Until today, we have never appreciated how ‘dry’ London is for lesbians, and news lands in our inboxes that a new lesbian bar is about to open. Not on Old Compton Street with all the male gay bars, but in Camberwell, South London, where co-founders Molly McCabe and Beth White, after a successful crowdfunding campaign, are set to take over the former St George’s Tavern and turn it into the sapphic pub Dorothy’s.
They want the space to be not just ‘another bar’ but a ‘real queer home’.
Dorothy’s will be London’s third dedicated lesbian venue, after the café and cocktail bar Goldie Saloon closed down in 2025. It will join Well Street’s La Camionera and SHE in Soho. Dorothy’s said on its fundraiser: ‘For years, queer spaces in London have been disappearing, and lesbian spaces have been hit hardest. Right now, there are only a tiny handful of dedicated lesbian venues left in the entire UK. At the same time, so many queer people, especially lesbians, trans people and non-binary people, still struggle to find places where they can fully relax, socialize and feel safe being themselves“Dorothy’s will be ‘warm, welcoming, and joyful ’, built around ‘genuinely inclusive hospitality’. There will be drinks by queer-owned brands, seasonal food from queer chefs and kitchens as well as live music, cabaret and drag shows. The opening date has not been set yet, but watch this space.
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If you would like to ensure DOROTHY’s success, you can still contribute to the Fundraiser HERE |
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