Best Bars For Birthday Parties

From Neapolitan pizza through to local craft brews, Fugitive Motel is a chilled Neighbourhood bar in East London which is great for some casual birthday bevs. Plus, if things are a bit awkward, there's a dedicated games room with a shuffle board to break the ice. 

Planning a swish birthday do? Head over to St Martins Lane where The Alchemist is promising you quite the experience. From slick interiors and theatrical mixology, to a delicious menu of snacks and large plates, they've got everything you need to celebrate properly.

If you're looking for fun bars for a birthday party, this is up there with the best of them. An absolute mecca for football fans, TOCA Social will have you take on a footie game experience, with delicious bites to eat, a dedicated dessert room and more activities to explore after.

This decadent den is a great place to forget your age as you fling yourself around the dancefloor. Divine cocktails and Moroccan decor make this a night to remember (or potentially, to forget) and with late openings every night except Mondays and Sundays, your birthday doesn't have to land on a weekend to be any fun.

Step through the looking glass and enter a world of deviance and debauchery in a lavish yet comfortable setting. Serving up an eccentric and experimental cocktail selection, and playing host to all sorts of live performances, from the weird to the wonderful, Looking Glass Cocktail Club is easily one of the best bars in London for birthday parties.

The Beast of Brixton is the perfect bar to celebrate your birthday in London, with a wide range of delicious drinks and a party playlist to die for. Hidden off the streets of Brixton, this secret bar is laden with cool decorations and the cocktail list is packed full of creative inventions, meaning you'll not only have a good time here, but your friends will be really impressed.

Gather the gang together and head to this fun and funky Clapham bar for a night of stellar cocktails and stunning live performances from genuine West End singers and stars.

One of the best birthday party bars in Balham, The Exhibit offers a fun and relaxed atmosphere ideal for special occasions, alongside a number of private hire spaces and packages available for parties as big as 50. So whether it's an intimate brunch with a few close pals or an out-and-out rager with all your family and friends, The Exhibit is here for all your birthday needs.

Sugar Cane has everything you want for a birthday party in London: excellent tropical cocktails made with premium spirits? Check. Cool Tiki surroundings? Check. Big party attitude – you bet they've got that in buckets.

Serving up expertly crafted cocktails at a very reasonable price, Be At One Oxford Street mixes up a storm throughout the week. Easily one of the best bars in London for birthday parties, this one offers space for both refined relaxation and raucous party vibes over the weekend.

Huckster is a multi-level bar and club incorporating street food from across the globe to give you an international dining sensation. Explore flavors from Chinatown to Lower Manhattan before swinging by the karaoke lounge for the ultimate birthday meal.

Drink, dance and dine at Lockside in Camden as the new all-day hangout opens its doors. The industrial style spot serves Tex Mex food during the day and stays open late with the area's best DJs spinning well into the early hours.

With a few venues in London, Market Halls in Canary Wharf is definitely a winner for foodies. Looking for birthday ideas? Along with two stocked bars, you'll get to choose from plenty of stalls from sushi to tacos and dumplings.

Dirty Martini carries itself with elegance and flair to serve expertly crafted cocktails in a stylish and vibrant setting, and is an ideal space for birthday drinks on account of its versatility. Perfect for a quiet couple with friends before hitting the town and large, private parties.

Make your way to Tequila Mockingbird in Covent Garden for some fun birthday antics. This cool basement haunt serves an extensive selection of tipples, from classic margaritas to one-of-a-kind Disney-themed bevvies. You definitely won't be disappointed.

Warm up for an evening of French-inspired shenanigans with a few cocktails at Baranis on Chancery Lane. There's a beautiful range to pick between and they'll get you nicely set for a menu of Provencal dishes served throughout the day.

Show off your London knowledge to your mates at the seriously cool and original Reverend JW Simpsons. The basement bar is the former home of a reverend, still has many of the original features and puts on a cocktail list of foraged and seasonal ingredients.

Fancy an evening of nibbles and a drink in hand for your birthday? The Long Lane is the perfect plot to settle into with friends. Enjoy tipping back signature cocktails while munching on small plates of burrata, pork belly and aged beef sliders - absolutely delish.

Located away from the main hub of Kingsland Road bars and clubs, the Rolling Stock is one of east London's hidden treasures. Birthday groups can reserve a table with no minimum spend and happy hour discounts (offered everyday between 4 and 8pm) set your group up with up to 50% off selected food and drink. There's a stunning alfresco space if you're visiting in the summertime and DJ sets that continue long into the night.

The Candlemaker's vibrant, psychedelic décor provides the perfect fun environment for birthday celebrations. Independently owned, this place just wants to show you a great, friendly time! Settle down into one of the 1960's style armchairs and wait for the revelry to begin. There's also regular DJs and rock and soul musicians to liven up the place some more.

A fun time party pub in North London, this one packs one hell of a punch. Head down and stretch those vocal chords as you set sail on a karaoke fuelled adventure at this stellar London party pub - otherwise, they host comedy nights, DJs, live bands and vintage clothes sales  - might as well make a day of it.

You want your birthday party to be perfect, right? Well BYOC are on-hand with a bespoke cocktail experience unlike any other. Simply bring your mates and a bottle of your favourite spirit, and leave it up to the bartender to create the prefect mix based on your tastes.

A brilliant shout for birthday ideas in London, Limin' Beach Club is serving up chilled vibes, fun decor and potent rum-laced drinks. Perfectly positioned along South bank, this spot also has a DJ spinning upbeat tunes and a delicious array of Caribbean food.

This Fitzrovia underground cocktail club is guaranteed to take your birthday celebrations to the next level. Boasting a winning combo of creative concoctions, wacky interiors and live DJ sets, Bourne & Hollingsworth will have you laughing, dancing and drinking till the early hours. 

Make your birthday something to talk about this year as Flight Club mix things up across London. The popular darts brand has venues in Shoreditch, Islington, Victoria and Bloomsbury, complete with a state-of-the-art scoring system, pizza, and all the darts fun.

If you're a footie fan celebrating a birthday in London, Foosball Club is the ideal pit stop for your night out. Head here to start a little healthy competition with your mates as you play on world-class tables with a wide choice of craft beers and pizza to keep you feeling refreshed between games. 

Looking for a unique place to spend your birthday in London? Hot trot it to Liverpool Street for one of the best bars in the business. Found under the heralded Simmons name and toting some seriously zany interiors, don't just be impressed by the trinkets and kitsch cool, the cocktails are simply out of this world.

Lucky Voice Soho is one great bar for a birthday party, offering guests two hours in their own private karaoke booths to let out their inner divas. Thought that was it? Oh no, they're keeping you entertained with props, cocktails and tasty bits to eat.

If it's a delightful dose of dim sum and incredible cocktails that you fancy this birthday in London, don't look any further than Opium, a charming speakeasy style cocktail bar in China Town. Filled with Eastern credibility and charm, this is perfect for unique nights out.

If you've been searching for a great birthday party location in Clerkenwell - give yourself a pat on the back, because you've found the perfect venue. Offering a variety of private hire packages, 1920's Bar can provide you with their stylish ground floor, plush basement bar, or both combined if you're really going all out. They've got all the gear to accommodate for DJs and a fantastic range of cocktails available at affordable prices.

This gorgeous bar and restaurant has all the stylish industrial features you could possibly want, think exposed brickwork, warm lighting from hanging lightbulbs, and metal accents dotted around the space.  The drinks menu features classic and specialty cocktails, while the small plates of food are perfect for sharing among a group. 

This isn't a birthday party in just any ol' London bar; these fun spots in Fulham and Fitzrovia are here to take things up a gear. Gather all your mates and head down for a night of fun in the high-tech cricket nets, followed by plenty of booze from the bar and grub from the grill.