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Dj Bar entertainment in London

  1. A

    Big Chill House

    A three-floor space with a good selection of live music and DJs, and a great terrace for hanging out, this place is run by the same people behind the popular Big Chill festival and record label. The music choice is always varied and international, the sound system is fantastic, plus entry is free most nights. Food is also served throughout the day. The kitchen also churns out good burgers.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Barrio North

    This cocktail/DJ bar is one of the most fun in Islington. The atmosphere, decor and music are a celebration of all things Latino with a hint of London and New York thrown in (if you can, grab a seat in the fairy-lit cut-out caravan). The cocktails are unrivalled with selections from South, Central and North America, the Caribbean and Europe. ‘Amigo hour’ is between 5pm and 8pm.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Dogstar

    Downstairs, this long-running local institution has a cavernous DJ bar, mobbed by a young South London crowd. The main bar is as casual as you’d expect from a converted pub – comfortable sofas, big wooden tables – so dressing to kill is not obligatory. You’ll have to push your way through the huge downstairs bar of this converted pub to get to the house-music club upstairs, but that’s what all the Brixton clubbers do.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Dreambagsjaguarshoes

    The bar is named after the two shops whose two-floor space it now occupies, and this nonchalance is a typical example of the we-couldn’t-care-less Shoreditch chic. The small interior is filled with sofas and formica-topped tables, and art exhibitions deck the walls. You can also order a pizza from the excellent Due Sardi, next door.

    reviewed

  5. E

    Vibe Bar

    Once the epicentre of the Hoxton scene, the Vibe is part bar, part club, part outdoor drinking arena complete with fast-food stalls. While its ‘90s time in the sun is long past, it’s still popular and good fun outside in the summer. There are live acts most nights, and DJs at other times in the spacious interior.

    reviewed

  6. F

    Ruby Lounge

    King’s Cross is being gentrified slowly, so what was once an area frequented only by hardened clubbers, prostitutes and junkies is now turning into a three-Starbucks-per-square-metre neighbourhood. But the Ruby Lounge was around when the going was tough and is here to stay. It’s a great place, with a fantastic boutique-design interior, excellent DJs and an up-for-it pre-clubbing crowd.

    reviewed

  7. G

    Dalston Superstore

    This two-level industrial space, with the feel of New York’s meat-packing district, is open all day but really comes into its own after dark when there are club nights in the basement and DJs spinning upstairs.

    reviewed

  8. H

    Bar Vinyl DJ Bar

    Bar Vinyl is the epicentre for Camden’s young and urban crowd, with cool kids behind the decks, a record shop downstairs and graffiti whirling along narrow walls. But it’s superfriendly at the same time. Weekends are packed and buzzing, midweek nights are quieter, and the music is always good. There is happy hour every night of the week between 5pm and 9pm.

    reviewed