ADAM LAMBERT - Out In The City

Camden Town tube. Shufflewick
Bar: Mon-Thu Noon-1am, Fri-Sat
12noon-2am, Sun Noon-10.30pm.
Club: Mon-Thu 10pm-2am, Fri-Sat
10pm-3am, Sun 10pm-1am. Longrunning,
famed gay pub – probably
the most famous cabaret pub in
London. www.theblackcap.com
CENTRAL STATION,
37 Wharfdale Road, N1. Tel: 020
7278 3294. Kings Cross tube. Big,
late-opening gay bar on three
floors, with ground floor cabaret
and infamously cruisy cruise nights
in basement. Upstairs restaurant
offering gastropub menu, plus
B&B accommodation. www.
centralstation.co.uk
CLUB KALI, The Dome, 1
Dartmouth Park Hill, Tufnell Park,
N19. World’s biggest lesbian and
gay Southern Asian music night,
running every third Friday of the
month. Always busy and rather
unique. www.clubkali.com
Manor House tube. Friendly,
diverse gay bar with late-night
club promotions, and open ‘til 3am
at weekends. Very popular with
lesbians and male friends.
www.oakbar.com
PLAYPIT, 357 Caledonian Road,
N7. Caledonian Road tube. 0333
700 1231. Intimate, King’s Cross
sleaze club – basically a basement
darkroom. Open Thur-Sat 9pm-
3am, Sun 3pm-1am. Take your
own booze.
www.londonplaypit.co.uk
SOUTH LONDON
AREA, 67-68 Albert Embankment,
SE1. Gorgeously-designed, hard
dance club and cabaret rooms, with
eclectic roster of different gay nights
and one-off promotions, including
Jason’s Jukebox on Thursdays,
and Friday nighter Onyx, amongst
others. www.areaclub.info
BARCODE VAUXHALL, Arch 69,
Albert Embankment, SE11. 0207
734 3342. Vauxhall tube. Open 7
days a week. Mon-Thu 4pm-1am,
Fri-Sun 4pm-4am. Very popular
club bar, with dancefloor and
mezzanine chill-out space - gets
busy at weekends.
CABLE, 33a Bermondsey Street,
SE1 2EG. 020 7403 7730. London
Bridge tube. Huge, purpose-built
clubbing venue in railway arches.
Host to occasional one-offs and
monthly promotions such as
Matinee. www.cable-london.com
CLUB COLOSSEUM, 1 Nine
Elms Lane, Vauxhall, SW8. Huge,
and discos. Popular with a youngish
crowd of boys and girls.
THE YARD, 57 Rupert Street, W1.
020 7437 2652. Piccadilly Circus
tube. Mon-Thur 4pm-11pm, Fri
& Sat 1pm-11pm, Sun 1pm-
10.30pm. Busy gay bar with hugely
popular courtyard area, outdoor
balcony and cosy loft bar.
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SAUNAS
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PROFILE/
LO-PROFILE
One of the more
unusual promotions
on the scene over
recent weeks has
been Pyschic Sundays at Profile in Soho. This hip and
stylish bar and diner has established itself as a popular
Sunday hangout, with plenty of guys and gals popping in
for a spot of brunch or a cocktail. Now, every first Sunday
of the month, from 6pm-9pm, you can have your cards
read by a psychic tarot reader, courtesy of www.mysteries.
co.uk. He or she will aim to answer questions pertinent to
your life, and give concise, direct readings. Simply turn up,
put your name down, and await your future. Readings are
complimentary, and bear in mind that there’s also a twofor-one
happy hour between 5-7pm. The psychic tarot
will be reading cards every second Sunday of the month.
Profile Soho, 84-86 Wardour Street, W1F 0TQ.
www.profilesoho.com
CHARIOTS WATERLOO, 101
Lower Marsh, Waterloo, SE1. 020
7401 8484. Waterloo tube. Wellpresented,
popular sauna, open
24/7. www.gaysauna.co.uk
PLEASUREDROME, 124 Cornwall
Road, Waterloo, SE1. Waterloo tube.
Big venue with lots of different
areas – open 24 hours, 365 days of
year. www.pleasuredrome.com
SAUNABAR PORTSEA, 2 Portsea
Place, Marble Arch, W2. 020 7402
3385. Marble Arch tube. Small and
friendly gay sauna with masseurs.
www.gaysaunabar.com
SAUNABAR COVENT GARDEN,
29 Endell Street, Covent Garden,
WC2. 020 7836 2236. Covent
Garden tube. Basement sauna with
pool, sauna and rest rooms. Check
website for discount entry.
www.thesaunabar.co.uk
SWEATBOX SOHO, Ramillies
House, 1-2 Ramillies Street, Soho,
W1. 020 3214 6014. Oxford Circus
tube. Gay-owned and run gym and
basement sauna.
www.sweatboxsoho.com
NORTH LONDON
THE BLACK CAP, 171 Camden
High Street, NW1. 020 7485 0538.
EGG, 200 York Way, King’s Cross,
N7. 020 7609 8364. King’s Cross
tube. Bespoke club space on three
floors, hosting occasional gay club
nights and after-hours sessions
(mixed afterhours every Saturday
night/Sunday morning). www.
egglondon.net
THE GREEN, 74 Upper Street,
N1. 020-7226 8895. Angel tube.
London’s first ‘gay gay-stropub!’
Stylish, Islington bar, serving full
food menu and wide range of
cocktails. Mixed, chilled crowd
- now run by the same team as The
Edge in Soho.
KING EDWARD VI, 25 Bromfield
Street, N1. Tel: 020 7704 0745.
Angel tube. Sun-Thu 12noon-
12midnight, Thu 12noon-1am,
Fri-Sat 12noon-2am. Very
long-running gay pub, with ‘local’
atmosphere and character, plus
popular beer garden.
KW4, 77 Hampstead High Street,
NW3. 020-7435 5747. Large, cosy,
traditional old gay pub, with regular
entertainment, beer garden and
food. One of London’s longestrunning
gay establishments.
www.kw4.co.uk
THE LOAD OF HAY, 207 Pinner
Road, Watford, 01923-441113.
Watford’s only gay pub, with
big beer garden and regular
entertainment.
www.loadofhay.co.uk
THE OAK BAR, 79 Green Lanes,
N16. 020-7354 2791.
GAY MAY
The team at the Ku Bar have been in touch to update us
on the latest developments at both bars. The main Ku Bar
on Lisle Street, WC2, will be celebrating the May Day bank
holiday with the return of its May Pole Dancing! Expect
hunky lovelies to be throwing themselves with gusto
around the bar’s special poles – with pole action taking
place on both Saturday 1 May and Sunday 2 May. For full
details and times, check the Ku Bar Facebook page; ‘Ku
Bar People’.
With summer approaching, they’ve relaunched the Ku
Tea Room at the Ku Bar on Frith Street. Open daily from
noon, you can pop along to order from the new range of
sandwiches, baguettes and toasted ciabattas – made fresh
to order and all priced £3-£4. There’s also a wide selection
of coffees, teas, cakes and pastries – all served up on
delightful camp china. There’s a full afternoon tea service
available (with or without a glass of champagne).
Check it out at Ku Bar, 25 Frith Street, off Old Compton
Street, W1. To make an afternoon tea reservation,
email Michele@ku-bar.co.uk