London Nightlife by Location

Mayfair is the centre of gravity for London’s VIP nightlife. Within a few streets around Berkeley Square you have the members-style rooms, the celebrity haunts and the strictest doors in the city. Expect smart-elegant dress codes, table-led venues and the highest minimum spends in London — but also the best rooms, the best crowd and the most consistent Friday and Saturday nights anywhere in the UK.

Dress code

Smart & elegant — no sportswear or trainers

Open nights

Tue–Sun, busiest Fri & Sat

Table minimums

From ~£1,000 floor / ~£2,000 VIP

Venues

Tape London, The Cuckoo Club, Maddox, Selene London, Tabu, MNKY HSE, Maison Close, Scotch of St James

Soho trades Mayfair’s polish for personality. It’s smaller, denser and more theatrical — Cirque le Soir’s circus performers and The Box’s late-night cabaret are experiences you won’t find anywhere else in London. Doors here care as much about how interesting your group looks as how smart, and the nights run later and louder.

Dress code

Smart & creative — fashion-forward is rewarded

Open nights

Mon, Wed–Sat

Table minimums

From ~£1,000 floor / ~£2,000–3,000 VIP

Venues

Cirque le Soir, The Box Soho, Tabu London, Maison Close

St James’s sits between Piccadilly and Pall Mall, and its nightlife inherits the neighbourhood’s discretion. Rooms are generally more intimate than Mayfair’s, with the exception of Reign — one of the largest production clubs in the West End. It’s the right choice for a celebration where you want service and space rather than a scrum.

Dress code

Smart & elegant, consistently enforced

Open nights

Tue, Thu–Sun

Table minimums

From ~£1,000 floor / ~£2,000 VIP

Venues

Reign Showclub, Dear Darling, Mistress of Mayfair, Scotch of St James