thames.
MapWebsite The Lamb & Flag · West End · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Small 17th-century pub in an alley behind Covent Garden, said to be a favourite of Dickens.
MapWebsite The George Inn · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Wed 11:00–23:00, Thu–Sat 11:00–00:00London's last galleried coaching inn, owned by the National Trust, with a courtyard just off Borough High Street.
MapWebsite The Grenadier · Kensington & Chelsea · Daily, usually 12:00–23:00; check the siteHidden Belgravia pub in a mews, once the officers' mess of the Duke of Wellington's soldiers.
MapWebsite The Euston Tap · Bloomsbury & Camden · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Craft-beer bar in a small lodge at the Euston Road with a long list of cask and keg beers.
MapWebsite Kernel Brewery Taproom · South Bank & Bankside · Wed–Fri 12:00–22:00, Sat 11:00–21:00, Sun 12:00–20:00; closed Mon and TueCraft-beer tap room in a railway arch on the Bermondsey Beer Mile, with the brewery's own beers.
MapWebsite The Connaught Bar · West End · Mon–Sat 16:00–01:00; booking advisedElegant Mayfair hotel bar with trolley martinis, regularly ranked among the best bars in the world.
MapWebsite American Bar at The Savoy · West End · Mon–Sat 12:00–00:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; booking advisedThe oldest surviving cocktail bar in London, in the Savoy Hotel, with a live piano and the Savoy Cocktail Book tradition.
MapWebsite Duke's Bar · Westminster & St James's · Daily from 15:00Small St James's bar famous for its tableside martinis made from a trolley, a London classic.
MapWebsite Nightjar · The City & East · Daily evenings with live music from 21:00; booking advisedSpeakeasy-style basement bar near Old Street with prohibition-era cocktails and live music.
MapWebsite Gordon's Wine Bar · Westminster & St James's · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Candlelit cellar wine bar by Embankment, said to be the oldest wine bar in London, with tables on the terrace.
MapWebsite Aqua Shard Bar · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Thu 12:00–00:00, Fri and Sat 12:00–01:00Cocktail bar on level 31 of The Shard with a view over the river and the City.
MapWebsite Radio Rooftop at ME London · West End · Sun–Wed 12:00–00:00, Thu–Sat 12:00–01:30Glass-walled rooftop bar above the Strand with views of St Paul's, the Shard and the river.
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Friday Tonight
Clubs
Ministry of Sound · South Bank & Bankside · Fri and Sat nights, about 22:30–05:00; per programmeLegendary house and dance club at Elephant and Castle, which celebrated its 35th anniversary in October 2026.
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Bars open tonight
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese · The City & East · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666, with low rooms, sawdust floors and a Dickens connection.
Map The Mayflower · South Bank & Bankside · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; kitchen to 22:00 (Sun 21:00)Riverside pub in Rotherhithe linked to the Pilgrim Fathers' ship, with a jetty over the Thames.
MapWebsite The Lamb & Flag · West End · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Small 17th-century pub in an alley behind Covent Garden, said to be a favourite of Dickens.
MapWebsite The George Inn · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Wed 11:00–23:00, Thu–Sat 11:00–00:00London's last galleried coaching inn, owned by the National Trust, with a courtyard just off Borough High Street.
MapWebsite The Grenadier · Kensington & Chelsea · Daily, usually 12:00–23:00; check the siteHidden Belgravia pub in a mews, once the officers' mess of the Duke of Wellington's soldiers.
MapWebsite The Euston Tap · Bloomsbury & Camden · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Craft-beer bar in a small lodge at the Euston Road with a long list of cask and keg beers.
MapWebsite Kernel Brewery Taproom · South Bank & Bankside · Wed–Fri 12:00–22:00, Sat 11:00–21:00, Sun 12:00–20:00; closed Mon and TueCraft-beer tap room in a railway arch on the Bermondsey Beer Mile, with the brewery's own beers.
MapWebsite The Connaught Bar · West End · Mon–Sat 16:00–01:00; booking advisedElegant Mayfair hotel bar with trolley martinis, regularly ranked among the best bars in the world.
MapWebsite American Bar at The Savoy · West End · Mon–Sat 12:00–00:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; booking advisedThe oldest surviving cocktail bar in London, in the Savoy Hotel, with a live piano and the Savoy Cocktail Book tradition.
MapWebsite Duke's Bar · Westminster & St James's · Daily from 15:00Small St James's bar famous for its tableside martinis made from a trolley, a London classic.
MapWebsite Nightjar · The City & East · Daily evenings with live music from 21:00; booking advisedSpeakeasy-style basement bar near Old Street with prohibition-era cocktails and live music.
MapWebsite Gordon's Wine Bar · Westminster & St James's · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Candlelit cellar wine bar by Embankment, said to be the oldest wine bar in London, with tables on the terrace.
MapWebsite Aqua Shard Bar · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Thu 12:00–00:00, Fri and Sat 12:00–01:00Cocktail bar on level 31 of The Shard with a view over the river and the City.
MapWebsite Radio Rooftop at ME London · West End · Sun–Wed 12:00–00:00, Thu–Sat 12:00–01:30Glass-walled rooftop bar above the Strand with views of St Paul's, the Shard and the river.
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Saturday Tonight
Clubs
Ministry of Sound · South Bank & Bankside · Fri and Sat nights, about 22:30–05:00; per programmeLegendary house and dance club at Elephant and Castle, which celebrated its 35th anniversary in October 2026.
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Bars open tonight
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese · The City & East · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666, with low rooms, sawdust floors and a Dickens connection.
Map The Mayflower · South Bank & Bankside · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; kitchen to 22:00 (Sun 21:00)Riverside pub in Rotherhithe linked to the Pilgrim Fathers' ship, with a jetty over the Thames.
MapWebsite The Lamb & Flag · West End · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Small 17th-century pub in an alley behind Covent Garden, said to be a favourite of Dickens.
MapWebsite The George Inn · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Wed 11:00–23:00, Thu–Sat 11:00–00:00London's last galleried coaching inn, owned by the National Trust, with a courtyard just off Borough High Street.
MapWebsite The Grenadier · Kensington & Chelsea · Daily, usually 12:00–23:00; check the siteHidden Belgravia pub in a mews, once the officers' mess of the Duke of Wellington's soldiers.
MapWebsite The Euston Tap · Bloomsbury & Camden · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Craft-beer bar in a small lodge at the Euston Road with a long list of cask and keg beers.
MapWebsite Kernel Brewery Taproom · South Bank & Bankside · Wed–Fri 12:00–22:00, Sat 11:00–21:00, Sun 12:00–20:00; closed Mon and TueCraft-beer tap room in a railway arch on the Bermondsey Beer Mile, with the brewery's own beers.
MapWebsite The Connaught Bar · West End · Mon–Sat 16:00–01:00; booking advisedElegant Mayfair hotel bar with trolley martinis, regularly ranked among the best bars in the world.
MapWebsite American Bar at The Savoy · West End · Mon–Sat 12:00–00:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; booking advisedThe oldest surviving cocktail bar in London, in the Savoy Hotel, with a live piano and the Savoy Cocktail Book tradition.
MapWebsite Duke's Bar · Westminster & St James's · Daily from 15:00Small St James's bar famous for its tableside martinis made from a trolley, a London classic.
MapWebsite Nightjar · The City & East · Daily evenings with live music from 21:00; booking advisedSpeakeasy-style basement bar near Old Street with prohibition-era cocktails and live music.
MapWebsite Gordon's Wine Bar · Westminster & St James's · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Candlelit cellar wine bar by Embankment, said to be the oldest wine bar in London, with tables on the terrace.
MapWebsite Aqua Shard Bar · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Thu 12:00–00:00, Fri and Sat 12:00–01:00Cocktail bar on level 31 of The Shard with a view over the river and the City.
MapWebsite Radio Rooftop at ME London · West End · Sun–Wed 12:00–00:00, Thu–Sat 12:00–01:30Glass-walled rooftop bar above the Strand with views of St Paul's, the Shard and the river.
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Sunday Tonight
Clubs
No club opens this night: try one of the bars.
Bars open tonight
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese · The City & East · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666, with low rooms, sawdust floors and a Dickens connection.
Map The Mayflower · South Bank & Bankside · Mon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; kitchen to 22:00 (Sun 21:00)Riverside pub in Rotherhithe linked to the Pilgrim Fathers' ship, with a jetty over the Thames.
MapWebsite The Lamb & Flag · West End · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:30Small 17th-century pub in an alley behind Covent Garden, said to be a favourite of Dickens.
MapWebsite The George Inn · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Wed 11:00–23:00, Thu–Sat 11:00–00:00London's last galleried coaching inn, owned by the National Trust, with a courtyard just off Borough High Street.
MapWebsite The Grenadier · Kensington & Chelsea · Daily, usually 12:00–23:00; check the siteHidden Belgravia pub in a mews, once the officers' mess of the Duke of Wellington's soldiers.
MapWebsite The Euston Tap · Bloomsbury & Camden · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Craft-beer bar in a small lodge at the Euston Road with a long list of cask and keg beers.
MapWebsite Kernel Brewery Taproom · South Bank & Bankside · Wed–Fri 12:00–22:00, Sat 11:00–21:00, Sun 12:00–20:00; closed Mon and TueCraft-beer tap room in a railway arch on the Bermondsey Beer Mile, with the brewery's own beers.
MapWebsite American Bar at The Savoy · West End · Mon–Sat 12:00–00:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; booking advisedThe oldest surviving cocktail bar in London, in the Savoy Hotel, with a live piano and the Savoy Cocktail Book tradition.
MapWebsite Duke's Bar · Westminster & St James's · Daily from 15:00Small St James's bar famous for its tableside martinis made from a trolley, a London classic.
MapWebsite Nightjar · The City & East · Daily evenings with live music from 21:00; booking advisedSpeakeasy-style basement bar near Old Street with prohibition-era cocktails and live music.
MapWebsite Gordon's Wine Bar · Westminster & St James's · Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00Candlelit cellar wine bar by Embankment, said to be the oldest wine bar in London, with tables on the terrace.
MapWebsite Aqua Shard Bar · South Bank & Bankside · Sun–Thu 12:00–00:00, Fri and Sat 12:00–01:00Cocktail bar on level 31 of The Shard with a view over the river and the City.
MapWebsite Radio Rooftop at ME London · West End · Sun–Wed 12:00–00:00, Thu–Sat 12:00–01:30Glass-walled rooftop bar above the Strand with views of St Paul's, the Shard and the river.
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