London bar reviews
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Latest Time Out London bar reviews
Moto
A sake specialist and bottle shop in Covent Garden
Dropkick Jonny’s
A snug drinking den above one of Richmond’s best pubs
BrewDog AF Bar
The ‘world’s first’ alcohol-free beer bar
Square Root Soda Bar
A sober bar from east London soda maker Square Root
Kanpai London Sake Taproom
The bar attached to the UK’s first sake brewery
The Golden Lion
A backstreet Camden boozer with a new gastro menu
The Jellied Eel
A weekend bar residency in an East End pie shop
Venue says We have a 1am licence on Friday and Saturday nights this week with DJs from 9.30pm and late night drinks promos. Come and party with us.
The Plough
An independent Homerton pub where BrewDog used to be
Forza Wine
A cleverly named rooftop bar from the people behind Peckham Italian Forza Win
The Fellowship and Star
Henry Cooper’s old Bellingham local with renewed heavyweight status
London Cocktail Club
A Clapham branch of LCC, this time with a cinematic theme
Fourpure Basecamp
A new HQ for the growing Bermondsey beer brand
Luigi’s Bar
A vermouth-heavy night-time takeover of an Italian caff in Shoreditch
Mona’s Bar
A sleek Tottenham cocktail bar with late-night DJs
Near & Far Camden
A funky-looking drinking den on Chalk Farm Road
Rockwell
A central London hotel bar with more than a touch of the tropical about it
Sylvester
An East Dulwich party bar serving natural wine and pizza
The Devereux
A reinvented pub just off the Strand
Black Rock Tavern
A whisky bar-pub with the look of a Japanese izakaya
Double Standard
A fun, buzzy bar within London’s new Standard Hotel
Kwãnt
An atmospheric basement bar from a former Savoy bartender
Roof Garden St Pancras
A rooftop bar beneath the iconic towers of the Renaissance Hotel
Ladies & Gentlemen Camden
A Camden cocktail bar in a former public toilet
Little Faith
A charming taproom in a changing corner of Deptford
Little Creatures Regent’s Canal
A King’s Cross taproom from Australia’s Little Creatures brewery
Murder Inc
A central London follow-up from Cocktail Trading Company, dubiously based on New York gangsters
The Lady Hamilton
A pub on Kentish Town Road from the team behind The Pineapple
The Buxton
A ‘pub with rooms’ at the south end of Brick Lane
The Collab
Beers and burgers in a Walthamstow shop unit
Tayēr + Elementary
A two-part bar from one of the world’s leading mixologists
Ninth Life
Pub-meets-circus in leafy Catford
Tabac
A French-themed bar occupying an old tobacconist’s in Kentish Town
Venue says Electric energy, endless wine, unrecognisable cocktails and happy hour every day, 5-6pm. The place to be tonight. Where are you?
Hacha
London’s first agave bar from a tequila and mezcal expert
The High Cross
A Tottenham micropub inside a former public toilet
Cloudwater Tap Room
A Bermondsey outpost for the popular Manchester brewer
Canbury Arms
A Kingston pub gets a revamp from Pearmain Pubs
Heads + Tails
A bar with two personalities, both tailored to a West Hampstead crowd
Venue says Have you tried our aperitivo hour yet? We have a delicious selection of aperitivo-style cocktails available for £5 every day until 7pm!
Supermax
A late-night King’s Cross bar spinning Italo disco and pouring vermouth
Mr Fogg's Society of Exploration
Another bar in the Mr Fogg’s family, inspired by adventures around the world
Lyaness
The ‘World’s Best Bar’ Dandelyan makes way for Lyaness
Venue says Lyaness is launching Fancy Tea, a tongue-in-cheek take on a high-end 80s dinner party with a bold Lyan twist & cocktails created by the team
Chapel Down Gin Works
A King’s Cross home for the wine, gin and beer producer
The Gun
A multi-purpose Spitalfields boozer from the team behind The Ten Bells
Venue says Join us for our Express Lunch and enjoy 2 courses for £15.
Lore of the Land
A Fitzrovia pub directed by Guy Ritchie
Diogenes the Dog
Walworth wine bar named after the great Greek cynic
Anthracite
A martini lounge in the Great Northern Hotel
Hackney Church Brew Co
A railway arch-turned-bar from Hackney Church Brew Co
Homeboy
An Irish-run bar doing a strong line in whiskey drinks
The Parrot
Tropical-themed cocktail bar brought to you by Idris Elba
Funkidory
A diddy, music-filled cocktail spot on Peckham Rye
Newman Arms
A historic Fitzrovia pub, now the first tap house from Truman’s Brewery
The Faber Fox
Crystal Palace pub, the fifth from the Livelyhood group
FAM
Cocktails in central London from a startender team
Mrs Fogg's Maritime Club & Distillery
Another themed bar in the Mr Fogg’s family with a colonial look
Mikkeller Bar
A craft beer bar from the Danish brewery in collaboration with, er, Rick Astley
Vermuteria
Vermouth-obsessed café-bar in Coal Drops Yard
The Royal Oak
Marylebone pub with a gastro grub menu
Gunmakers
Multi-faceted Clerkenwell pub – complete with hair salon – from the Nine Lives team
The Duke of Hamilton
An age-old Hampstead pub with a new lease of life
Lady of the Grapes
A Covent Garden bar dedicated to female winemakers
Little Mercies
A Crouch End cocktail bar from the team behind east London’s Bar Three
Teatulia
Tea shop meets bar in the middle of Covent Garden
Tap 13
A zero-waste tap bar in Broadway Market Tooting
Cocteleria
A bar beneath Mexican taqueria Breddos in Soho
Lost Alpaca
A bar below Peruvian restaurant Lima Floral in Covent Garden
The Belrose
A laidback boozer in Belsize Park
The Drop
A wine bar from the Harts Group within brand-new Coal Drops Yard
Genuine Liquorette
A playful bar where cocktails are served in cans
Blame Gloria
A bright cocktail bar themed around a fictitious muse
Venue says We laugh in the face of January Blues! Gloria is here to help you carry on the party!
Compton Arms
George Orwell's favourite boozer has been given a fabulous facelift
Mr Fogg’s House of Botanicals
Another in the Mr Fogg’s group. This time a flower-filled Fitzrovia bar
Pembury Tavern
Five Points brewery takes on a historic Hackney pub
Ziggy’s
A Ziggy Stardust-themed bar at the Hotel Café Royal
Two Tribes
Brewery and taproom with strong music ties
El Segundo
Rustic Spanish wine and sherry bar – sister and neighbour to Miss Tapas restaurant
Bottles
A quaint Italian wine bar in Old Spitalfields Market
Little Nan’s Fitzrovia Kitchen & Bar
A follow-up to the kitsch bar themed around a grandmother’s front room
El Vermut
A Spanish-tinged vermouth bar in SE London
Sin Gusano
A mezcaleria bringing a touch of Oaxaca to east London
Authentique Epicerie & Bar
A wine bar-meets-deli, with a focus on produce from Francophone regions
The Library Bar at The Ned
Luxurious bar inside The Ned with its own booze trolley
Copeland Social
An all-weather drinking hub in Peckham’s Copeland Park
Laki Kane
Tiki bar on Upper Street from a former Mahiki manager