La Monocle is a South London–based Lesbian & FLINTA* pop-up bar inspired by the historic Le Monocle of 1920s Paris. Rooted in queer history and community-building, La Monocle exists to create joyful, affirming, and culturally rich spaces for the Lesbian and FLINTA community in South London.
La Monocle is entirely volunteer-run, with our team dedicating their time, labour, and skills to building La Monocle into a permanent venue. Our mission for now is to take over non-queer venues and transform them into spaces for us: creating temporary havens of Lesbian & FLINTA nightlife across South London. Each pop-up reclaims space, builds visibility, and directly funds a permanent community café by day and bar by night.
All profits from our events are reinvested into securing this permanent home, a dedicated space where people can gather, work, host events, create, and socialise within a FLINTA-centred environment.
You can support La Monocle by attending events, donating via our ticket pages, contributing through our Ko-fi on our Linktree, or privately requesting larger donation amounts or investment opportunities by emailing contact@lamonocle.co.uk.
From March, La Monocle will also launch print-on-demand merchandise to reduce waste while allowing you to customise almost anything suitable for screen printing, with all profits going directly toward securing our permanent space.
By supporting La Monocle, you are helping to build a lasting, community-rooted venue for Lesbian & FLINTA people in South London.