Cocktail Bars in London
London's cocktail bars mix grand hotel rooms with owner-run counters, and seven on this page are on Europe's 50 Best Bars 2026. Connaught Bar takes no reservations, and its Giorgio Bargiani won that list's Bartenders' Bartender Award this year. Erik Lorincz, once head bartender of the American Bar at The Savoy, runs Kwãnt near Green Park, where See the Sea is a martini made with langoustine distillate. Brothers Max and Noel Venning carbonate their French 75 at Three Sheets Soho, and Lyaness on the South Bank was the first bar to earn 3 Pins from The Pinnacle Guide. Dukes is walk-in only, and Satan's Whiskers takes bookings by phone. These are the forty we would start with.
★ TOP 1050 BESTHotel BarConnaught Bar
The Connaught Bar opened in 2008 inside The Connaught hotel in Mayfair, in a Cubist-inspired room designed by David Collins Studio. Its martini trolley comes to the table, where the drink is made to order and finished with a choice of the bar's own aromatic bitters. Signature cocktails are added through the year alongside vintage serves, and the bar bottles its own Connaught Bar gin and has published a book of 100 of its recipes. There are no reservations; it opens Monday to Saturday from 4pm.
16 Carlos Place, London, W1K 2ALMon-Sat 4pm-1amFull profile
★ TOP 1050 BESTCocktail BarSatan's Whiskers
Satan's Whiskers opened in late 2013 on Cambridge Heath Road and describes itself as Bethnal Green's original neighborhood cocktail bar. The menu changes daily and concentrates on classic cocktails made with a spirits line-up the team picks with care, played out to a hip hop soundtrack. Reservations are taken by telephone only and walk-ins are welcome; the bar also sells bottled cocktails online and offers a consultancy service.
343 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9RADaily 5pm-12amFull profile
★ TOP 1050 BESTHotel BarScarfes Bar
Gerald Scarfe's caricatures stare down from the walls of Rosewood London's flagship bar, giving the room a sardonic edge that cuts through its gentleman's-club aesthetic. New Director of Bars Andy Loudon, appointed in 2024, delivered his first full menu in 2025, a collection that respects the bar's tradition of spirit-forward drinking while introducing lighter, more seasonal constructions. At No. 77 on The 50 Best Bars 51-100 list in 2026, after No. 31 in 2025, Scarfes operates in the sweet spot between establishment credibility and creative ambition. The leather armchairs alone are worth the reservation. It currently stands at No. 47 on Europe's 50 Best Bars 2026.
252 High Holborn, London WC1V 7ENDaily 4pm-1amFull profile
★ TOP 1050 BESTCocktail BarA Bar with Shapes For a Name
Remy Savage, formerly of The Little Red Door in Paris and Artesian at The Langham, stripped cocktail bar design back to Bauhaus first principles: a yellow triangle, a red square, a blue circle, and twelve drinks chosen through blind tasting. The menu splits evenly between six classics and six house creations, and ingredients earn their place on flavor alone, not narrative. Ranked No. 73 on The World's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list in 2025, this Kingsland Road bar proves that minimalism and warmth are not opposites. Savage and business partner Paul Lougrat built something that looks effortless. It is not. It was a Top 4 finalist for Best International Cocktail Bar at the 2024 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards.
Kingsland Road, Haggerston, LondonDaily 5pm-4amFull profile
★ TOP 1050 BESTCocktail BarThree Sheets Soho
Three Sheets Soho is the second bar from brothers Max and Noel Venning, opened in March 2024 on Manette Street just off Greek Street, with a front that opens onto the pedestrianised pavement. It follows the Dalston original's approach of simple, seasonal cocktails made with restraint, the French 75 among the signatures. Food runs to British oysters with Champagne, a burger and chips and a seasonal menu, and it opens from the afternoon seven days a week.
13 Manette Street, London, W1D 4ATMon-Thu 3pm-11:30pm, Fri 3pm-12am, Sat 1pm-12am, Sun 3pm-10:30pmFull profile
★ TOP 1050 BESTCocktail BarSwift
Opened in 2016 by Mia Johansson and Bobby Hiddleston, both formerly of Milk & Honey, and backed by Nightjar and Oriole owners Rosie Stimpson and Edmund Weil. Swift splits across two floors: a bright ground-floor bar for cocktails and oysters, and a darker basement of booths with a whisky list running past 250 bottles. The Irish Coffee is the house calling card. Accolades include No.30 in the World's 50 Best Bars 2022 and Time Out London's No.1 Cocktail Bar for 2018 and 2019. Bookings are by email only, the bar takes no phone reservations. Sister sites in Shoreditch and Borough.
Order thisIrish CoffeeJameson Caskmates Stout Edition, Swift blend coffee, demerara, cream, nutmeg12 Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D 4TQMon-Sat 3pm-12am, Sun 3pm-11pmFull profile
★ TOP 1050 BESTCocktail BarKwãnt
Kwãnt is the Mayfair bar of Erik Lorincz, for nearly eight years head bartender of the American Bar at The Savoy, on Stratton Street near Green Park. It reopened here in 2023 after the first Kwãnt, opened in 2019 beneath Momo on Heddon Street, closed when the restaurant failed. The room has hand-painted Polynesian tapa art, cane ceilings, chessboard tables and tall windows, and the menu splits into signature and vintage cocktails built with house distillates, clarification and fermentation, with garnishes grown on site.
52 Stratton Street, London, W1J 8LNDaily 5pm-1amFull profile
★ TOP 1050 BESTCocktail BarLyaness
Ryan 'Mr Lyan' Chetiyawardana's flagship at Sea Containers London, where the redesign kept the marble bar and added electric blue accents. It is the team's successor to Dandelyan, The World's Best Bar 2018, which occupied the same riverside space. The menu is ingredient-led: the current 'Collaboration 2.0' list builds drinks around ideas and collaborations rather than classic formats, in serves like the Pink Belly Gimlet and the Multi-Milk. Lyaness was the first bar awarded three PINs in The Pinnacle Guide and ranked No.39 in the World's 50 Best Bars 2019. Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm to 4pm bring £10 Champagne.
Order thisPink Belly GimletAnother Hendrick's gin, carrot salami, aquavit honey, lemonSea Containers London, 20 Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 9PDMon-Thu 5pm-12am, Fri 4pm-1am, Sat 1pm-1am, Sun 1pm-12amFull profile
★ TOP 10SPIRITEDCocktail BarSide Hustle
Side Hustle is the bar of NoMad London, the hotel in the former Bow Street Magistrates' Court opposite the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Its cocktails center on agave spirits and Latin American flavors, alongside NoMad classics and large-format drinks for groups of four to six, with tacos, ceviche and other plates for sharing. Forest-green booths and a marble-topped bar sit among commissioned art, including photographs by Martin Parr. The bar won Best International Hotel Bar at the 2025 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards.
28 Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7AWTue-Thu 5pm-12am, Fri-Sat 3pm-12am, Sun 3pm-11pmFull profile
★ TOP 1050 BESTCocktail BarTayēr + Elementary
Tayēr + Elementary is two bars behind one door at 152 Old Street, run by Alex Kratena and Monica Berg. Elementary, at the front, is a walk-in bar known for cocktails on tap, while Tayēr at the back serves precise, ingredient-led drinks such as the One Sip Martini. The site has been closed since a fire in the building on 5 May 2026, and in September 2026 the owners said it would stay closed for the rest of the year; the team has run pop-ups meanwhile, including a summer residency at Cato in Covent Garden. It was ranked No. 5 on the World's 50 Best Bars in 2025.
152 Old Street, London, EC1V 9BWTue-Wed 3pm-12am, Thu-Sat 3pm-1amFull profile
50 BESTCocktail BarWaltz
An intimate Japanese-inflected cocktail bar opened in 2025 on Scrutton Street in Shoreditch. It serves a full conceptual cocktail menu, with first-come walk-in bar seats and bookable tables; contact is by email, as no phone number is published. It sits at No. 23 on Europe's 50 Best Bars 2026.
28 Scrutton Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4RPMon–Thu 5pm–12am, Fri–Sat 5pm–1amFull profile
50 BESTCocktail BarThe American Bar
Open since 1893, the American Bar at The Savoy is London's longest-surviving cocktail bar and was named the World's Best Bar in 2017. Ada Coleman became its first female head bartender in 1903 and created the Hanky Panky here, still served today, while her successor Harry Craddock set down the canon in his 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. The current menu is story-driven, capturing moments from the bar's history in drinks like Since 1986 and Painter's Palette, poured in an Art Deco room that has welcomed everyone from Churchill to Hemingway.
Order thisHanky Pankygin, sweet vermouth, Fernet-Branca, created here by Ada Coleman in 1903The Savoy, The Strand, London WC2R 0EZMon-Sat 12pm-12am, Sun 12pm-10pmFull profile
50 BESTCocktail BarThree Sheets Dalston
Brothers Max and Noel Venning opened this pared-back Kingsland Road original in 2016 and took it to No.16 in the World's 50 Best Bars 2019. The menu sorts drinks into One, Two and Three Sheets by intensity, all clean, thoughtful serves built on seasonal ingredients and modern technique, the carbonated French 75, with gin, lemon, Moscato and orange flower water, is the signature. Closed Mondays; a Soho sibling opened on Manette Street in 2024.
Order thisFrench 75gin, lemon, verjus, cloud tea, Moscato, oak, orange flower, carbonated510b Kingsland Road, Dalston, London E8 4AEFull profile
50 BESTCocktail BarAmaro
Neighborhood cocktail bar on Kensington High Street, in its own words, where timeless elegance meets modern mixology, expertly crafted cocktails and small plates in a refined room, led by Elon Soddu. The Evening Standard called it 'a proper cocktail bar in a part of town not known for them'. The team also runs its own spirits shop and sister venue Twice Shy. Card payments only; dogs welcome.
15 Kensington High Street, London W8 5NPMon 6pm-11:30pm, Tue-Sat 6pm-12:30am, Sun 5pm-12amFull profile
50 BESTCocktail BarCoupette
Chris Moore's French-inspired cocktail bar has anchored Bethnal Green Road since summer 2017, named after the coupe glass and built on locally sourced ingredients, with calvados as the house spirit. The Champagne Piña Colada is the enduring signature. Awards came fast: Best New Opening at the World's 50 Best Bars 2018, No.18 that year and No.23 in 2019, plus Tales of the Cocktail's Best New International Cocktail Bar 2018. A second venue, Atelier Coupette, is now open on Moor Street in Soho.
Order thisChampagne Piña ColadaBacardi rum blend, agricole rhum, pineapple, coconut sorbet, Moët & Chandon Brut423 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 0ANTue-Thu 5pm-11:30pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-1am, Sun 4pm-11pm (closed Mon)Full profile- Bar Termini50 BESTCocktail Bar
Bar Termini
A tiny 1950s-inspired Italianate bar on Old Compton Street where coffee and cocktails share equal billing from 10am. The house negroni comes in four versions, Classico, Superiore, Rosato and Robusto, with bottled take-away negronis to carry home, alongside an Italian coffee program of espresso, Bicerin and Caffè Shakerato. Bar Termini made the World's 50 Best Bars list three consecutive years, 2016 to 2018, and the team runs an experimental Drinks Factory in Islington.
Order thisHouse Negronifour versions: Classico, Superiore, Rosato, Robusto7 Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D 5JEMon-Thu 10am-11:30pm, Fri-Sat 10am-1am, Sun 11am-10:30pmFull profile 
50 BESTCocktail BarArtesian
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.
1C Portland Place, LondonSun-Wed 4pm-12am, Thu-Sat 4pm-1amFull profile
50 BESTCocktail BarViajante87
A subterranean Latin American-inspired cocktail bar from Thesleff Group, set in the basement of a Notting Hill townhouse. It specializes in mezcal and tequila drinks backed by a collection of over 250 spirits, with weekend DJ sets spanning Latin, disco, house and funk.
Order thisEl Rancho Highballwhisky, white port, coconut water, corn liqueur, flaked cornBasement, 87 Notting Hill Gate, London W11 3JZWed–Thu & Sun 7pm–12am, Fri–Sat 7pm–2amFull profile- Oriole50 BESTCocktail Bar
Oriole
Oriole is the sister bar of Nightjar, now at 7-9 Slingsby Place in St Martin's Courtyard, Covent Garden, after leaving its original home at Smithfield Market. The ground-floor Bamboo Bar and terrace pour cocktails built from ingredients gathered around the world, and the basement restaurant serves Latin American cooking. Live jazz, blues and world music play from Tuesday to Saturday, with the cover charge going straight to the musicians.
Order thisCampania SpritzAperol, black cherry wine, cherry soda, Moët champagne7-9 Slingsby Place, St Martin's Courtyard, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9ABTue-Wed 3pm-11pm, Thu-Sat 3pm-12am, closed Sun-Mon (downstairs restaurant open to 1am Fri-Sat)Full profile 
50 BESTHotel BarThe Donovan Bar
Brown's Hotel's bar is the vision of Salvatore 'The Maestro' Calabrese, creator of the Breakfast Martini, with Federico Pavan as Director of Mixology. The room celebrates photographer Terence Donovan, whose boldest portraits hang throughout, the riskiest in the semi-private Naughty Corner. Calabrese's 'Salvatore's Legacy', mixed from 18th- and 19th-century spirits, set a 2012 Guinness World Record at £5,500, and the Vintage Cabinet still pours spirits dating back to 1770. Walk-ins only; no sportswear.
Order thisBellini ColadaAltamura Vodka, Crème de Peach, peach purée, Prosecco33 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BPMon-Wed 4pm-12am, Thu-Sat 4pm-1am, Sun 4pm-11pmFull profile
50 BESTCocktail BarHappiness Forgets
Alastair Burgess's candlelit basement under Hoxton Square, red brick walls, red glass pendant lamps, and a menu the World's 50 Best sums up as polished cocktails in a deliberately low-key room. The bar's own tagline: 'Great Cocktails, No Wallies'. It reached No.40 in the World's 50 Best Bars 2019. Doors open at 5pm every day; bookings run through the site, and the team also operates sister bar No Nuisance in St Albans.
8-9 Hoxton Square, N1 6NU, LondonOpen from 5pm every dayFull profile- Sexy FishSPIRITEDCocktail Bar
Sexy Fish
An Asian restaurant and bar on Berkeley Square dressed in mid-century glamour by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, with artworks by Damien Hirst, Frank Gehry and Michael Roberts throughout. The lower-ground Coral Room holds two of the largest live coral reef tanks in the world, and the bar claims the world's biggest Japanese whisky collection. Signatures run from Miso Thirsty (Hibiki whisky, miso, plum, sesame) to the Golden Riviera; happy hour 'Sundown Somewhere' runs Monday to Friday, 4pm to 7pm at the bar. The venue marked ten years with its 2025 cocktail book 'X'.
Order thisMiso ThirstyHibiki Japanese Harmony whisky, miso, plum, sesameBerkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1J 6BRMon-Sat 12pm-1am, Sun 12pm-12amFull profile - Nightjar50 BESTSpeakeasy
Nightjar
A basement speakeasy on City Road that has spent fifteen years at the forefront of London's cocktail scene, peaking at No.2 in the World's 50 Best Bars 2013. The menu is organized by historical era, The Old School (1899 to 1933), Mid-Century Mixology (1934 to 1980) and Modern Classics (1981 to 2015), full of theatrical serves built on rare and vintage spirits, from a lavish Singapore Sling to a five-rum Zombie. Live jazz, blues, swing and funk play every night from 9pm, with the cover charge going directly to the musicians. Smart casual, 21+, one floor below ground.
Order thisSingapore SlingFord's gin, Mount Gay XO rum, Fen Chiew baijiu, jasmine & yuzu, Bénédictine, pineapple, cherry beer129 City Road, Shoreditch, London EC1V 1JBSun-Wed 7pm-1am, Thu-Sat 7pm-3amFull profile - DukesSPIRITEDHotel Bar
Dukes
The bar of DUKES LONDON in St James's, a hotel established in 1908, where Alessandro Palazzi and his team make the famous DUKES Martini: mixed tableside from a trolley with frozen spirits and no ice, finished with bespoke vermouth and Amalfi lemon peel. Ian Fleming was a regular, and the bar is reputed to have inspired James Bond's 'shaken, not stirred'. The New York Times called it the hotel bar that some say makes one of the world's best martinis. Dress is smart casual and walk-ins are welcomed.
Order thisDUKES Martinimixed tableside from the trolley, frozen spirits, no ice, bespoke vermouth, Amalfi lemon peel35 St James's Place, London SW1A 1NYMon-Sat 3pm-10pm last orders (bar closes 10:30pm); Sun not publishedFull profile - Punch RoomHotel Bar
Punch Room
Punch Room is a small, wood-panelled bar inside The London EDITION on Berners Street in Fitzrovia, built around punches for sharing as well as single cocktails. Its current menu, Echoes, takes classic cocktails as the point of departure and reworks each with unexpected flavor pairings, in serves such as The Third Act, Blue Tie and Bella Vista Punch. It opens Tuesday to Saturday from 5pm and takes reservations.
The London EDITION, 10 Berners Street, London W1T 3NPTue–Sat 5pm–12:30amFull profile - NipperkinCocktail Bar
Nipperkin
An intimate late-night cocktail bar in the basement of NIJŪ, the Japanese restaurant on Berkeley Street, inspired by the Japanese listening bars of the 1950s, vintage records, snug booths. The menu follows British seasonality fused with Japanese spirits and sake, organized into four 'seasons' (Prep, Lean, Plethora and Dry), with serious in-house production: grilled-leek spirit, koji-and-shiso distillate, rosehip and woodruff. Open Thursday to Saturday only.
Order thisBramley Apples & MeadowsweetThe Macallan Double Cask 12yo, foraged meadowsweet, Bramley apple cordial, dry cider, wild apple soda20 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8EEThu-Sat 5pm-12am (closed Sun-Wed)Full profile - The Emory Rooftop BarPINNACLERooftop Bar
The Emory Rooftop Bar
The Emory Rooftop Bar sits on the top floor of The Emory, the Maybourne hotel in the steel-masted building that Richard Rogers designed off Hyde Park Corner. The room was designed by Remi Tessier and looks out over Hyde Park and central London. Its cocktail list is created with Tato Giovannoni of Floreria Atlantico in Buenos Aires, each drink a tribute to a London place, person or institution. The bar takes no reservations and sets a minimum spend per person.
The Emory, Old Barrack Yard, London SW1X 7NPFull profile - Callooh Callay50 BESTCocktail Bar
Callooh Callay
A Shoreditch fixture since 2008, named after Lewis Carroll's 'Jabberwocky' and famous for the mirrored wardrobe door hiding its back room, plus the JubJub, a bar-within-the-bar. The cocktail list is rebuilt around a new theme every cycle: past menus arrived as cassette tapes and comic books, and the current 'Calloohpoly' names its drinks after East London streets, Monopoly-style. The World's 50 Best counts it among the trailblazers of London's cocktail resurgence.
Order thisRivington StreetRon Santiago de Cuba 8YO rum, coconut & cacao butter, chia syrup, strawberry & cream soda65 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3AYMon-Wed 6pm-1am, Thu 6pm-3am, Fri-Sat 4pm-3am, Sun 6pm-3amFull profile - The Bar With No Name50 BESTCocktail Bar
The Bar With No Name
69 Colebrooke Row, known as The Bar With No Name, is Tony Conigliaro's small, unsigned cocktail bar on a quiet corner just off Essex Road in Islington. The list runs from house cocktails to aperitifs and digestifs, and the room puts on live jazz, blues and rock and roll. The bar also runs cocktail masterclasses and sells its own merchandise online.
69 Colebrooke Row, London N1 8AATue–Wed & Sun 5pm–12am, Thu 5pm–1am, Fri–Sat 5pm–2amFull profile 
PINNACLECocktail BarMurder Inc
An independent neighborhood cocktail bar on Hanway Street, just north of Soho, self-described as beauty and filth combining in harmony. It serves quality, reasonably priced cocktails that are deliberately uncomplicated but carry a spark of intrigue, made by an experienced bartending team.
36 Hanway Street, London W1T 1UPMon–Thu 5pm–12am, Fri–Sat 5pm–2amFull profile- Dover YardPINNACLEHotel Bar
Dover Yard
Dover Yard is the bar and lounge of 1 Hotel Mayfair, set at the center of the hotel and overlooking a planted courtyard. The drinks program is built around low waste: an in-house lab turns leftovers into ferments, liqueurs and cordials, such as a sour mash made from the day's spent lemon husks, and the list favours British spirits and seasonal ingredients. DJs play in the evenings, and the bar runs regular guest takeovers.
1 Hotel Mayfair, 1 Dover Yard, London W1J 8DLMon-Fri 11am-12.30am, Sat 11am-1.30am, Sun 11am-12.30amFull profile - Velvet by Salvatore CalabresePINNACLECocktail Bar
Velvet by Salvatore Calabrese
A luxury cocktail and Champagne bar at the Corinthia London, created with veteran mixologist Salvatore Calabrese and designed by David Collins Studio. Its current menu, Echoes of Memory, groups theatrical cocktails into four memory-themed chapters, with live music Tuesday to Saturday.
Corinthia London, 10 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2BDTue–Sat 5pm–1am (live music from 9pm)Full profile 
PINNACLECocktail BarEqual Parts
Equal Parts opened in 2023 in a Grade II listed, green-tiled building on Hackney Road, from the team behind Sager + Wilde, with Carina Soto Velasquez leading the bar. The menu changes every three months: four cocktails made in equal measures sit alongside eight signatures, among them the Flor of vodka, fino sherry and clarified tomato water, plus low and no-alcohol drinks. The back bar leans on European bitters, amari and agave spirits, and a record collection of Afro, psych and Caribbean music plays. Time Out London put it first in its ranking of the city's bars in July 2025.
245 Hackney Road, London E2 8NAMon-Thu 4pm-12am, Fri 4pm-1am, Sat 12pm-1am, Sun 11am-12amFull profile- Kol MezcaleríaCocktail Bar
Kol Mezcalería
The subterranean agave bar beneath KOL, Santiago Lastra's modern Mexican restaurant ranked No.49 in the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025. Launched in November 2020 with ex-Savoy American Bar head bartender Maxim Schulte building the program, it houses one of the UK's finest collections of agave spirits, mezcal, bacanora and beyond, in the basement of a former police station in Marylebone.
9 Seymour Street, London W1H 7BAFull profile - Seed LibraryCocktail Bar
Seed Library
A laid-back cocktail bar by Ryan Chetiyawardana (Mr Lyan) in the basement of the One Hundred Shoreditch hotel. Its drinks embrace stripped-back, analogue techniques with natural variance and a maker's touch, alongside craft beers and wines, with weekend DJ nights.
One Hundred Shoreditch, 100 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JQWed–Thu & Sun 6pm–1am, Fri–Sat 5pm–2amFull profile - Vesper at The DorchesterPINNACLECocktail Bar
Vesper at The Dorchester
The Dorchester's bar, designed by Martin Brudnizki with a roaring-thirties feel and named after the martini Ian Fleming invented in Casino Royale. Bar manager Lucia Montanelli's current 'Planetarium' list is a celestial collection, from The Vesper itself to Kepler-22, following her Fibonacci-built 'Eterna' menu, with the 'Vesper Invites' guest-bartender series and live-music Rhythms nights. Open daily noon to 1am; adults only, no sportswear in the evening.
Order thisThe VesperStolichnaya Elit, Dorchester Old Tom, Del Duque 30yr, re-distilled Forbidden FruitThe Dorchester, Park Lane, London W1K 1QADaily 12pm-1am (adults only)Full profile 
PINNACLECocktail BarThe Cocktail Trading Company
An award-winning cocktail bar created by three experienced bartenders, just off Brick Lane in Shoreditch. The menu puts heavy work into concepts, flavors and playful presentation, with all cocktails at a flat price and bookings taken by email.
68 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6GQMon–Wed 5pm–11:30pm, Thu–Fri 5pm–12am, Sat 2pm–12am, Sun 2pm–11pmFull profile
PINNACLESpeakeasySoma
A modern, minimalist take on the speakeasy beneath Kricket in Soho, from the team behind the modern Indian restaurant upstairs. Drinks draw on the Indian subcontinent, makrut lime leaf, chaat masala, palm jaggery, around a statement stainless-steel counter, with smooth jazz early and hip-hop as the night deepens. 1 PIN in The Pinnacle Guide 2025. Best Bar at the 2022 GQ Food & Drink Awards. Limited reservations; first-in-line queue as the evening progresses.
Order thisLeafOpihr gin, makrut lime leaf, curry leaf, pink peppercorn, Gimlet style14 Denman Street, London W1D 7HJMon-Tue 6pm-1am, Wed-Thu 6pm-2am, Fri-Sat 6pm-3am, Sun 5pm-10:30pmFull profile- Eve BarPINNACLECocktail Bar
Eve Bar
Eve Bar is chef Adam Handling's basement cocktail bar on Southampton Street in Covent Garden, below his restaurant Frog and opposite The Savoy. Opened in 2017, it now leads on cocktails, champagne and caviar, and a glass-walled drinks lab with a rotary evaporator and centrifuge turns kitchen offcuts into syrups, salts and foams. It is available for full or semi-private hire.
34-35 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HGTue-Sat 1pm-late, closed Sun-MonFull profile - Florattica Rooftop LondonPINNACLERooftop Bar
Florattica Rooftop London
A rooftop bar on the 11th floor of the Canopy by Hilton London City, inspired by the silk weavers who once lived and worked in this corner of East London, their craft echoed in floral patterns, vibrant design and creative cocktails. The list is arranged into themed collections, the '7 Virtues' among them, alongside spritzes, small plates and weekend brunch. Holder of a PIN from The Pinnacle Guide.
Order thisHopeBelvedere vodka, pomegranate wine reduction, Santoni amaro, tonic water11-15 Minories, London EC3N 1AX, United KingdomMon-Thu 4pm-12am, Fri 4pm-1am, Sat 12pm-1am, Sun 12pm-11pmFull profile
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