Retro Bar

Retro Bar A secret haven for the eccentric and the alternative LGBTQIA+ crowd since the 90s. Whilst we err on the alternative side, we also enjoy a slice of camp.
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Tucked away down a little alley, this hidden gem is one of the West End’s friendliest LGBTQ+ venues. Occupying a site which has been a pub since the 17th century, Retro Bar has been a secret haven for the eccentric and the alternative LGBTQIA+ crowd since the 90s. Famous for our Insta-friendly rock ’n’ roll ‘gallery’ walls and eclectic jukebox, covering everything from 60's soul, garage and girl g

roups, to classic 70's from rock, punk rock to disco, into new wave & 80's electronic, 90's indie and 00's electroclash. A welcoming space for those who feel that they don’t quite fit in anywhere else.

Please note that on Thursday 18th June we will be closed for a private event. Thank you for your attention and apologies...
11/06/2026

Please note that on Thursday 18th June we will be closed for a private event. Thank you for your attention and apologies for any inconvenience caused ❤️

10/06/2026

This Sunday ☀️ and every Sunday at Retro from 7pm - Join the fabulous Sheila Simmonds  for Busy Lady Bingo! 💞💖💞💖💞 Expect big ca$h prizes and crazy sing-alongs! See you there🥂x

Sheila’s away this weekend, but she’ll be back with Busy Lady Bingo at Retro next Sunday (14th) 💕
06/06/2026

Sheila’s away this weekend, but she’ll be back with Busy Lady Bingo at Retro next Sunday (14th) 💕

Starting this Tuesday! Every Tuesday in June, test your LGBTQ+ culture knowledge for a chance to win our ca$h jackp0t! -...
04/06/2026

Starting this Tuesday! Every Tuesday in June, test your LGBTQ+ culture knowledge for a chance to win our ca$h jackp0t! - in our special series of Pride month quizzes with our gorgeous host, Steven 🌈🥳 7pm - £3pp to play, max 6 to a team🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑 Just rock up on the night or reserve your table in advance via - [email protected] or retrobarlondon.co.uk ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍🩵🩷 x

Heidi Heelz returns with EMERGE on June 19th! Playing you all the best electroclash, new wave, disco, punk & more! ⚡️⚡️...
03/06/2026

Heidi Heelz returns with EMERGE on June 19th! Playing you all the best electroclash, new wave, disco, punk & more! ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

The start of our pride quiz series with has been postponed due to tube strikes tomorrow. Please join us from next week!...
01/06/2026

The start of our pride quiz series with has been postponed due to tube strikes tomorrow. Please join us from next week! & the rest of the Tuesdays in June - Test your LGBTQ+ culture knowledge for a chance to win our ca$h jackp0t! - in our special series of Pride month quizzes with our gorgeous host, Steven 🌈🥳 7pm - £3pp to play, max 6 to a team🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑 Just rock up on the night or reserve your table in advance via - [email protected] or retrobarlondon.co.uk ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍🩵🩷 x

31/05/2026

Tonight! And every Sunday at 7, join the fabulous for Busy Lady Bingo! You can win ca$h, prizes and have a sing along too! 🌟🥂🌟 See you later! Xx

Starting next week! Every Tuesday in June, test your LGBTQ+ culture knowledge for a chance to win our ca$h jackp0t! - in...
26/05/2026

Starting next week! Every Tuesday in June, test your LGBTQ+ culture knowledge for a chance to win our ca$h jackp0t! - in our special series of Pride month quizzes with our gorgeous host, Steven 🌈🥳 7pm - £3pp to play, max 6 to a team🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑 Just rock up on the night or reserve your table in advance via - [email protected] or retrobarlondon.co.uk ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍🩵🩷 x

Shelia’s back at Retro (from her holidays 🏖️😎🥂) this Sunday! Join  for Busy Lady Bingo this Sunday ☀️ and every Sunday, ...
19/05/2026

Shelia’s back at Retro (from her holidays 🏖️😎🥂) this Sunday! Join  for Busy Lady Bingo this Sunday ☀️ and every Sunday, here at Retro, from 7! 🩵💖🩵💖🩵 Expect big ca$h prizes and crazy sing-alongs x

Retro resident DJ Mike Menace  returns this Friday! Expect a fabulous menagerie of 80s, kooky pop, guitar noize, cult cl...
18/05/2026

Retro resident DJ Mike Menace  returns this Friday! Expect a fabulous menagerie of 80s, kooky pop, guitar noize, cult classics & whatever else takes his fancy! 🎸

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Happy Holidays Sheila! will be back at Retro on 24th May for more Busy Lady Bingo! 💖
11/05/2026

Happy Holidays Sheila! will be back at Retro on 24th May for more Busy Lady Bingo! 💖

The gorgeous Afonso and Alex are in town 🌹🌹 and DJing for us at Retro this Friday! What a treat! ⚡️⚡️❤️‍🔥⚡️⚡️ 8-11 🥂 F...
06/05/2026

The gorgeous Afonso and Alex are in town 🌹🌹 and DJing for us at Retro this Friday! What a treat! ⚡️⚡️❤️‍🔥⚡️⚡️ 8-11 🥂 Fr33 entry 💋
Artwork by x

Last tickets! For boat party this Saturday! Outsavvy link in our stories and their bio. 💪⚓️We love this inspo image by ...
30/04/2026

Last tickets! For boat party this Saturday! Outsavvy link in our stories and their bio. 💪⚓️

We love this inspo image by Laurence Jaugey-Paget, that featured on the cover of her book Nice Girls Don’t! Jaugey-Paget is a fantastic photographer and had her work published in so many fab magazines including, Q**m, Lesbia, On Our Backs, Girlfriends, Diva, Skin Two, and many more books including, Making Out: An A to X of Le***an S*x and S*xuality and Nothing But the Girl. Laurence was also one third of Flirt! A UK le***an er0tic magazine!

We can’t wait to recreate this particular photo on Saturday. And party with you all after at Retro! X

27 years today since the awful attack on our sister venue, the Admiral Duncan in Soho. Today we remember those we lost, ...
30/04/2026

27 years today since the awful attack on our sister venue, the Admiral Duncan in Soho. Today we remember those we lost, Nik Moore, Andrea D***s and John Light. We think of all those who were injured, all their families and friends.

Community will be coming together at the Admiral Duncan later today, from 5pm, and holding a minute’s silence together at 18:37. We hope that you will join us in taking this moment to pause in remembrance. ❤️ We never forget.

☀️ Le***an Visibility Day ☀️ A DAY WITHOUT LE****NS IS LIKE A DAY WITHOUT SUNSHINE ☀️ Thank you for sharing this gem ea...
26/04/2026

☀️ Le***an Visibility Day ☀️ A DAY WITHOUT LE****NS IS LIKE A DAY WITHOUT SUNSHINE ☀️ Thank you for sharing this gem earlier - check out their post for full backstory in this image if you don’t know it already ☀️ Thankful for all the fabulous le***ans we get to spend our days with every day ☀️☀️😎☀️☀️! Especially looking forward to boat party afters on Saturday! ⚓️💪🥳💋

The sun’s out and we’re dreaming of a boat full of beautiful sailors! 💙🩵☀️🩵💙 We cannot wait to welcome back the fabulous...
22/04/2026

The sun’s out and we’re dreaming of a boat full of beautiful sailors! 💙🩵☀️🩵💙 We cannot wait to welcome back the fabulous for their BOAT, PLEASE! Official after party (from 5.30pm) this May bank holiday Saturday! 🚢 Head over to profile to get outsavvy tickets for ⚓️ Boat, Please ⚓️ on May 2nd if you haven’t already! ~ Sailor themed, of course ⚓️💪 ~ & We’ll see you all at Retro after she’s docked for the night 🍺🍻

Photos from last years’s boat party by our 📸⚓️

🔁 Repost caption from  :
‘ALL ABOARD BOAT, PLEASE! IS BACK 2.5.2026
Bank holiday wknd + Thames boat party Butch, Please style = run it up the mast sailor 💙
Theme: sailors (of course)
Best outfits win prizes
DJs - performance - the sights of London Town whilst we have a knees up.
Very limited tickets (!) early butch sold out - please check all timings on the ticket events page - we will not wait if you’re late!
After party at  from 5.30pm
      ***an   ‘

20/04/2026

Happy Le***an Visibility Week! 🧡🤍🩷 Head over to ‘s page for some key dates and info about 🧡🤍🩷 Fab posts coming out all over the community too! Highlights so far include book recommendations from and 🧡🤍🩷

17/04/2026

PRIDE EVE 2026 !!🌟!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We can’t wait to listen to Madonna’s new album CONFESSIONS II 🌟 The night it drops! 🌟 For the first time! 🌟 Together with you 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ and David Robson ofc 💋 Looks like the whole community will be doing the same for this momentous occasion 🥂💁‍♀️🙌🙌🙌 Friday 3rd July 🗓️☀️

16/04/2026

We are VERY excited to be welcoming the iconic back to Retro! - for their after-boat party on May 2nd! Head over to their profile to get outsavvy tickets for ⚓️ Boat, Please ⚓️ if you haven’t already! ~ Sailor themed, of course ⚓️💪 ~ & We’ll see you all at Retro after she’s docked for the night 🍺🍻

🔁 Repost from :
‘ALL ABOARD BOAT, PLEASE! IS BACK 2.5.2026
Bank holiday wknd + Thames boat party Butch, Please style = run it up the mast sailor 💙
Theme: sailors (of course)
Best outfits win prizes
DJs - performance - the sights of London Town whilst we have a knees up.
Very limited tickets (!) early butch sold out - please check all timings on the ticket events page - we will not wait if you’re late!
After party at from 5.30pm
***an ‘

Heidi  is back at Retro this Friday! See you then for more electroclash, indie, new wave and discopunk! ⚡️ ❤️ ⚡️ 8-11 ⚡️...
14/04/2026

Heidi  is back at Retro this Friday! See you then for more electroclash, indie, new wave and discopunk! ⚡️ ❤️ ⚡️ 8-11 ⚡️ Photo by ⚡️

       queernightlife

05/04/2026

Happy Sunday! ☀️🐣💝 See you later! 💝 Join the fabulous for Busy Lady Bingo this Sunday ☀️ and every Sunday, here at Retro, from 7 💞💖💞💖💞 Expect big ca$h prizes and crazy sing-alongs! 🥂x

Good Friday! We are thrilled to announce that the £1000 raised, through our upstairs bar bookings, has been donated to L...
03/04/2026

Good Friday! We are thrilled to announce that the £1000 raised, through our upstairs bar bookings, has been donated to London Trans+ Pride 2026! 🥳🙌🏳️‍⚧️ Huge thanks again to everyone who donated 💖 Every donation helps cover essential costs like accessibility and safety, ensuring London Trans+ Pride remains free and inclusive for all. Please consider donating or sharing the fundraiser link to help keep this vital event alive. Thank you 💕

Sharing here some memories from London Trans+ Prides past 🩵💖🤍💖🩵

London Trans+ Pride is the world’s largest annual demonstration in support of trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and intersex lives. It is run entirely by volunteers and they rely on community donations to keep the event free, accessible, and safe for everyone.

They don’t accept corporate sponsorships, so community donations are vital in helping them stay independent and rooted in their values.

More information about how the money is spent is available on their fundraising page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/london-trans-pride-2026

is back at  on Fri 17th April for more electroclash, indie, new wave and discopunk! ⚡️❤️⚡️❤️⚡️        
01/04/2026

is back at  on Fri 17th April for more electroclash, indie, new wave and discopunk! ⚡️❤️⚡️❤️⚡️        

This International Transgender Visibility Day we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has donated through bookin...
31/03/2026

This International Transgender Visibility Day we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has donated through booking our upstairs bar 🙏🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵🙏 Since our last donation, we have raised a further £1000 for a trans+ cause TBA!

Sharing here some previous causes we have supported through this fund and the great work that they do 🙏🏳️‍⚧️


London Trans+ Pride is the world’s largest annual demonstration in support of trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and intersex lives. They don’t accept corporate sponsorships, so community donations are vital in helping them stay independent and rooted in their values.


Gendered Intelligence is a trans-led and trans-involving charity that works to increase understandings of gender diversity and improve the lives of trans people.


The Outside Project’s Trans Winter Night Shelter fund. The Trans+ Winter Night Shelter provides a safe, supportive refuge for our Trans+ community who are homeless, escaping domestic abuse, seeking asylum, refugees and at risk of sleeping rough.


Mermaids have been supporting trans, non-binary and gender diverse children and young people and the important people in their lives since 1995.

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2 George Court
Kosti
WC2N6HH

Opening Hours

Monday 16:00 - 23:00
Tuesday 16:00 - 23:00
Wednesday 16:00 - 23:00
Thursday 16:00 - 23:00
Friday 14:00 - 23:00
Saturday 14:00 - 23:00
Sunday 14:00 - 22:30

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