London at night
Where to go out in London in 2027, area by area
By Pavel Vassiltsenko, founder ·
Short answer
Pick the area before the venue. MYSOVA's open-data map places 358 venues inside the app's 17 London zones [1]. Soho has the most, with 51, then Shoreditch with 40, and Islington and Mayfair with 30 each [1]. Soho also has 10 of the 28 clubs inside a zone, Shoreditch has 7 of the 39 live-music venues, and 21 of Clerkenwell's 28 venues are pubs [1]. Twelve of the 17 areas have a Night Tube or Night Overground station in or beside them [2]. This guide was written in November 2026 for nights out in 2027. It gives the map's figures as they stand, not a forecast, and it is re-checked whenever the map's data changes.
How this guide counts
- The areas. Each area is one of the app's 17 zones: a shape drawn on MYSOVA's map, not a borough or a postcode [1][3]. A clock-in inside a zone earns that zone's XP multiplier, which runs from 1.1× to 1.5×. A clock-in outside every zone earns the 1.0× base [3].
- The venues. A venue counts when the map's open-data file places it inside the zone's shape [1]. The file holds 2,315 venue points: 358 inside a zone and 1,957 outside every zone [1]. The app itself lists 2,400+ venues [3]. This guide counts only the map file's points.
- The categories. Each venue's category is the one the file gives it, so a venue filed under the wrong category would shift these counts [1]. In the table, "Bars" adds together bars, cocktail bars and wine bars. "Other" covers lounges, rooftop bars, karaoke, sports and hotel bars, and venues the file does not classify.
- Night trains. From MYSOVA's guide to getting home by area, which read TfL's timetables on 27 October 2026 and counts a station inside an area or within 200 metres of its edge [2]. The Night Tube and the Night Overground run on Friday and Saturday nights [2][4].
The 17 areas at a glance
Sorted by the zone's XP multiplier, then by the number of venues.
| Area | Zone XP multiplier | Venues | Pubs | Bars | Clubs | Live music | Other | Night Tube or Night Overground station |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soho | 1.5× | 51 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 7 | Tottenham Court Road, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Oxford Circus |
| Shoreditch | 1.5× | 40 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | Shoreditch High Street |
| Mayfair | 1.5× | 30 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Green Park, Bond Street |
| Brixton | 1.4× | 26 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Brixton |
| Camden | 1.4× | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Camden Town, Mornington Crescent |
| Dalston | 1.4× | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dalston Junction, Haggerston |
| Islington | 1.3× | 30 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Highbury & Islington |
| Clerkenwell | 1.3× | 28 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | None; Chancery Lane is 230 m away |
| King's Cross | 1.3× | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | King's Cross St. Pancras |
| Peckham | 1.3× | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | None; New Cross Gate is 1,580 m away |
| Bermondsey | 1.3× | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bermondsey |
| Hackney | 1.2× | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | None; Dalston Junction is 790 m away |
| South Bank | 1.2× | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Waterloo, Southwark, Embankment |
| Elephant & Castle | 1.2× | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | None; Kennington is 360 m away |
| Canary Wharf | 1.1× | 17 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Canary Wharf |
| Notting Hill | 1.1× | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Holland Park, Notting Hill Gate |
| Kensington | 1.1× | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None; Earl's Court is 330 m away |
Where the clubs, the live music and the pubs are
- Clubs. 28 of the venues inside a zone are clubs. Soho has 10 of them and Brixton 4. Shoreditch, Mayfair, King's Cross and Peckham have 2 each [1].
- Live music. 39 are live-music venues. Shoreditch has 7, Camden 6, Hackney 5, and Soho and Islington 4 each. The file places none inside the Mayfair, Dalston, Bermondsey or Kensington zones [1].
- Pubs. 148 are pubs, more than any other category. Pubs make up 21 of Clerkenwell's 28 venues, and all 6 of Kensington's and all 4 of Bermondsey's [1].
- Bars. Counting bars, cocktail bars and wine bars together, Soho has 19, Shoreditch 16 and Canary Wharf 11 [1].
Area by area
1.5×: Soho, Shoreditch and Mayfair
- Soho: 51 venues: 11 pubs, 19 bars, 10 clubs and 4 live-music venues [1]. Four Night Tube stations sit in or beside it [2], and getting home from Soho at night has its own guide. The Soho zone lists the venues by name.
- Shoreditch: 40 venues: 14 pubs, 16 bars, 7 live-music venues and 2 clubs [1]. Shoreditch High Street is on the Night Overground [2]. More in Shoreditch for a night out and on the Shoreditch zone page.
- Mayfair: 30 venues: 15 pubs, 9 bars, 5 of them cocktail bars, 2 clubs and 4 lounges [1]. Green Park and Bond Street are on the Night Tube [2]. The Mayfair zone.
1.4×: Brixton, Camden and Dalston
- Brixton: 26 venues: 8 pubs, 10 bars, 4 clubs, 3 live-music venues and 1 rooftop bar [1]. Brixton station is on the Victoria line's Night Tube [2]. More in Brixton for a night out and on the Brixton zone page.
- Camden: 22 venues: 10 pubs, 6 live-music venues, 3 bars, 1 club and 2 lounges [1]. Camden Town and Mornington Crescent are on the Northern line's Night Tube [2]. The Camden zone.
- Dalston: 14 venues: 7 pubs and 7 bars, 2 of them wine bars and 1 a cocktail bar [1]. The file classifies none of the 14 as a club or a live-music venue [1]. Dalston Junction and Haggerston are on the Night Overground [2]. The Dalston zone.
1.3×: Islington, Clerkenwell, King's Cross, Peckham and Bermondsey
- Islington: 30 venues: 14 pubs, 8 bars, 4 live-music venues and 1 club [1]. Highbury & Islington is on the Victoria line's Night Tube and the Night Overground [2]. From Saturday 2 January 2027, TfL will make Angel station, 70 metres outside the zone, exit-only on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays until further notice, to extend the life of its escalators [2][5]. The Islington zone.
- Clerkenwell: 28 venues, 21 of them pubs [1]. No Night Tube station sits in or beside the zone; Chancery Lane, on the Central line, is 230 metres away [2]. The Clerkenwell zone.
- King's Cross: 20 venues: 9 pubs, 6 bars, 2 clubs, 2 live-music venues and 1 rooftop bar [1]. King's Cross St. Pancras is on the Piccadilly and Victoria lines' Night Tube [2]. More in King's Cross for a night out and on the King's Cross zone page.
- Peckham: 17 venues: 7 bars, 3 pubs, 3 live-music venues, 2 clubs and 2 rooftop bars [1]. No night-train station sits in or beside the zone; New Cross Gate, on the Night Overground, is 1,580 metres away [2]. The Peckham zone.
- Bermondsey: 4 venues, all pubs [1]. Bermondsey station is on the Jubilee line's Night Tube [2]. The Bermondsey zone.
1.2×: Hackney, South Bank and Elephant & Castle
- Hackney: 15 venues: 5 pubs, 5 bars and 5 live-music venues [1]. No night-train station sits in or beside the zone; Dalston Junction, on the Night Overground, is 790 metres away [2]. More in Hackney for a night out and on the Hackney zone page.
- South Bank: 14 venues: 7 pubs, 4 bars, 1 live-music venue, 1 rooftop bar and 1 hotel bar [1]. Waterloo, Southwark and Embankment are on the Night Tube [2]. The South Bank zone.
- Elephant & Castle: 12 venues: 5 pubs, 4 bars, 1 club, 1 live-music venue and 1 sports bar [1]. No Night Tube station sits in or beside the zone; Kennington, on the Northern line, is 360 metres away [2]. The Elephant & Castle zone.
1.1×: Canary Wharf, Notting Hill and Kensington
- Canary Wharf: 17 venues: 11 bars, 3 of them cocktail bars, 2 pubs, 1 club, 1 live-music venue, 1 lounge and 1 rooftop bar [1]. Canary Wharf station is on the Jubilee line's Night Tube [2]. The Canary Wharf zone.
- Notting Hill: 12 venues: 7 pubs, 3 bars, 1 club and 1 live-music venue [1]. Holland Park and Notting Hill Gate are on the Central line's Night Tube [2]. The Notting Hill zone.
- Kensington: 6 venues, all pubs [1]. No Night Tube station sits in or beside the zone; Earl's Court, on the Piccadilly line, is 330 metres away [2]. The Kensington zone.
What is set to change in 2027
- Angel station. Exit-only on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays from Saturday 2 January 2027, until further notice. TfL names King's Cross St Pancras, about 1 km away, Old Street, about 1.5 km away, and Highbury & Islington as the stations to start from instead [5].
- The Night Tube. In TfL's timetable today it runs on Friday and Saturday nights on the Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria and Windrush lines [4]. TfL's press releases for October and November 2026 announce no change to it [6].
- Larger venues. Martyn's Law is expected to come into force in spring 2027, on a date still to be confirmed. It covers premises where 200 or more people may be present at the same time [7].
What is confirmed for London nightlife in 2027 has the year's bank holidays, clock changes and announced dates.
Your XP in each area
MYSOVA is a London social passport: clock in at bars, pubs and clubs, earn XP and meet people where you go. A clock-in at most venues starts from 25 XP, and the server applies the zone's multiplier and your plan's multiplier to it [3]. How clocking in and XP work sets out the sum, and the London nightlife map shows where each of the 17 zones runs.
Your first clock-in starts your passport.
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Sources
All read on 3 November 2026, except the venue map's data, as of 20 October 2026.
- MYSOVA open-data venue map, as published at /map-data/venues.json for https://mysova.co.uk/london-nightlife-map (data as of 20 October 2026): 2,315 London venues placed from Overture Maps Places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0; Apache-2.0 for Foursquare; CC0-1.0 for AllThePlaces) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0), with the FSA Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Open Government Licence v3.0) for outward postcodes. Categories are MYSOVA's own. Each venue's zone is the one the file records. Credits: https://mysova.co.uk/data-credits.
- MYSOVA, "Night Tube and night buses for 17 London areas: getting home at night", published 27 October 2026, from TfL's Unified API read that day: https://mysova.co.uk/blog/getting-home-at-night-by-area.
- MYSOVA's zone pages, which publish each zone's multiplier from the app's zones table: https://mysova.co.uk/zones; the London nightlife map page for the app's venue count: https://mysova.co.uk/london-nightlife-map; and "What clocking in is, and how MYSOVA counts your XP": https://mysova.co.uk/blog/how-clocking-in-and-xp-work.
- Transport for London, "Night Tube": https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/night-tube.
- Transport for London, press release on Angel station's escalators, 27 October 2026: https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2026/october/angel-tube-station-to-be-exit-only-at-weekends-from-early-2027.
- Transport for London, press releases, October 2026 and November 2026: https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2026/october and https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2026/november.
- Security Industry Authority, "Understanding Martyn's Law and the SIA's role as regulator" (GOV.UK): https://www.gov.uk/guidance/understanding-martyns-law-and-the-sias-role-as-regulator.
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