London is rife with gay bars and facilities that allow you to paint the town pink. With a host of funky, trendy, basic or even relaxing London gay bars, it is perhaps understandable that thousands of gay revellers pile into hundreds of gay bars on a daily basis. However, gay bars can often mix hand in hand in with hazards and it is always best to keep your wits about you. 9 in ten men who frequent London gay bars are genuine and out for a good time, but vigilance is still key. Although we aren’t bombarded with reports about gay date rape, it is not to say it doesn’t go on. Be vigilant, don’t leave your drink unattended and have a friend watch out for you.

London gay bars are synonymous with rendezvous and hook ups, but be cautious, don’t rush it, and suss your man out before you allow yourself to be vulnerable. There have been a number of instances in which gay men have fallen foul to imposters and con men they have met in gay bars. You don’t want to wind up a story that hits the pink printing press as one of a string of victims, robbed at the hands of a con man you met whilst frequenting a variety of London gay bars.

Islington police have recovered a host of expensive electrical equipment, thought to be stolen from the homes of gay men in and around the capital. The offender is thought to have met his victims in gay bars. Police are currently questioning a suspect who is alleged to have met his victim in the Quebec Pub near Marble arch one of many frequented London gay bars.

The pair was reported to have returned to the victim’s home in Islington where they continued drinking. The victim who has not been named awoke to find a selection property missing. The stolen items included two Nokia mobile phones, one HP laptop computer and a Casio camera. The suspect has been described as a 36 year old white man, around 5’11 tall. He is known to frequent a variety of gay bars in the capital including the Quebec and London gay bars in the Stanford Hill area.

Commenting on matters, DC Jason Shall is from the Priority Crime Investigation united said:” We are fairly sure the suspect has targeted a number of men from the gay community who may feel embarrassed about reporting the matter to the police. The detective also added:” I would like to assure them that we will handle all calls sensitively we have recovered some expensive and high quality electrical equipment which we are keen to return to the rightful owners’.

London is a work hard and play hard kind of city, so it should come as no surprise that London nightlife activities are abundant. There are varieties of night clubs in London. As a global centre of nightlife and entertainment, this city really does know how to let its hair down. There is a scene for everyone on any given night of the week — somewhere in the city of London.

For high culture, there is a plethora of options from the Royal Opera House and the Royal Albert Hall to hundreds of west-end (and fringe) theatres showing big name shows, packed with celebrities. Cinemas are plentiful, with star-studded premieres happening most weeks. For listings of shows, as well as club nights, concerts, and other events check out the weekly London listings magazine, Time Out.

And of course there are literally thousands of casual London bars and pubs, London restaurant bars/lounges, and clubs all across the city. There is a concentration of these across the West End and Soho, the latter being home to a thriving gay scene. Don’t be surprised if you run into a few famous faces around Soho either. The obvious draw for tourists is around the bright lights of Leicester Square, but if you know where to look, there are equally good, if not better bars outside the centre, around areas such as Shoreditch in the East, Islington in the North, Notting Hill in the West or Clapham in the South. Tamarai is one best night club and restaurants in London.

Traditional old London taverns can be found allover the city, the seventeenth-century George Inn at Borough High Street or The Crown at New Oxford Street are among the most noticeable, but in the bar section there are a lot of alternatives. Music fans are also very well catered for in London, with most major artists including the city in their tours, as well as hundreds of resident bands, musicians and DJs packing out venues across the city every night. Some of the more famous venues include the Brixton Academy, the Jazz Cafe, and the cavernous Wembley Arena.