London bar reviews
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Latest Time Out London bar reviews
Genuine Liquorette
A playful bar where cocktails are served in cans
Blame Gloria
A bright cocktail bar themed around a fictitious muse
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
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
The Bluecoats
Done-up pub just a skip away from the new Spurs stadium
Moonshine Minnie’s
A ‘speakeasy’ underneath Blues Kitchen in Shoreditch
Villages
A Deptford brewery established by the brothers Village
Green Room at The Curtain
A head-turner of a bar at Shoreditch’s Curtain hotel
Venue says East London's newest five-star hotel bar has just opened and you're invited to be one of the first to experience this secret botanical bar.
Harringay Arms
A small neighbourhood boozer with an even smaller beer garden
Jin Bo Law
A rooftop bar on the Dorsett City Hotel’s fourteenth floor
Hide Below
A cocktail bar below Ollie Dabbous’s new restaurant
Londrino Wine Bar
A Portuguese wine bar attached to London Bridge’s Londrino restaurant
Tonica by The Distillery
A pretty gin bar, the follow-up to GinTonica in Notting Hill
Bussey Rooftop Bar
A rooftop bar in Peckham to rival Frank’s Café – also with a tropical vibe
Netil360
A pared-down London Fields rooftop with panoramic views
Fitz’s Bar
A sparkly hotel bar with a Studio-54-meets-West-Egg vibe
Venue says A Bloomsbury bar with a touch of timeless glamour - the perfect spot to escape the everyday.
Taproom SE8
The second craft beer outpost from Hop Stuff Brewery
The Birds
Leytonstone boozer named in honour of local hero Alfred Hitchcock
The Rooftop St James
A rooftop bar that overlooks Trafalgar Square
Small Beer
A relaxed pub with local craft beers and pizza
CircusXO
Industrial-looking bar beneath Mayfair restaurant StreetXO
The Elephant’s Head
A deliciously decadent bar in Hackney
Hawkes Cidery & Taproom
London’s first urban cider brewery joins the Bermondsey Beer Mile
Venue says The Hawkes Cidery & Taproom is where get to celebrate everything we love about the incredible world of craft cider.
George’s Bar
Fancy hotel bar given a slightly new identity
Venue says This November, join us for our latest cocktail of the month 'Cinnamon Espresso Martini', a spiced winter twist of a classic tipple.
Kettner’s Townhouse Champagne Bar
Luxe champagne bar inside the revamped Kettner’s Townhouse
TT Liquor
A former police station turned bottle shop and bar
Heathcote & Star
Leytonstone pub in the Electric Star group
Bar Three
A subterranean cocktail bar in Spitalfields, the follow-up to Dalston’s Three Sheets
Evans & Peel Pharmacy
A cosy, speakeasy-style bar disguised as a pharmacy
Dartmouth Arms
Tufnell Park pub brought back to life by the team behind Hackney’s Chesham Arms
Deptford Esquire
Little Nan’s Bar and Masala Wala Café opening a pub and curry house
The Virgin Queen
A pub and chippie taking over footie ‘museum’ The Albion
Prosecco House
London’s first dedicated prosecco bar
Manetta's Bar at Flemings Hotel
Opulent bar within Flemings Mayfair hotel
Weino BIB
A Dalston bar specialising in bag-in-box wine
MC & Sons
An Irish pub and Thai kitchen from Windmill Taverns
Blue Posts
A Chinatown pub brought back to life by the team behind The Palomar
Hester's Hideout
Bloody brilliant blends and burlesque in a basement
Eve Bar
Sister bar to Adam Handling’s Frog restaurant, hidden down below
The Spread Eagle
London’s first fully vegan pub from the team behind Club Mexicana.
The Mulwray
A petite cocktail parlour above The Blue Posts pub in Chinatown
The Duke of Clarence
A decent local with a makeover to take it to the next level
The Hansom Cab
A pub formerly owned by Piers Morgan transformed into a craft beer house
Comptoir Café & Wine
All-day wine bar from master sommelier Xavier Rousset
Nuala Bar
A wood-clad Celtic bar beneath Nuala restaurant
The Coral Room
A shiny hotel bar specialising in English sparkling wine
Venue says The bank holiday may be over but you can still enjoy brunch, afternoon tea and cocktails in our beautiful surroundings!
Near and Far
A tropical bar on the sixth floor of Peckham Levels
The Mountgrove Bothy
Highbury bar specialising in rare wines by the glass
Nelsons Head
Cosy, old-fashioned pub conveniently close to Columbia Road
Mr Fogg's Gin Parlour
An elaborately decorated Victorian-themed drinking den
Omeara Cantina
Pre-gig tequila bar tacked onto music venue Omeara
Newcomer Wines
A fancy Dalston wine bar specialising in Austrian imports
The Racketeer
A rustic-looking cocktail bar on King’s Cross Road
Humble Grape
The third branch of this independent wine bar
The Tiger
A neighbourhood pub with a lengthy cocktail menu
Mother Kelly’s
A bottle shop and taproom housed in a roomy railway arch in Vauxhall
Waeska
Outlandishly decorated bar at boutique hotel The Mandrake
Unwined in Tooting
A former wine pop-up finds a perm home in Tooting Market
Craft Beer Company
An Old Street pub gets a new, beer-led lease of life
Shep’s
Haggerston cocktail bar serving ace Korean eats
Nickel
A tiny neighbourhood bar in the heart of Crouch End
The Crown and Greyhound
A cavernous old Dulwich boozer, reopened with a facelift
Prince of Peckham
A laidback boozer in the heart of Peckham
Downstairs at Machiya
A bar below a ramen joint serving sake cocktails
Super Lyan
Hoxton’s ground-breaking cocktail bar White Lyan is reborn
The Red Lion
Popular pizzeria Santa Maria spreading its wings to the pub next door
Renegade London Wine
East London’s first urban winery, complete with taproom
The Drunken Oyster
An Italian-themed cocktail bar above a Jason Atherton restaurant
Long Arm Pub & Brewery
London’s first ‘fully sustainable’ brewpub