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Cocktails & speakeasies

Cocktails & speakeasies in London

Craft drinks and speakeasies — quiet enough to talk.

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Example nights

Real London venues, put together by our planner. Refreshed Oct 19.

Cocktails at The Bar with No Name in Islington, then dinner at La Farola Cafe &Bistro.

  • 01The Bar with No NameIslington · $$$
  • 02La Farola Cafe &BistroIslington · $$
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Cocktails at MUSE at RSA House in Covent Garden, then dinner at Cork & Bottle Wine Bar Leicester Square in Leicester Square.

  • 01MUSE at RSA HouseCovent Garden · $$$
  • 02Cork & Bottle Wine Bar Leicester SquareLeicester Square · $$
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Cocktails at The Cocktail Trading Co. | Shoreditch in Shoreditch, then dinner at Great Beyond Taproom and Brewery in Bethnal Green.

  • 01The Cocktail Trading Co. | ShoreditchShoreditch · $$
  • 02Great Beyond Taproom and BreweryBethnal Green · $$
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Top 12 venues

  1. 01

    The Connaught Bar

    Mayfair · $$$$

    Ritzy hotel bar with Cubist-inspired wood panelling and huge mirrors, known for its martinis.

  2. 02

    Scales Cocktail Bar

    Mayfair · $$$

    Minimalist room in Mayfair. Jalapeño, shisha apple, clementine cocktails — well-balanced, cared-for. Staff that actually help when you lose your ring.

  3. 03

    The Royal Cocktail Exchange

    Fitzrovia · $$$

    Classics and house creations — cosy enough for a date, smart enough to feel special. Knowledgeable staff, good playlist.

  4. 04

    The Cocktail Trading Co. | Shoreditch

    Shoreditch · $$

    Cocktails with theatrical flair — retro-game-themed drinks, flat prices, staff who actually care. Shoreditch's best east of wherever.

  5. 05

    The Bar with No Name

    Islington · $$$

    Tiny speakeasy-style bar for experimental cocktails from master mixologist Tony Conigliaro.

  6. 06

    The Cocktail Club - Cocktail Bar near Old Street

    Shoreditch · $$

    Cellar bar with armchairs and red velvet — reinvented classics, fresh ingredients, bartenders who know what they're doing.

  7. 07

    Happiness Forgets

    Shoreditch · $$

    Hip speakeasy bar in a tiny low-lit basement, serving cocktails shaken by professional mixologists.

  8. 08

    K Bar

    South Kensington · $$$

    Cozy but polished hotel bar. Bartenders ask what you like, nail the recommendation, tailor to taste. Worth the price if you're not counting.

  9. 09

    Kamara Bar Soho

    Soho · $$$

  10. 10

    The Chocolate Cocktail Club

    Clerkenwell · $$

    Small cocktail bar where the drinks are the point — creative, reasonably priced, good for dates or a tight group of friends.

  11. 11

    Murder Inc. Cocktails

    Fitzrovia · $$

    Underground Fitzrovia spot. Serious cocktails, staff who actually care, a button on the door you shouldn't press.

  12. 12

    The Donovan Bar

    Mayfair · $$$$

    Wood-panelled Mayfair hotel bar where cocktails arrive expertly balanced and the room stays intimate. Martinis, color-changing drinks, attentive staff.