| Candy Bar, Soho | |
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 The exterior of Candy Bar in 2013 | |
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| Coordinates | 51°30′53.64″N0°8′0.96″W / 51.5149000°N 0.1336000°W |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Owner | Kim Lucas |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | 4, CARLISLE STREET W1 |
| Designated | 23-Nov-1978 |
| Reference no. | 1066346 |
Candy Bar was a lesbian bar that was based in Carlisle Street in Soho, London. [1] It was started in 1996 by Kim Lucas who decorated the interior pink and provided lap and pole dancing. [2] [3] Men were allowed into the bar if accompanied by a woman. [4]
In 2011, the bar was sold by Lucas to Gary Henshaw, owner of the Ku chain of London gay bars. New management brought in by Henshaw toned down the bright pink decoration. [3] The bar was featured in a Channel 5 six-part fly-on-the-wall documentary series named Candy Bar Girls. [5]
The bar closed in January 2014 following an increase in rents. [6]
