Cahoots isn’t one bar, and the three sites have different rules on who can walk in. The Underground in Kingly Court and the Postal Office in Borough Yards are strictly 21 and over. The Ticket Hall on Kingly Street, a few doors away, lets children over 10 in before 5pm from Sunday to Friday, and takes dogs until 6pm. Third-party listings often give one age limit for the whole brand, which is wrong for the Ticket Hall.
Everything below comes from Cahoots’ own Q and A and venue pages, read on 10 October 2026.
Which Cahoots is which
The Underground is the themed one: a replica 1940s station with two platforms, Northbound and Southbound, joined by a central passage, and a life-size carriage you can sit in. The Ticket Hall is a 1940s pub with a terrace on Kingly Street, open every day from midday. The Postal Office is the Borough Yards branch. Only the first two are in Soho, and they are on different streets, so make sure your booking is for the one you mean. Hours for each are on our Soho bars page, and Kingly Court covers the building.
Age and dogs
Under the age policy, the Underground and the Postal Office are “strictly 21 and over”. At the Ticket Hall, children over 10 are welcome before 5pm Sunday to Friday if a guardian aged 21 or older is with them. After that it’s an adult pub. Dogs aren’t allowed at the Underground or the Postal Office, apart from registered assistance dogs. At the Ticket Hall, well-behaved dogs are welcome until 6pm, Sunday to Friday.
Booking and the 2 hour table
Tables are asked to keep to two hours. The Ticket Hall’s terrace is walk-ins only, and lunch there can be booked between 12pm and 3.45pm, with last lunch orders at 4.30pm. Groups of 13 or more can’t book online for the Underground: the venue asks you to ring 020 7352 6200 or email highspirits@cahoots-london.com. Private parties take up to 100 guests in the Ticket Hall, or 50 on its outdoor terrace alone.
Who they won’t take
Cahoots says it can’t accommodate hen or stag parties at any of its venues. That’s worth knowing before you book a big group under another name. There’s no strict dress code, but the venue prefers 1940s dress and says any well-presented guest is welcome. Music is jazz, swing and Lindy Hop, with some rock and roll and electro swing later. From Thursday to Saturday evenings people tend to dance.
Access
The Underground and the Ticket Hall are both not step-free. The operator describes the Underground as full of tricky steps and narrow passages, and says the layout of the Ticket Hall makes step-free access a challenge. The Postal Office is the accessible one: its ground floor is fully accessible, with an accessible bathroom.
What’s on
The Underground runs a Black Market Knees-Up at midday on Saturdays and live music and cocktails from 7pm to 10.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays. DJ Mark Charade follows from 10.30pm to 2am, and Miss Alice Keys plays on Sundays from 9pm. At the Ticket Hall, a lunch stop deal adds a drink for £1 on weekdays from midday. A New Year’s Eve party runs at each Soho venue on Thursday 31 December, from 9pm to 3am, and the Postal Office has its own from 10.30pm.
Cahoots
- Address
- Underground at 13 Kingly Court, W1B 5PW. Ticket Hall at 5 Kingly Street, W1B 5PF. Postal Office at Borough Yards, Borough Market
- Nearest
- Oxford Circus or Piccadilly Circus for the two Soho sites. London Bridge for Borough
- Hours
- Underground 5pm to 1am Monday to Wednesday, 4pm to 2am Thursday and Friday, midday to 2am Saturday, 4pm to midnight Sunday. Ticket Hall midday to midnight Sunday to Wednesday and midday to 1am Thursday to Saturday. Tables are asked to keep to 2 hours
- Booking
- Groups of 13 or more for the Underground by telephone on 020 7352 6200 or by email to highspirits@cahoots-london.com. Ticket Hall terrace is walk-ins only. No hen or stag parties
- Price
- Not published. The Ticket Hall lunch stop adds a drink for 1 pound on weekdays from midday
- Standing
- Three 1940s themed venues from Inception Group: a replica Underground station, a black market pub and a Borough Yards branch
How to get in
Underground and Postal Office are strictly 21 and over. Ticket Hall admits children over 10 with a guardian aged 21 or over before 5pm Sunday to Friday, and dogs until 6pm. Underground and Ticket Hall are not step-free. The Postal Office ground floor is accessible
Where to go next
The best bars in Soho and speakeasy bars in London cover similar rooms, and Kingly Court covers what else is in the building.
Questions we get asked
What is the age limit at Cahoots?
The Underground in Kingly Court and the Postal Office in Borough Yards are strictly 21 and over. The Ticket Hall allows children over 10 before 5pm Sunday to Friday with a guardian aged 21 or over.
Are dogs allowed at Cahoots?
Not at the Underground or the Postal Office, apart from registered assistance dogs. At the Ticket Hall, well-behaved dogs are welcome until 6pm, Sunday to Friday.
Does Cahoots allow hen or stag parties?
No. Cahoots says it cannot accommodate hen or stag parties.
Is Cahoots wheelchair accessible?
Only the Postal Office in Borough Yards, which has a fully accessible ground floor and an accessible bathroom. The Underground and the Ticket Hall are not step-free.
How long can you have a table at Cahoots?
Up to two hours, which is what the venue asks of guests who book.
Is there a dress code at Cahoots?
No strict one. The venue favours 1940s dress, which it may reward, but any well-presented guest is welcome.
Can you book a large group at Cahoots Underground?
Groups of 13 or more have to contact the venue by telephone on 020 7352 6200 or email highspirits@cahoots-london.com.
Written by Robert J Wills, no. 422 in the guide.
Last checked 10 October 2026 against the venues' own published information. Nobody pays to appear here and we take no bookings.
