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Rupert St, 50 Rupert St, T 020-7292 7141. Mon-Sat 1200-2300, Sun 1200-2230. Still one of the most fashionable gay bars in Soho, quite expensive and somewhere to see and be scene. Sanctuary, 4-5 Greek St, T 020-7434 3323. Mon-Sat 1200-0300, Sun 1200-0100. £5 after 2130, £10 after 2230 on Fri and Sat. Salubrious piano lounge popular with a fun crowd. Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer St, T 020-7287 7988. Mon-Wed 2200-0300, Thu-Sat 2100-0300. Non-members £5 before 2300, £10 after. Funky and handbag house throughline at one of Sohos most fashionable spots, although much more mellow early in the evenings. The sunken dance floor gets very busy by 2230 at weekends. Ring beforehand to be put on the paying guest list to guarantee entry. Vauxhall Tavern, 373 Kennington Lane, T 020-7582 0833. Sat, Sun 1700-late (phone for details). Traditional boozer and an institution that has seen it all, still going strong at weekends, popular with leather queens and drag acts. Candy Bar, 4 Carlisle St, T 020-7494 4041. Mon-Thu 1700-2330, Fri and Sat 1700-0200, Sun 1700-2230. £5 after 2100 on Fri and Sat. One of the original Soho late-night lesbian bars, laid back but increasingly lively as the night progresses. Glass Bar, West Lodge, Euston Station, T 020-7387 6184. Mon-Fri 1200-2330, Sat 1800-2430. Happening members- only bar (phone for admission) in the peculiar windowless stone box in front of Euston Station. Southopia, 146 Newington Butts, Kennington, T 020-7735 5306. Mon-Thu 1700-2300, Fri 1700-0200, Sat 1800-0200, Sun 1200-2230. Lively south London lesbian venue, (only one guy each allowed with each party as a guest), run by the same people as the Glass Bar. Y Bar, 142 Essex Rd, Islington, T 020-7359 2661. Mon-Thu, Sun 1600-2400, Fri and Sat 1600-0100. Women-only on Thursdays, possibly the wildest and most laid back full-on lesbian drinking spot in the capital.
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