London's best clubs playing R 'n B

If you like your night out heavy on the bling with a soundtrack of RnB then try these.

Westside.

Love your RnB? Of course you do. Who doesn't like a bit of bling and some tunes that you can grind up against a stranger to?

London has got a fantastic RnB scene with DJs spinning the latest tunes as well as RnB classics. We've put together a list of the very best RnB nights and venues in London.

So get down... and dirty.

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Sway
61-65 Great Queen Street WC2B 5DA
Holborn 0.14 miles
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Swanky old Sway is the best place for Champagne popping, winding and grinding with its multiple rooms of beats and rhymes. Located in the heart of Holborn, Sway even has a disco room so if you want to step up the tempo, there’s a special space just waiting.

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Zoo Bar & Nightclub
13 - 17 Bear Street WC2H 7AQ
Leicester Square 0.04 miles
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Cocktails, music and Leicester Square, Zoo Bar is the ultimate central London party venue. If commercial is what you want then that’s what you’ll get. From the cheesiest RnB, to cocktails that take you back a decade - Long Island iced Tea anyone? Not one to visit every week, but always a good time.

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Embassy
29 Old Burlington Street W1S 3AP
Green Park 0.27 miles
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Cash is king in the world of RnB, so it should come as no surprise that the best nights are to be found in upmarket venues in the heart of the city. Embassy follows trend and for an extra £5 per drink you’ll get banging RnB and commercial house all night long. Great DJs, well made drinks and beautiful people. If you got it, flaunt it here.

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Taiwan Village
85 Lillie Road SW6 1UD
West Brompton 0.31 miles
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Head for Ganton Street for circus-style interiors, wild performances and top DJs spinning eclectic tunes including lashings of RnB.

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Club 49
49 Greek Street W1D 4EG
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Soho may be awash with speakeasy bars and gourmet fast food joints these days but it still finds space for the gauche clubbing experience that we all crave once in a while. Club 49 is all bright lights, delicate cocktails and pounding RnB with an attractive clientele to boot.

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Concrete
56 Shoreditch High Street E1 6JJ
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If you like your RnB tinged with a little hipster irony then Concrete is the wise choice for you. It’s ‘old skool’ all the way as the likes of D’Angelo, Dru Hill, Mariah, Bone Thugs and Boyz II Men share the airtime at weekends.

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Laurel Lounge
14 New London Street EC3R 7NA
Fenchurch Street 0.04 miles
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Saturday nights serve up a rich mix of new and Old Skool R&B, Hip Hop, Garage and House