No.29 Power Station West

Battersea Power Station has spent decades as London's most famous ruin. Now it's London's most talked-about destination — and No.29 Power Station West is one of the venues making it worth the visit. Set on the Thames waterfront in Circus West Village, this two-floor bar and restaurant wraps 1920s Art Deco glamour around river views, a private cinema room, and the kind of terrace that makes you forget you're in Zone 2.

Art Deco on the Thames at No.29

The interiors lean into the building's heritage without becoming a museum piece. Velvet seating, brass fixtures, and the warm palette of the 1920s create spaces that photograph beautifully and feel genuinely atmospheric after dark. The River Bar on the upper floor has its own outdoor terrace and independent sound system, while the main bar below anchors the larger events. Between them, a 35-seat cinema screening room adds an element that most riverside venues simply don't have.

The Power Station Effect

Location does real work here. The approach through Circus West Village and past the Power Station's chimneys builds anticipation that a street-level entrance can't match. Guests arrive already engaged — curious about the development, impressed by the architecture, ready to explore. For client entertaining and corporate events, that energy translates into goodwill before the event itself begins. The Northern Line's Battersea Power Station stop makes access straightforward from across London.

No.29 as an Event Venue

From 16-person private dinners in the River Bar to 500-guest standing receptions across both floors, the venue scales across event types. The cinema room opens up formats beyond standard drinks and dinner — screening events, presentations, branded content. In-house catering maintains a sustainability focus, and the 1am licence (with extension available) keeps evening events running without the midnight cut-off that compresses many London parties.

No.29's Waterfront Character

No.29 occupies a particular niche in London's venue landscape: waterfront location, Art Deco character, and genuine destination appeal, without the corporate anonymity of a riverside hotel or the inflated pricing of a heritage landmark. It's a bar and restaurant first — which means the atmosphere is natural rather than manufactured, and the events team builds around a space that already works rather than dressing up a blank room.