Order a martini in the Connaught Bar and watch a master at work as it's made on a trolley before you. Slightly quieter, the Coburg Bar is an even more intimate space. However, the insider's hidden gem must be The Champagne Room. Indulge your inner James Bond with a martini made table-side at the impeccable Dukes Bar in the eponymous hotel. Small rooms and the old world setting exude luxury, plus even the bar snacks are great.
Get your Instagram filters ready, these are the most photogenic drinks in London! Served in an atmospheric setting that is perfect for couples or small groups of friends, book an alcove for six to 10 at Purl and enjoy amazing drinks in an intimate vaulted space.
A great drink selection will keep you entertained while you spy London's landmarks. Open all year, but at its best on warm evenings.
Step into the express lift leading to Radio on the 10th floor of the ME Hotel and savour the fabulous Thames' views while sipping a cocktail with friends. This is a great destination at any time, but Radio comes into its own in summer when the expansive terrace is the place to be seen. Explore drinks with unusual ingredients - Bergamot, fig or pomegranate liqueur; jasmine syrup, pisco and many more in this international-style cocktail bar in the heart of Mayfair.
Background music gives way to a DJ and occasional live music to create a buzzy ambiance. This Regent Street cocktail bar was formerly a venue for cabaret and boxing, among other things. Now hosted by a five-star hotel, the Green Room cocktail bar offers an extensive range of gin or absinthe based cocktails and the wonderfully named 'Polite Awakening' breakfast martini.
And heck, is it something. On our visit we settled into The Snookery, a low-ceilinged, warmly lit room with cushions and curios — and about as cosy as you can get in central London. In fact, you get the feeling that the whole experience has been designed around the sense of discovery — and it is well worth finding out for yourself. It would be wrong to end the year without a spot that ticks off industrial lighting, natural wood and marble table tops.
The food offering is reliably delicious, but make sure to sample cocktails too; the signature El Diplomat, with rum, byrhh, sangue morlacco and chocolate bitters is a warming delight.
Tucked just behind Kingly Street in Soho, The Court is the swanky new private members club to be seen at. Following a major refurb, the club relaunched earlier this year, with a spectacular bar and restaurant - beautifully decked out with extremely cool artworks by revered New York street artist, Bradley Theodore. The food is divine, which with Michelin Star chef Tom Sellers as consultant chef, is nothing less than we would expect. The menu is wonderfully simple and strewn with Italian classics, but the Brera lasagna reigned supreme.
How good was the tiramisu? There are no words. Not so. With coffee beans that can be traced back to the farm and organic wines from independents, everything has been consciously considered. Part of the legendary Big Mama group, Gloria is a 70s Capri-style Trattoria in the middle of Shoreditch, run by a passionate bunch of 85 people from the Bel Paese and the sunny coast of Naples.
The explosive menu mixes old Italian classics, with amazing products direct from small producers in Italy — plus a few fun twists from Chef Andrea. And look out for the legendary lemon meringue pie for dessert. The place gets funky at night, with house-made playlists and a cosy vibe downstairs. From Italian burrata and wild mushroom risotto to Thai green curry, the menu is a real journey around the world through your tastebuds. Every single London-based foodie will have already tried to get a table at Frenchie.
And this modern French bistro has everything a millennial could dream of: Instagram-friendly industrial design, soft stools to lounge around sipping delicious pre-dinner cocktails on and, most importantly of all, mouth-watering food from across the channel.
French classics, like the tender duck breast or the creamy foie-gras with cranberries, are served next to more experimental dishes like their famous maple syrup and bacon scones.
The cherry on the cake, though, is that light and decadent banoffee dessert — which is, in our humble opinion, the most delicious way to end your day. Megan Murray is a senior digital writer for stylist. Skip to content. Sign in. STK Westminster. Book now.
Six By Nico. Book a table. Pachamama East. Grays and Feather. Gloria Trattoria. The little extra? The sleek decor and lots of space. A post shared by Call Me Mr Lucky callmemrlucky. Quite frankly, Bar Tozino does both pretty damned well. And that, my friends, is a very good thing. Because tasty as the wine, bubbles and cervezas beers at Bar Tozino, OMG the tapas is mind-blowingly good.
Tapas in London is usually a poor imitation of what you find in Spain — devoid of all the joy and flavour that makes Spanish food so appealing in the first place.
A post shared by Prosecco House proseccohouse. It was really only a matter of time, really, before you found there was a prosecco bar in London Bridge.
Enter the Prosecco House , proudly devoted to the art of bubbly. Located at One Tower Bridge, the simple bar is stylish but not over-the-top. Instead, the emphasis is on prosecco, with carefully selected choices from all over the world.
Good bars in London Bridge may be aplenty, but Whiskey Ginger is a particular stand-out. It boasts a great location next to the bustling Borough Market and a very, very generous list of whiskeys. For novice whiskey drinkers, the staff are on-hand to provide recommendations and advice on how best to taste and enjoy the dark spirit.
Most are whiskey-based, but there are other options as well. The location is a blessing and a curse. The whisky is worth the sacrifice.
While the menu might sound fancy, this London Bridge bar-come-restaurant is actually totally unpretentious. In fact, it started out its life in a food truck. The wine list is excellent. Rather than offer an overwhelming laundry list of choices, the drops are carefully selected and rotate often.
The list is modest in number but huge in quality. A post shared by 40 Maltby Street 40maltbystreet. Both are true to the ethos of owners Gergovie Wines, who promote fuss-free winemaking that avoids additives as much as possible. If you fall madly in love with their wine highly possible you can buy a few bottles to take home.
This can be dangerous after a few glasses. The no-frills approach also reflects in their food. The charcuterie boards are amazing and a great accompaniment for some evening drinks, but the main meals are truly scrumptious. Sometimes you just want to visit a bar that makes you feel really fancy. Make a point of remembering a few varieties to name and impress your fancy friends later on — the Valserrano Gran Reserva should do the trick.
The grilled scallops are a particular delight. Case in point: Bermondsey , a brilliant London Bridge bar with more than gins available.
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