London Bars

Bars | Shoreditch

The Book Club An aptly Jekyll and Hyde sort of a space, offering coffee and café fare by day, and raucous shindigs for East Londoners by night.

Bars | Guildhall

The Trading House An impeccably well-stocked, wood-panelled, time-capsule bar in the former bank of New Zealand.

Bars | Brick Lane

CTC Brick Lane Booze from the 1800s and an in-house distillery.

Bars | Soho

Milroy’s & The Vault Never judge a book by its cover. Because these ones cover something completely unexpected.

Hotels | Docklands

Good Hotel London A charitable hotel with workspaces, stylish rooms and a roof terrace, that’s also floating on the Thames.

Bars | Bethnal Green

East London Liquor Company A brand new craft distillery and cocktail bar located in an old glue factory next to Victoria Park that makes its own range of handcrafted spirits in-house.

Bars | Mayfair

Mr. Fogg’s Residence Stuffed Indian tiger heads; elephants’ feet; wall-mounted busts of old pets and the hot air balloon in which Mr.Phileas Fogg travelled the world for 80 days.

Bars | Marylebone

Purl Bar This is not for the fainthearted… Expect cocktails with fire, liquid nitrogen and loud noises.

Bars | Fitzrovia

The Lucky Pig An intimate, ramshackle underground drinking den complete with a rackety old piano, Chinese parasols, and cocktails.