Late-night bars and clubs on the Victoria line

Check out Mirth, Marvel and Maud, a bar in an old cinema foyer that’s open until 2am at weekends, or The Duke E17 pub which opens to 3am. There’s also The Victoria Bar (with cabaret, karaoke and drag) and Ye Olde Rose & Crown (with big comedy names), both till 1am, and Caribbean bar and restaurant Turtle Bay till 1.30. Or you could ring The Bell – a friendly party pub that’s open until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays.

Check the events calendar at Styx Bar, just round the corner from Tottenham Hale tube: it’s often open late for parties and club nights.

Get off here and take a stroll up Seven Sisters Road for The Beehive, a modern pub open until 1.30am on Fridays and Saturdays.

Lively gastropub the Bedford Tavern serves up craft beer till 2am on Fridays and Saturdays, and Orleans hosts occasional soul all-nighters. And there’s always Rowans Bowl, where you can dance, drink and maybe strike lucky till 2.30am.

A long-established gig spot, The Garage also hosts club nights every weekend, covering a wide range of musical bases and usually closing at 4am. Just down Upper Street, Little Bat serves cocktails till 1am, and there are three storeys of late-night fun at The Doll’s House, also open till 4am.

You’re spoilt for choice in King’s Cross: multi-room superclub vibes at Egg London (open till 7am on Friday and 9am on Saturday), one-off parties and gigs at Scala and Surya, regular DJs till 3am at the Big Chill House, cocktails at Booking Office, Simmons King’s Cross (both open till 3am) or Keystone Crescent (booking required) or offbeat fun at Drink Shop & Do (till 2am). Phew!

If you’re in need of a late-night tipple around here, the luxurious bar at the Gilbert Scott is open till late and Shaker & Company serves up cocktails until 1am.

Cocktails are the thing in north Fitzrovia: Simmons Fitzrovia is cheap and cheerful and open until 1am, while the Lucky Pig goes for speakeasy sophistication till 2am.

From established nightspots like the 100 Club, The Social and Ain’t Nothing But Blues Bar to newer bars like the quirky Cahoots and the stellar Milk & Honey, there are still plenty of late-night haunts round Oxford Circus. The latest is The Aviary Bar, open until 4am every day.

Smarten up and step out into the streets of Mayfair for some swanky clubbing at Mahiki or Fifty 9, or head to Mr Fogg’s for strong cocktails and junk-shop quirk. Relaunched ’60s nightclub The Scotch of St James is open till 5am but you’ll need to reserve a table if you want in.

A glossy nightclub located around one side of Victoria station, The Qube Project is open until 6am on event nights, with last entry at 4.30am. Next door Konnect runs late every Saturday, with last entry around 2.30am and no denim, hats or trainers allowed.

Slim pickings in Pimlico: the Marquis of Westminster and Clarendon Cocktail Cellar both close at midnight, and Sky Bar at half past. Best to keep heading south…

One of the focal points of London’s gay scene, Vauxhall is home to the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, The Eagle, Back Counter, Fire, Union, Lightbox, Barcode Vauxhall and No 65 – all close to the tube, and several hosting parties till past dawn on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Stagger down Stockwell Road and Sidney Road and you’ll end up at Brixton Jamm, a south London stalwart that books jump-up dance DJs until 4am or later every weekend.

Brixton never sleeps and you shouldn’t either. For something low-key, sip cocktails at Three Eight Four till 2am (booking recommended) or Ekcovision till 4am. For proper partying check out the Prince of Wales (which closes at 3am most weekend nights) or Phonox and The Dogstar, both open until 4am.

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