Ku Bar, London: Photos, Reviews & Location

Spacious 3-floored gay hangout with a champagne bar, nightly DJs and low-lit basement club.

At a glance

#223 of 273 Bars in London #440 of 509 Restaurants in London

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.11

0.2 km from the center of London

Rating breakdown

5 ★63%
4 ★14%
3 ★6%
2 ★4%
1 ★13%

30 Lisle St, London WC2H 7BA, United Kingdom

ku-bar.co.uk

+44 20 7437 4303

Quick facts

What is the rating of Ku Bar?: Ku Bar is rated 4.1 out of 5 based on 678 reviews.
How does Ku Bar rank in London?: Ku Bar is #223 of 273 Bars in London by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Ku Bar located?: 30 Lisle St, London WC2H 7BA, United Kingdom — 0.2 km from the center of London.
How can I contact Ku Bar?: Phone: +44 20 7437 4303 · Website: ku-bar.co.uk

Reviews (8)

Roman Anthony 2023 Oct 23

Loved the two floors. Upstairs was chic & relaxed & downstairs was fun filled dancing & sweaty. Lol but in a good way. They also make a fantastic espresso martini here.

Raul Botella 2023 Oct 23

Perfect central spot for a fun day/night out.

3 floors with different atmospheres for everyone’s mood. And extra terrace for outdoor drinking on a sunny day.

You can have a chilled drink in the classy lounge, dance to some pop bops and current hits on the ground floor. Or get hot, sweaty and ravey on the basement klub until early in the morning. All within the same venue.

Welcoming staff and security,
service 10/10.

Harold Mosquera 2023 Oct 22

I was a regular goer before pandemic, everything was amazingly queer: the music, the atmosphere. The club downstairs with decent entrance fees: £5, and only on the busiest days, with queer and diverse music.

After Covid the owners of Ku Bar took advantage of the « cost of living crisis » and increased the fee to £10. £8 for a single Gintonic. Today they still charge £10 to enter and it’s now every day of the week you have to pay for it, sadly you would see Ku Bar became a place that only tourists visiting Central can afford and they naturally don’t care whether the music and the atmosphere honours queer culture, I guess that’s why the club at night only play electronic music and not a single queer hit.

Daniel Sauceda 2023 Oct 18

Francisco it’s pretty cool. Black guy in the entrance with the huge white coat was cool too. I don’t know about award winning bar i felt back in AMERICA low quality and poor taste in music.

Owen Tatham-Brown 2023 Sep 05

I went here with my boyfriend and it was lovely. The bartenders were friendly, the door staff were lovely and the drinks were great. We also caught a drag show and it was amazing, Vicki Vivacious is absolutely hilarious and made my night. My singular only complaint would be the ambient music, it was a lot of really annoying pop stuff from the early 2010s and it felt really standard bar music, I was hoping that a gay bar would have more class when it comes to music but hey ho. Other than that, it was lovely. They are very accepting of all people, there's no discrimination based on gender identity, sexuality, race, disability etc. at least on the night I went. I would definitely go again.

Gouldee Gould 2023 Jul 25

Over priced, over decorated gay bar. Stereotypically gay on steroids. I guess highest pieces on the scene pay for constant updates. Always relatively empty compared to other gay bars and the highest staff to customer ratio in town. At the time of writing and £8 a pint!! Screw the pink pound boys!

JT Joseph 2023 Jun 16

Attentive, clean and great vibe. 2 pints of Prahva lager is ~£12. Stopped by for a drink whilst in town for the day. Sitting outside was great for people watching as the bar is along one of the busier foot traffic areas in Chinatown. They've just done a bit of a refurb on the inside which has freshened it up a bit too.

Spike Mclarrity 2019 Jul 17

I love this place, its funky and fabulous decor adds a bit of posh glam. Bar staff very attentive, friendly and professional. Good wine beer and spirit menu.

Some seating outside for smokers and non smokers, great place to watch the buzz of life in this very central spot.

I really enjoy bringing friends visiting London, great music and atmosphere in the club downstairs, walking distance from the underground.