Artesian

London, United Kingdom

Awarded 2 Pins by The Pinnacle Guide in 2024.

Head Bartender Giulia Cuccurullo, the first woman to hold the position in Artesian's history, arrived in 2018 and worked her way through every rank at The Langham's flagship bar. A Global Patrón Perfectionist winner and GQ shortlistee, Cuccurullo represents a generational shift at a venue that once defined the London hotel bar arms race. The room still carries its stately proportions, but the program now reflects a quieter confidence: less spectacle, more substance. The reinvention is deliberate, and it is working. London's bar scene sustains itself on productive disagreement, Mayfair formality versus East London spontaneity, heritage brands versus first-year independents, technique versus instinct. The result, heading into 2026, is a city where no single style dominates and every neighborhood pours with conviction. Start saving for the flight.