Bars & Pubs · Our pick in London
Speedboat Bar
Bangkok Chinatown style
About Speedboat Bar
Speedboat Bar captures the energy of Bangkok’s Chinatown: neon, Thai pop, cold beer and fiery drinking food such as crab fried rice and grilled meats. Upstairs there is a pool table, and the bar stays lively until late. It is from the same team as Kiln, close by on Brewer Street. Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square stations are a few minutes’ walk away.
Why it's on our list
- Thai drinking food
- Pool upstairs
- Lively and late
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Speedboat Bar before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Speedboat Bar are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Piccadilly CircusPiccadillyBakerloo0.1 mi2 min walk
- Leicester SquarePiccadillyNorthern0.2 mi4 min walk
- Tottenham Court RoadNorthernCentralElizabeth line0.3 mi7 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Coventry Street0.1 mi1 min walk
- Taxi rank, Whitcomb Street0.1 mi2 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- Leicester Square0.1 miWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Trafalgar Square0.3 miWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Covent Garden0.4 miWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- The British Museum0.6 miWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- London Eye0.8 miWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Buckingham Palace0.8 miWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Westminster Abbey0.8 miWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Harrods1.5 miWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- The Shard2.0 miWalk 41 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Tower of London2.4 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 21 min
Main rail terminals
- Charing Cross0.3 miWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Waterloo1.0 miWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Victoria1.1 miWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Euston1.2 miWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- King’s Cross St Pancras1.4 miWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 13 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)1.5 miWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Paddington1.9 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- London Bridge2.1 miWalk 42 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Liverpool Street2.2 miWalk 44 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 19 min