Behold

The Best Bars in London

8.8

Bars | Chancery Lane

Baranis The only place where it’s acceptable to play with your balls in public..

8.5

Bars | Hampstead

The Duke of Hamilton A 300 year old pub with gastro fare and a cellar jazz bar.

Activities | Shoreditch

Bounce Shoreditch A luminous subterranean bunker in Shoreditch housing a 25-foot pizza counter, a cocktail bar, and seventeen ping pong tables.

8.0

Bars | White City

The Rooftop at The Broadcaster A rooftop bar overlooking the former BBC Television Centre….

8.0

Bars | Soho

Hongdae Pocha A gloriously kitsch Korean pub in Soho….

8.5

Bars | Soho

The Little Scarlet Door Soho just got a permanent, hidden house party….

9.0

Bars | Borough

Bar Daskal An artsy, sherry-focussed drinks spot from the team at Barrafina….

8.0

Bars | Notting Hill

The Walmer Castle A Scottish retreat on Ledbury Road, with inventive Scotch fare and a library of whiskies.

7.0

Bars | Shoreditch

Bar Kick A laid-back Shoreditch bar with championship-quality table football.

9.0

Bars | Clerkenwell

The Zetter Townhouse A sumptuous and intriguing place packed with oddities, it’s a den of lived in luxury. Good cocktails, too.

Activities | Oxford Circus

Swingers West End Crazy golf in Central London with three beautifully designed courses aaand a shiny new cocktail terrace….

7.5

Bars | Elephant & Castle

Little Louie Late Night Louie is a music bar from the people behind Louie Louie, and boy do they take their music seriously….

9.0

Bars | Highbury

BookBar An independent bookshop where they’ll pour you a glass of wine….

8.5

Bars | Highbury

Highbury Library A laid-back neighbourhood bar serving craft beer, natural wines and some tasty vinyl.

Bars | Shoreditch

The Rooftop Bar At 100 Shoreditch A sleek new rooftop bar in East London, perched right on top of 100 Shoreditch….

8.0

Pop ups | Peckham

Frank’s Cafe Enjoy negronis on the roof of a carpark in Peckham.

8.0

Bars | Islington

Provisions Holloway A deli hawking high-quality produce by day, and wine by the glass at night….