• Match EC1

     
  • The stickers on Match EC1's door boast of bar awards won a decade or so ago; and though the world has moved on, the original of three Match bars (there's another on Margaret Street in W1; for Sosho see p191) has hardly changed. To be fair, little has arrived to match its commitment to mixed drinks. Each year a 'Match Original' cocktail created by an incumbent bartender is added to the list; John Cowley's Anniversary Fizz (Beefeater gin, Aperol, fresh lemon juice, passion fruit syrup and soda, £7) marks a decade of discerning drinking. Celebrated New York mixologist Dale DeGroff still dominates, with his five 'Original Recipes' (£6.50-£8, including a Japon Cocktail of Gran Centenario Reposado, fresh pink grapefruit, saké and cassis) and film-themed 'Matchnificent Seven' inventions. 'Sharing blocks' (£12-£13) of meze and charcuterie provide quality nutrition.

  • Time Out Bars, Pubs & Clubs Guide 2008/9

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  • 45-47 Clerkenwell Road, Clerkenwell, EC1M 5RS
  • Tel: 7250 4002
  • www.matchbar.com
  • Category: Bars & Pubs
  • Travel: Farringdon tube/rail
  • Times: Open: 11am-midnight Mon-Wed; 11am-1am Thur, Fri; 6pm-1am Sat, Food served: noon-10.30pm Mon-Fri; 6-10.30pm Sat
  • Credit cards: AmEx, DC, MC, V
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