The time between a matinee and an evening performance is better known as “the cocktail hour”. Here we reveal five tributes to all things shaken and stirred in our run down of fabulous cocktail bars in London.
1. The Connaught
World-leading cocktail bar in the swanky Connaught hotel in Mayfair
Carlos Place, London, W1K 2AL (Map)
Tel: 020 7499 7070
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2. Punch Room at the London Edition
Cosseted, cool hotel bar bringing fashionistas together round the punch bowl.
London Edition, 10 Berners St, London, W1T 3NP
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3. The Artesian at the Langham
Beautifully stylish cocktail bar featuring beautiful interiors and fine drinks
1c Portland Place, Regent Street, London, W1B 1JA (Map)
Tel: 020 7636 1000
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4. Nightjar
The iconic East London speakeasy has headed west to the West End, with a menu that focuses on three eras in 20th-century cocktail-making: pre-prohibition, prohibition and post-war
Kingly Court, 49-51 Carnaby St, London W1F 9PY
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5. Bar Termini, Soho
London’s cocktail king Tony Conigliaro has opened his second bar at this stylish Old Compton Street location
7 Old Compton Street, London W1D 5JE
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Further from the West End
East London:
Tayēr + Elementary, 152 Old St, London EC1V 9BW, UK. Website
The Zetter Townhouse, 49-50 St John’s Square, London, EC1V 4JJ. Website
Coupette, 423 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 0AN. Website
Untitled, 538 Kingsland Road, London E8 4AH. Website
Three Sheets, 510b Kingsland Road, London E8 4AE. Website
Hacha, 378 Kingsland Road, Dalston, London E8 4AA. Website
North London:
Spiritland, 9-10 Stable Street, London N1C 4AB. Website
South London:
Lyaness, Sea Containers London, 20 Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 9PD. Website
Smokey Kudu, Arch 133 Queens Road, Peckham, London SE15 2ND. Website
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