London's best cabaret clubs
Bethnal Green Working Mens Club is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

1. Bethnal Green Working Mens Club

7.5
44-46 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, Greater London
Social Club · 15 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: The sticky red carpet and broken lampshades perfectly suit the quirky dress-up parties, cabaret line-ups and prop-themed nights at this cradle of the retro boom. Read more.

Bistrotheque is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

2. Bistrotheque

23-27 Wadeson St, London, Greater London
French Restaurant · 149 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: This bar-restaurant-cabaret complex in an ex-factory building has become part of the furniture in E2: its little black-box stage is the beating heart of east London's alt performance scene. Read more.

3. The Box

8.4
11-12 Walkers Ct (at Brewer St), London, Greater London
Speakeasy · Soho · 34 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: The scandalously successful New York nightspot established a London branch in early 2011. Read more.

Cellar Door is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

4. Cellar Door

7.2
Zero Aldwych, London, Greater London
Cocktail Bar · Charing Cross · 25 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: Some staggeringly clever design means that although there’s room for just 60 in this subterranean converted Victorian loo, CellarDoor never feels claustrophobic. Read more.

Madame JoJo's is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

5. Madame JoJo's

8-10 Brewer St, Soho, Greater London
Night Club · 27 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: This late-night cabaret-burlesque-drag-DJ club and live music venue is a Soho institution with a long and colourful history. Read more.

Pizza Express is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

6. Pizza Express

7.7
The Pheasantry (152-154 Kings Rd), Chelsea, Greater London
Pizzeria · 21 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: The successor to the institution that was Pizza on the Park, this jazz and cabaret venue is also part of the Pizza Express stable.

Proud Cabaret City is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

7. Proud Cabaret City

5.5
1 Mark Ln. (Dunster Court), London, Greater London
Speakeasy · Tower · 21 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: Tucked away in a corner of the City, this cabaret outpost from the Proud stable is one of the lushest dinner-cabaret spaces in town. Read more.

The Royal Vauxhall Tavern is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

8. The Royal Vauxhall Tavern

9.0
372 Kennington Ln (S Lambeth Rd), London, Greater London
Gay Bar · London · 43 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: This legendary queer performance pub has a star-studded past (the gay Kray used to drink here, Regina Fong held court and Lily Savage got her start behind the bar) and insistently eclectic line-up. Read more.

Soho Theatre is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

9. Soho Theatre

8.8
21 Dean St, Soho, Greater London
Theater · Soho, London, Greater London · 40 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: A major 2011 refurbishment of this bastion of new theatre included the launch of Downstairs, a dedicated comedy and cabaret space. Read more.

Volupté Lounge is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

10. Volupté Lounge

Steam and Rye (147 Leadenhall St), London, Greater London
Lounge · City of London · 9 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: This louche, intimate basement venue serves up some of the best burlesque in town beneath writhing absinthe-inspired arabesques. Read more.

The Battersea Barge is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

11. The Battersea Barge

7.4
9 Elms Lane, Battersea, Greater London
Arts and Entertainment · 3 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: This nautical stalwart is home to musical-theatre favourites like Paul L Martin’s up-and-comers night Cheese ’n’ Crackers and notorious Christmas panto. Read more.

The Brickhouse is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

12. The Brickhouse

152c Brick Lane, London, Greater London
Cocktail Bar · Spitalfields and Banglatown · 15 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: The ranged balconies of this high-ceilinged supper club are great for the aerial work in its long-running floorshow. Read more.

Café de Paris is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

13. Café de Paris

3-4 Coventry St, Piccadilly, Greater London
Lounge · 38 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: This sumptuous London institution is home to top-notch variety nights La Rève (Friday) and the Wam Bam Club (Saturdays). Read more.

Charing Cross Theatre is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

14. Charing Cross Theatre

7.1
The Arches (Villiers St.), London, Greater London
Theater · Charing Cross · 5 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: This intimate theatre regularly offers cabaret-style shows from vintage music hall to New York burlesque. Read more.

Jacksons Lane is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

15. Jacksons Lane

8.3
269a Archway Rd, London, Greater London
Theater · 10 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: One of the city’s premier venues for contemporary circus and performance work. Read more.

Leicester Square Theatre is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

16. Leicester Square Theatre

8.1
6 Leicester Pl, City of Westminster, Greater London
Theater · 43 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: The main stage and particularly the basement space here are regularly home to cabaret work.

Wilton's Music Hall is one of London's best cabaret clubs.

17. Wilton's Music Hall

9.3
Graces Alley (near Cable St), London, Greater London
Music Venue · St. Katharine's and Wapping · 61 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: The oldest functioning music hall in the world is one of London’s most beautiful venues and home to occasional magic and cabaret shows. Read more.