All My Gods, Bethnal Green's Beloved Dive Bar, Closes on Halloween

All My Gods, a cult dive bar on Paradise Row in Bethnal Green, has announced it will close on Halloween, 31 October, after just over a year of operation. The bar was founded by Roxy Velvet, a burlesque artist, painter and tattooist, alongside the team behind Soho's now-closed Dram bar. Known for its BuzzBallz vending machine, £8 martinis dispensed by a machine nicknamed the 'Martininator', a black velvet pool table, and what Time Out called London's cheapest glass of Ruinart champagne at £13 a flute, All My Gods quickly became a cult east London nightlife destination. The bar was created as a tribute to London's defunct dive bars, particularly the Crobar. Breaking the news on Instagram, the bar wrote: 'Maybe the real gods were the friends we made along the way. We've had a really rad time.' No reason for the closure has been given, but the space will not remain empty: General Manager Bréagha Wolfgang is taking over with a new team to open The Third House Collective.