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Bar and Restaurant

a top-down photo of a bar with tables and chairs and crowds of people.
Opening of Renée Gailhoustet: A Thousand and One Ways of Living in the AA Bar, 2026. Photo by Elena Andreea Teleaga.

The AA Bar is located on the first floor of 36 Bedford Square. It is often the site of exhibitions, debates, tutorials, musical performances, dances, cocktails and conversations. The bar offers a range of refreshments and is open to the public. The AA Restaurant is open for lunch and provides food and refreshments to the AA community. There is a daily menu providing a variety of salads, soup and warm meals.

Bar 

Hours
Monday – Friday: 9.30am–8pm

Saturday: 11am–5pm


Location
First Floor of 36 Bedford Square,
London WC1B 3ES

Restaurant 

Hours
Monday – Friday: 11.30am–4pm

Location
Lower Ground Floor of 36 Bedford Square,
London WC1B 3ES

36 Bedford Square London WC1B 3ES +44 (0)20 7887 4000 reception@aaschool.ac.uk
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