Much like its transatlantic counterpart, London is a city that never sleeps! When there’s so much to do, how could you? And sometimes when the city doesn’t sleep, then neither do you! If that’s the case, follow the lights to London’s Leicester Square and let your night and morning blur into one!
Bar Italia
7am-5am
Located right around the corner from Leicester Square on buzzing Frith Street, this iconic restaurant closes only for 2 hours daily! Although Google describes it as a “celebrated cafe, popular with Italian football fans, post-club crowds, musicians and mods,” it seems a place for everyone!
The historic café was established in 1949 by Lou and Caterina Polledri, quickly becoming a social hub for the Italian community in London. Much of the original fixtures remain! The red and white Formica and Gaggia espresso machine and the flooring throw way back to their retro beginnings!
Need a post-party pick me up before the trek home? Or are you just someone who fancies a light snack and coffee in the night? Then what better place is there to head than into a bit of London history and a taste of Italy right in the heart of the English Capital!
The Hippodrome
Open 24hrs
Want a taste of the Bond, James Bond life? Then The Hippodrome is right for you! SO much more than a place of gambling; it’s enormous and decadently decorated. With different levels, lounges, a theatre, Cabaret, food and drink, it’s honestly a must whatever time of day! But sometimes, we want to dress up fancy heads into the West End and lounge around roulette tables in the early hours, pretending we’re in a spy movie! The Hippodrome is indeed a late-night fantasy!
The casino has cemented itself as an icon; only a stone’s through from Leicester Square! It is the most significant and busiest casino in the UK and London’s most popular entertainment venue!
It’s free to enter, bring your proof of age and see what the fuss is about!
Piccadilly Institute
Open until 3 am
A place perhaps not as tame or as fancy as the other options, Piccadilly Institute has become known for its varied and extensive bars and seating areas and dance floors and music! There is genuinely a vibe for everyone, even if you’re just the kind to sit back and observe!
This late-night bar offers six eclectically themed rooms off the busy road! Each room has its cocktail list, and you could easily get lost in this decoratively diverse building!
As the website states, the Institute is the “craziest place to party,” With its “labyrinth of rooms to explore, you’ll find somewhere to suit every mood and occasion!”
Fiori Corner
Open 7am-2am
Finally, the one for the foody in all of us! We never know when to get hungry, and it’s hazardous if you’ve been out all night not to have provisions ready! Look no further than Leicester Square and Fiori Corner!
A cafe, coffee house and restaurant to boot, Fiori takes on an Italian and Lebanese slant to its menu! Serving pizza, pasta, solid Italian coffee, continental breakfast and kebab, it truly has something for everyone!
Fiori Corner Says,
Known initially as Alpine in the early 1980s, Fiori Corner has evolved and grown into a place that caters to everyone at all times of the day in the heart of Leicester Square. A family-run restaurant, coffee house and café serving a unique fusion of Italian and Lebanese cuisine in a prime location in central London.
The unique blend of flavours on our dishes is due to the owner’s Italian and Middle Eastern background. We have worked very hard to enrich those flavours so that customers in the heart of London get a delicious meal at an affordable price. Our specialties include pizzas and pasta, trendy Italian coffee, continental breakfasts, kebabs, and sweet treats. TimeOut
There’s no need to starve until breakfast time in the West End; why not have yours at 1 am instead and cure those midnight cravings!
