Bars

From subterranean speakeasies and rooftop terraces to natural wine spots and pubs with open fires, behold our favourite spots to raise a glass… or two.

Hottest New Bars

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News|Dalston
ParasolTwo of London’s best booze-shakers are joining forces…
1st May '25 - 31st May '25
Exclusive Golden Hour
Bars|Southwark
Molly Mc'sMolly Mc’s is a glossily-presented spin on a ‘traditional’ Irish pub in Southwark…
12th May '25 - 25th May '25
Bars|Paradise Row
CâvParadise Row has a new listening bar and food spot by the guys behind Oranj & Dram…
Pop ups |Shoreditch
The Guinness Bar at The NedStout masters have teamed up with the iconic members club this St Paddy’s Day…

17th Mar '25 - 17th Jun '25
Bars|Dalston
CINCOA hidden, but also not-so-hidden Mexican cocktail bar…
Bars |Fulham
CobaltoA stylish natural wine bar, just right for a night on the tiles in Fulham…
Bars|Islington
The DreameryAn ice cream parlour & wine bar from the Goodbye Horses crowd…
Restaurants|Islington
Goodbye HorsesAn absolute stud of a wine bar in North London…
Bars |Camden
The Dark HorseA new gastro from the Le Bab team…
Bars |Shoreditch
Mad CatsA beautifully vibey listening bar in Shoreditch…
Bars|Leicester Square
Archive & MythA hidden cocktail joint below a casino…
Bars |Fitzrovia
Bar KinkyA shimmering subterranean cocktail bar offering inventive serves beneath a dumpling restaurant
Bars |Canary Wharf
SOMA Canary WharfA futuristic cocktail den hidden under the docklands railway, with truly spectacular drinks
Bars|Covent Garden
OrioleLive music, excellent cocktails, and an all-new food menu…

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Bars|Notting Hill
Dishoom Is Doing... Hotel Rooms??Permit Room has opened on Portobello Road, and you can sleepover from this summer…
Bars|Soho
Marjorie’sA bijou new wine bar in Soho…
Exclusive Golden Hour
Bars|Southwark
Molly Mc'sMolly Mc’s is a glossily-presented spin on a ‘traditional’ Irish pub in Southwark…
12th May '25 - 25th May '25
50% Off Cocktails
Bars|Soho
Under The CounterA new subterranean listening bar in Soho…
1st May '25 - 31st May '25
Bars |Covent Garden
SetlistWelcome to Somerset House’s new, cutting-edge riverside terrace…
Bars|Paradise Row
CâvParadise Row has a new listening bar and food spot by the guys behind Oranj & Dram…
Bars|Dalston
CINCOA hidden, but also not-so-hidden Mexican cocktail bar…
Bars|Islington
The PocketA worthy sibling to one of London’s best pubs…
Pop ups|Shoreditch
The Guinness Bar at The NedStout masters have teamed up with the iconic members club this St Paddy’s Day…
17th Mar '25 - 17th Jun '25
Bars|Shoreditch
The Knave of ClubsA historic East End boozer gets a reboot, with one of London’s hottest chefs overseeing the kitchen…
Bars |Bermondsey
Hacha BermondseyThe home of Mirror Margaritas has moving house…
Bars|Notting Hill
Viajante87A subterranean Mexican-Japanese bar with experimental cocktails…

Cocktails With Scenic Views

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Learn How To Make (Then Drink) Cocktails

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Hidden Bars To Stumble Upon

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Subterranean Drinking Dens

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The Best Activity Bars

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Activities|Shoreditch
Bounce ShoreditchA luminous subterranean bunker in Shoreditch housing a 25-foot pizza counter, a cocktail bar, and seventeen ping pong tables.
Things To Do|Dalston
DraughtsA board game café. In an old pie & mash shop
Activities|Across London
Flight Club LondonThe competitive minds behind Bounce and All Star Lanes bring you darts. With cocktails.
Activities |Liverpool Street
SwingersA cocktail-soaked clubhouse with two 9-hole indoor crazy golf courses and street food.
Things To Do|Oxford Circus
Swingers West EndCrazy golf in Central London with an all-new Carnival experience…
Things To Do|Stratford
Roof East Is Returning This AprilChallenge your friends to archery and crazy golf before enjoying a little street food with a cult film… on a rooftop
17th Apr '25 - 28th Sep '25
Things To Do|Peckham
Four QuartersPeckham-based arcade bar with craft beers, cocktails, and dozens of old-school games to play
Activities|Brick Lane
All Star LanesBowling’s back. And it’s brought private karaoke booths, boozy milkshakes and mouthwatering diner food with it.
Bars|Chancery Lane
BaranisThe only place where it’s acceptable to play with your balls in public..
Things To Do|Canary Wharf
Electric ShuffleA two-storey temple to teched-up shuffleboard…
Things To Do|London Bridge
Electric Shuffle London BridgeA mix of old fashioned gaming, high-tech wizardry and cocktail slushies…
Bars|Moorgate
ClaysVirtual clay shooting, with cocktails and snacks from a former Ritz chef…
Things To Do|Shepherd's Bush
Flipper’s Roller Boogie PalaceA 34,000 square-feet space in West London where you can roll the night away in a pair of blue suede roller-skates…
Things To Do|Hackney Wick
Four Quarters EastRetro arcade games and stone-baked pizzas
Things To Do|Wandsworth
StrikeBowling, darts and shuffleboard in a Grade II listed building…
Bars |Battersea
Four ThievesWhat do you get when you cross a retro games arcade, a micro-brewery and karaoke?
Bars |Soho
The Little Scarlet DoorSoho just got a permanent, hidden house party…

Pubs With Great Gardens

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Bars|Islington
The AlbionA posh gastropub in Barnsbury with an affinity for wisteria.
Bars|London Fields
Pub On The ParkFit with a fairy-lit terrace overlooking London Fields
Bars |Wood Green
Alexandra Palace Beer GardenPints and panoramas, at a very literal palace overlooking the whole city…
Bars|Stoke Newington
The Axe22 beers on tap. And a couple of cocktails, too.
Bars|Dalston
The Scolt HeadNamed after an island, this place is something of an island in itself…
Bars|Stoke Newington
White HartA traditional Stokey pub with roaring fires and a gigantic beer garden
Bars |Finsbury Park
The Faltering FullbackA pub that hides a multi-level, treehouse-style beer garden behind its quaint, ivy-clad exterior.
Bars|Peckham
The White HorseA brilliant neighbourhood pub with great food residencies and dancing on weekends…
Bars |Acton
The AeronautA pub with singing waiters, acrobats, and bottomless BBQs
Restaurants|Islington
The Drapers ArmsA bustling Islington gastropub and beer garden with stellar Sunday roasts.
Bars |Hampstead
The Duke of HamiltonA 300 year old pub with gastro fare and a cellar jazz bar.
Bars|Dulwich
The Crown & GreyhoundPresenting Dulwich Village’s undisputed heavyweight of alfresco drinks.
Bars|Islington
The Earl of EssexA stellar craft beer pub up in Angel, from the team behind The Axe…
Bars|Hackney
Five Points Brewing Taproom & CourtyardEnjoy tank-fresh beer and smoky BBQ grub in a sprawling East London sun-trap
Roundups|London
London’s Best Beer GardensFrom perfectly formed pint-sized plots, to expansive lawns, to pergola-covered retreats, they’re all here.

Drinking That Turns To Dancing

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Bars With Live Music

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Excellent Neighbourhood Cocktail Bars

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London Bars On The World's 50 Best Bars List

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Legendary Wine Bars

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Restaurants|Haggerston
PlanqueA wine-focused restaurant & members club in East London…
Restaurants|Bloomsbury
Noble RotA laidback wine bar and restaurant, with a wine list tirelessly devised over the course of two years.
Bars|Covent Garden
Lady of the GrapesA female-led wine bar on Maiden Lane.
Bars|Dalston
Hector’sAn East London bottleshop that transforms into a wine bar at night…
Restaurants|Peckham
Peckham CellarsAn award-winning neighbourhood eatery, with a library of hand-picked wines
Bars |Hackney
Sager + WildeExceptional Californian wine in a cozy date-worthy setting that comes with no snobbery.
Bars|Dalston
Newcomer WinesA surprising number of surprisingly good Austrian wines…
Bars|King's Cross
The DropA cosy wine bar from the Barrafina team, with British small plates supplemented by an oyster cart.
Bars |Clapham
WCEvery classic love story involves a public toilet. And so there’s no reason why yours shouldn’t too. Particularly if it’s filled with wine, charcuterie and live music.
Bars|Embankment
Gordon’s Wine BarAn intimate crepuscular cellar bar along the Embankment.
Bars|Bethnal Green
Cave CuvéeAn intimate, subterranean natural wine bar & bottle shop on the cusp of Bethnal Green…
Bars |Shoreditch
Passione VinoAn intimate wine bar & shop, with Italian dishes and candlelight.
Bars|Soho
Bar CrispinNatural wines and delicious small plates in Soho.
Bars|Islington
Provisions HollowayA deli hawking high-quality produce by day, and wine by the glass at night…
Bars|Dalston
CadetAn intimate, stripped back wine bar on the edge of Newington Green
Bars|Clapton
107 Wine Shop & BarA beloved Clapton wine bar, with a rustic French food residency from Julie Hetyei

A Few Places To Drink Great Beer

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Bars |Hackney
Hackney Church Brew Co.A religiously good brewery and taproom in Hackney, with a stellar live fire food residency.
Bars|Hackney Wick
CRATE BreweryMaking good alcohol is a fine art. And it’s one that the nice people at CRATE Brewery have really got down
Things To Do|Walthamstow
The Blackhorse Beer MileEight high-quality craft breweries & taprooms, quite helpfully arranged within crawling distance…
Things To Do
The Bermondsey Beer MileIt’s like a marathon, only shorter and better hydrated.
Bars|Hackney
Five Points Brewing Taproom & CourtyardEnjoy tank-fresh beer and smoky BBQ grub in a sprawling East London sun-trap
Bars |Bethnal Green
Mother Kelly’s E2A Bethnal Green taproom and terrace, with fusion street food
Bars|East Dulwich
Hop Burns & BlackCraft beer, hot sauce, and coffee, obviously.
Bars |Brixton
The Brixton Brewery TaproomThe freshest suds in South London
Bars|Stoke Newington
The Axe22 beers on tap. And a couple of cocktails, too.
Bars|Hackney
Five Points Brewing Taproom & CourtyardEnjoy tank-fresh beer and smoky BBQ grub in a sprawling East London sun-trap
Bars |Vauxhall
Mother Kelly’s Vauxhall
Bars|Camden
Camden Beer HallOutdoor tables, tank-fresh beer and pizza.
Bars|Stoke Newington
The Jolly ButchersA craft beer pub meets a craft beer restaurant
Bars|Earl's Court
The PrinceA vast West London pub boasting street food, DJs, and a sprawling, flower-laden pergola with a retractable roof…
Bars |Hampstead
The Magdala TavernA Hampstead pub with a dark past… and a lovely Sunday roast.
Bars |Gospel Oak
The Gipsy QueenA cosy North London pub full of craft beers, and Smashed burgers in the kitchen.
Bars|Highbury
Highbury LibraryA laid-back neighbourhood bar serving craft beer, natural wines and some tasty vinyl.
Roundups|Across London
The Best Breweries in LondonBeer, cider, ale, tinnies, stouts, and all the beautiful places that make them in London…