Bear Bash at Eagle London

Bear Bash is Eagle London's Friday night for bears, cubs, chasers and anyone who likes the look. It came over from Amsterdam and settled in Vauxhall, and it runs in two distinct halves.

The first half is the reason a lot of people come. It is a social: quiet enough to talk, the bar rather than the booth is the focus, and the room is friendly rather than cliquey, which is not something every bear night in Europe manages. The second half turns into a club night with DJs and gets loud and crowded.

Eagle London is a two floor bar and club on Kennington Lane, minutes from Vauxhall station. If the social half is what you want, the point is to come for the beginning rather than drift in later.