Candy Bar
Candy Bar was a lesbian bar that was based in Carlisle Street in Soho, London. It was started in 1996 by Kim Lucas who decorated the interior pink and provided lap and pole dancing.Photo: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Nightclub
- Description: former lesbian bar in London (1996–2014)
- Also known as: “4, Carlisle Street W1”, “Candy Bar, Soho”, “Candy, ku bar girls”, and “Vanity”
- Address: 4 Carlisle Street, London, W1D 3BJ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and London St Pancras International.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
London St Pancras International
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
London St Pancras International is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in London. It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland Europe.
Soho Square
Park
Photo: Herry Lawford, CC BY 2.0.
Soho Square is a garden square in Soho, London, hosting since 1954 a de facto public park let by the Soho Square Garden Committee to Westminster City Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soho and St Giles.
Soho
Photo: garryknight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Soho is a district of central London, part of the West End, famous for jazz, its gay village, sex shops and alternative lifestyles.
St Giles
Neighborhood
Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Giles is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Camden. It is in Central London and part of the West End. The area gets its name from the parish church of St Giles in the Fields.
Chinatown
Suburb
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the City of Westminster, London, bordering Soho to its north and west and Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.
Candy Bar
- Categories: gay bar, lesbian bar, and building
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51484° or 51° 30′ 53″ northLongitude
-0.13352° or 0° 8′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3XGV78+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 288392859OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=nightclubOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q18785262
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Turkish—“Candy Bar” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Candy Bar”
- Spanish: “Candy Bar”
- Turkish: “Candy Bar”
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