No 1: Cocktails
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LAB, Soho
Legendary bar for cocktail connoisseurs
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Montgomery Place, Ladbroke Grove
Slinky west London bar with fab martinis
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Milk & Honey, Soho
Exclusive speak-easy style den with well-priced cocktails
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Hakkasan, Fitzrovia
Creative concoctions with oriental overtones
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The Hawksmoor, City
East End American-style bar serving classic sippers
No 3: Hotel bars
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Artesian, Marylebone
A stunning David Collins-designed bar at the Langham
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Blue Bar, Knightsbridge
The Berkeley's famed bar that's all low lights and terrific drinks
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Coburg Bar, Mayfair
It's smart sans pretension at The Coburg's drinking destination
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Dukes Hotel, St James's
A historical hotel bar that inspires with its exceptional martinis
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Mandarin Bar, Knightsbridge
The Mandarin Oriental's sleek operation deals in classic cocktails
No 4: Real ale and good beer
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Jerusalem Tavern, Clerkenwell
Serving sought-after ales of St Peter's brewery
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Rake, London Bridge
A modest little shack with a vast bottled selection
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Wenlock Arms, Shoreditch
Freehouse twixt Shoreditch and Islington
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The White Horse, Parsons Green
British and Belgian brews, from bottled to draught
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Ye Olde Mitre, Holborn
Deuchars, Adnams and guest ales feature
No 5: Spirits
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Albannach, Trafalgar Square
A Scottish institution and specialist in whiskies
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Cottons, Farringdon
A true shrine to rum in Exmouth Market
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The Establishment, Parsons Green
A modern gin-filled boozer
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Green & Red, Shoreditch
Tequilas are the thing at this Mexican bar-cantina
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Lonsdale, Westbourne Grove
A west London classic that makes good use of vodka
No 6: Wow-factor
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Artesian, Marylebone
Grand hotel design, by David Collins
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Galvin at Windows, Mayfair
For an aerial view of Hyde Park
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Hakkasan, Fitzrovia
Subterranean orientalism
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Long Bar, Fitzrovia
Philippe Starck hotel design
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Loungelover, Shoreditch
Its camp eclecticism signalled the end of minimalism
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