4 Best Bars in England

Beneath an excellent Lebanese restaurant, you'll find this intimate nightclub space in the basement. Open only on weekends, it features a rotating program of live music, cabaret, nouveau burlesque, comedy, belly dancing, and karaoke. Beware a hefty service charge.

A mixture of vintage and avant-garde cabaret and burlesque is on offer at this stylish nightclub, which has a distinctly 1920s flavor. It's open Thursday through Sunday and can get very busy, so booking ahead is advisable.

This former Victorian pub near the cricket grounds has been hosting drag acts since the days of World War II, with Princess Diana reportedly visiting in the late 1980s disguised as a man and accompanied by Freddy Mercury. LBGTQ+-oriented entertainment is still its mainstay, including performance art, Miley Cyrus tribute nights, and traditional drag performance extravaganzas, some featuring alums from RuPaul's Drag Race. The atmosphere is welcoming, inclusive, and fun.

Providing a Manchester spin on the cabaret clubs of New York and Berlin, this welcoming venue offers up nightly live entertainment from singers, pianists, and cabaret artists from across the U.K. and beyond, showcasing everything from pop standards and Broadway ballads to jazz classics and quirky cabaret.