Late night Rochester

Bodega 51

Coffee and cake by day, cocktails, DJs and a garden bar at the weekend, with an unusual range of canned beers.

51 High Street, ME1 1LN

Mon-Wed closed · Thu 5pm-10pm · Fri-Sat noon-midnight · Sun noon-6pm

City Wall Wine Bar

A big, busy bar with live bands, quiz nights, karaoke and DJs, and one of the later licences on the High Street, to 2am on Fridays and Saturdays.

120-122 High Street, ME1 1JT

Mon-Wed noon-11pm · Thu noon-1am · Fri-Sat noon-2am · Sun noon-11pm

The George Vaults

Named after the George Inn and the 14th-century vaulted crypt beneath the building.

35 High Street, ME1 1LN

Mon-Thu 11am-10pm · Fri 11am-1am · Sat 11am-2am · Sun 11am-10pm

The Granville

A friendly local on Maidstone Road with a garden and an upstairs function room for private hire.

83 Maidstone Road, ME1 1RL

Mon-Thu 4pm-11pm · Fri 4pm-midnight · Sat noon-midnight · Sun noon-11pm

The Kings Head

A late bar and hotel on the High Street.

58 High Street, ME1 1LD

Fridays and Saturdays only (reported January 2026) · licensed to 2am

Maverick Ladies Lounge

A cocktail bar in the Royal Victoria and Bull building, open on Friday evenings and Saturdays.

16 High Street, ME1 1PX

Mon-Thu closed · Fri 4pm-11pm · Sat noon-11pm · Sun closed

Oliver's Bar and Kitchen

Dinner, cocktails and a garden, with DJs and a late licence until 2:30am on Fridays and Saturdays, and a Sunday roast.

186 High Street, ME1 1EY

Mon closed · Tue-Thu 5pm-9pm · Fri-Sat noon-2:30am · Sun noon-6pm

Poco Loco

A family-run cocktail, tapas and live music bar just along the High Street into Chatham, and a grassroots venue for indie, jazz, soul, rock and burlesque nights.

58-60 High Street, Chatham ME4 4DS

4 min walk from the High Street

Mon-Thu noon-10pm · Fri-Sat noon-2am (its website). Sunday hours not listed, so check before you go.

The Queen Charlotte

A lively sports pub with plenty of screens, a small garden and some of the keener lager prices on the street.

159 High Street, ME1 1EH

Mon-Thu 11am-11pm · Fri-Sat 11am-1am · Sun 11am-11pm

The Ship Inn

Medway's oldest gay pub, and in its own words one of Kent's premier gay venues, at the Chatham end of the High Street: three bars, DJs, karaoke and themed nights, open until 2am from Thursday to Saturday.

347 High Street, ME1 1DA

Mon-Tue 4pm-10pm · Wed closed · Thu-Fri 4pm-2am · Sat noon-2am · Sun 2pm-10pm

Tap 'n' Tin

A nightclub and live music venue over several floors in a former brewpub near Chatham station, with rock, indie and punk gigs and student club nights.

24 Railway Street, Chatham ME4 4JT

8 min walk from the High Street

Gig and club nights, mostly late on Fridays and Saturdays. Check its Facebook page for what is on.

Ye Arrow

The castle and cathedral are in view from the garden.

Boley Hill, ME1 1TE

Mon-Thu 11am-11pm · Fri-Sat 11am-1am · Sun 11am-11pm