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1. Great Suffolk Street Warehouse

6.7
29 Great Suffolk St, Greater London, Greater London
Music Venue · Southwark · 3 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "The mother of all London warehouse rave spaces. This cavernous car park on Great Suffolk Street has become something of a trusty staple, where you can get lost among its many massive arches..." Read more.

2. The Waiting Room

7.2
175 Stoke Newington High St, Stoke Newington, Greater London
Night Club · Hackney · 12 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "Home to the incredible A Love From Outer Space, hosted by Andrew Weatherall, The Drop trumps pretty much all the other "basement clubs" farther south on Kingsland Road..." Read more.

3. Fabric

7.9
77A Charterhouse St (Cowcross St), London, Greater London
Night Club · Clerkenwell · 122 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "Still the Daddy after all these years. Through the highs and lows of their 11-year reign, they've unrepentently championed new, cutting-edge electronic music..." Read more.

4. Paramount

Centre Point, 101-103 New Oxford St, London, Greater London
Cocktail Bar · Holborn and Covent Garden · 106 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "This glass-panelled venue on the 31st floor of Centre Point boasts views up and down Oxford Street and beyond, and is one of the finest and most criminally underused spaces in London..." Read more.

5. Cable Club

33A Bermondsey Street (Crucifix Lane), London, Greater London
Night Club · Riverside · 17 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "A two-room affair, complete with slick production and a generous outdoor smoking terrace. If you want warehouse vibes and a flushing toilet this is your place..." Read more.

6. The Star Of Kings

7.1
126 York Way, London, Greater London
Pub · Caledonian · 48 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "An undiscovered basement gem in Kings Cross complete with a massive Funktion One sound system in a, dark, sweaty basement - perfectly pitched to capitalise on the area's regeneration..." Read more.

7. Plastic People

147-149 Curtain Rd, Shoreditch, Greater London
Night Club · 30 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "One of the best small clubs in the world... no-frills, low-ceilinged, sub-200 capacity boxroom, with a distinct lack of lighting and a heavy, heavy sound system..." Read more.

8. Dalston Superstore

7.9
117 Kingsland Rd (at Crossway), Dalston, Greater London
Gay Bar · Dalston, London, Greater London · 80 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "The guiding light for "raving homos" (their words) in uber-hip Dalston, the Superstore is a bastion for gay nocturnal life with an open-plan upstairs bar giving way to the rave cave below..." Read more.

9. Corsica Studios

8.3
4-5 Elephant Rd, London, Greater London
Music Venue · Elephant and Castle · 31 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "Housed in two incredible railway arches in Elephant and Castle, many argue it's the best space in London..." Read more.

10. The Loft

London, Greater London
Night Club · Hackney · 1 tip

The GuardianThe Guardian: "This loft space above the old Shoreditch railway station has spearheaded a renewed interest in Hoxton clubbing..." Read more.