Recommended Pre Club Bars in London

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Pre Club Bars in London

If you're waiting for the clubs to open and you need somewhere to fashion your 'late entrance look', peruse our recommended list of pre club bars in London for that perfect place to unwind, relax and prepare before a night out clubbing. There are plenty of pre club bars in London perfect for warming you up before the dancefloor beckons you in the early hours.
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2-3 Beauchamp Place, Knightsbridge, SW3 1NG
  • Nominated as Best new bar by London club & bar awards
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Mother is an excellent DJ bar and a good location for Hoxtonites to begin their evenings, should they wish to take their trendy asses to a club later.
333 Old Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
EC1V 9LE
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This cool whisky bar is a great addition to Trafalgar Square. It's worth heading here for a drink or three before heading downstairs to the club, Doon.
66 Trafalgar Square,
Trafalgar Square,
London,
WC2N 5DS
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Apothecary Bar is attached to Egg nightclub and offers a great pre-club experience (or club night in its own right) with alternative entertainment, including cabaret, burlesque, comedy and live bands.
3 Vale Royal,
Kings Cross,
London,
N7 9AP
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This reliable pub on Old Street is just a few doors down from Club Aquarium, a consistently popular East London nightclub venue that boasts a swimming pool.
256-264 Old Street,
Broadgate,
London,
EC1V 9DD
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Be at One
You'd be hard pushed to beat the prices of cocktails here. If you're heading off to clubs in Clapham like The White House, it's worth making the most of the cheap drinks here, first.
4 Clapham Common South Side,
Clapham,
London,
SW4 7AA
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Charterhouse
The Charterhouse is a popular pre-club bar, situated a short distance from superclub Fabric.
38 Charterhouse Street,
Clerkenwell,
London,
EC1M 6JH
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Too cool for school, if the indie kids in the area aren’t attending classes at Kingston University, this is where you’ll find them on Mill Street.
16 Mill Street,
Kingston Upon Thames,
Surrey,
KT1 2RF
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The spiritual home of the London Goth, the Devonshire on Kentish Town Road is an ideal pre-club watering hole for Metallers, Hard Rockers and Goths.
33 Kentish Town Road,
Camden,
London,
NW1 8NL
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Match Bar is a stylish and relaxed lounge bar, a perfect West End, pre-club spot.
37-38 Margaret Street,
Oxford Circus,
London,
W1G 0JF
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Waxy O'Connors
Based right on the edge of Leicester Square this popular bar is often filled with pre-clubbers.
14-16 Rupert Street,
Soho,
London,
W1D 6DD
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