Few questions about Leicester square's night life for you Londoners?

Question

me and my m8 are in a situation tomorrow night (sat night) where we are in London for a night with no accommodation. Our bus home is 10am Sunday so we thought we will just have a night out in Leiscester square.

Here are the questions:
1. We have a bottle of rum to drink between us before we go to any clubs or bars, are there any places around where we can drink that? like a park or a secluded area?

2. Are there any 24 hours bars were we can go when the majority of the places close?

3. Any bars/pubs/clubs you can recommend us?

p.s we don't want hardcore places where music is so loud u cant hear ourselves talk or places where full of people on drugs

thanks

Answer 1

1. Don't drink it in Leicester Square. Or a park. You will be made to throw it away if you are caught. Go to nicer places, like north of Oxford St, and you will usually be fine as long as you are not disorderly. Don't put it in a paper bag or anything - you will look guilty. Otherwise decant it into, say, coke bottles, half mixed with coke (or to your taste) and drink those.



2. Near Leicester Square, Chinatown is a good bet. There are lots of restaurants, often that serve alcohol etc. e.g. 1997 on the south side of Wardour St. Or you could go to one of the casinos in Leicester Square (I'd suggest the Empire), open 24hrs, bar with good drinks, you can talk, socialise, gamble etc.



3. I wouldn't suggest anywhere in Leicester Square, and avoid it myself to be honest, so I'd be no use. Personally, I prefer Soho or Shoreditch, but depends on your tastes.