LSQ Rooftop Bar, Leicester Square

About This Event

LSQ sits above Leicester Square with the particular confidence of a venue that knows its view will do the work. The terrace looks out over the square itself and, on a clear evening, extends to the kind of London skyline panorama that never quite loses its effect on people who live here. May light in London — low, golden, arriving later each evening — transforms a rooftop bar from a daytime proposition into something considerably more atmospheric. Thirty-two members gathered as the city slid from late afternoon into early evening. The bar's cocktail list is thorough without being overwhelming. The service has the attentiveness that comes from knowing the view keeps people longer than they plan to stay. Conversations about where to get a table for dinner afterwards became, for many, redundant — nobody wanted to leave. For first-time attendees, rooftop events have a particular advantage: the view provides instant common ground, removes the need for an opening line, and means that the city itself becomes part of the conversation. London is considerably easier to love from fifteen floors up.