If there was a good time to drink a commercially made drink in London, it was summer.
Londoners may be celebrating what is taking shape as the first full summer after 2019 to drink at bars without any restrictions; Last summer, covid-related boundaries remained in England until July. This could serve as a deterrent to serious news waves, such as the rate of inflation, which reached a 40-year high in May.
Or it could be a moment to appreciate how great the London cocktail establishment is. London’s two very different drinking establishments – the high-end Connaught Bar and Wildly Innovative Tier Elementary – ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the 2021 World’s Best Bar list, released in December. But local neighborhood joints in London are also serving excellent concoctions, at least not Peckham’s magnificent funkidori, which doubles as a record store.
In Connaught, Agostino Peron, director of mixology at the hotel bar’s platonic model, is watching customers return to their Mayfair haunt. “We’re seeing record numbers,” he says of the number of guests. “People really – not that we encourage it – are in Qatar to visit the Connaught Bar.”
Peron observes that guests have become more adventurous to drink after spending a lot of time working as home bartenders: “I’ve noticed that people are now more adventurous with their orders and want a unique experience.” He sees guests selecting orders such as memento, gin, Geneva, sherry, extra-dry vermouth, and left-of-center blends of cypress oil from evergreen trees.
Still, there is no denying the allure of Martini around London. At Tier Elementary, co-owner Monica Berg says the One-Sip version, the Mini Tech in the classic, is one of the most popular offerings. “Depending on the day, we sell between 100 and 150.”
Velvet smooth, ice-cold nectar is also a favorite beverage in Connaught. “According to our records, we collect an average of 15-16,000 martins per year from our trolley alone,” says Peron. Every day, he says, “we transform more and more people into martini lovers.”
There are still millions of extra cocktails around town. Here are 13 of London’s best places to enjoy your new or old favorite drink from Bloomberg.
Le Magritte Bar and Terrace
This new location in the West End Beaumont Hotel is the Art Deco Oasis, a few steps from the busy Oxford Street. It greets the 1920s style and puts lesser known classic cocktails in the spotlight, such as a mix of Smoky Empire of Light, Mezcal, Kochi Torino and Amaro which are from 1950 and go for 20 ($ 24). Average price for drinks in this establishment). The bar also includes a strong selection of whiskeys. It has a terrace with rattan furniture and is surrounded by lush greenery when it comes to weather. For lunch, consider French toast bites with bacon and gram fries; For other types of subsistence, there is a cigar menu. thebeaumont.com
Natural philosopher
This hackneyed spot with room for 45 guests can be found at the door of the Macsmiths, a functioning Apple repair shop. It’s a cozy and intimate bar – decorated with paintings, luxurious stools, and plants, like a bizarre relative’s house – that specializes in avoiding grass material and garbage. The inspiration for awesome cocktails comes from the natural world, all priced at £ 9.50, including olive leaves (apple spirit, vermouth, resin-flavored liqueur mastic, and rosemary soda). If she’s too adventurous, there’s an inflation-beating Happy Hour with उत्कृष्ट 6 classics, including the excellent Espresso Martini. naturalphilosopher.co.uk
Discount Suite Company
Ignore the slightest concern that you’re walking down the stairs to the floor of a suit store or a basement flat in East London. Once you find it, the brick-line bar is a gem. The bartenders, dressed casually in the neighborhood, are knowledgeable and eager to spend time on creative drinks like bad mama jama (rum, pimento, fig, bitter, citrus), but they will be happy to have a mix. Classic cocktail. Take a sip of Baklava, made with pistachio butter and washed Irish whiskey (£ 9) and forget that you are a few steps away from the financial district of London. discountsuitcompany.co.uk
Tayēr Primary
The name reflects the two identities of this old street bar, which is run by a pair of industry professionals Alex Cretena and Monica Berg. The primary is the casual spot, with floor-to-ceiling windows, long counters and tap cocktails, such as the ē 4 One Sip Martini made from Tayēr wheat vodka. Seasonal offerings include watermelon negroni. Tayēr is very theatrical; Seats are placed around the bar station, and daily changing cocktails are named for ingredients, such as vibrant red hibiscus roses, including Campari, Vermouth, Pisco and Blanco Tequila. tayer-elementary.com
Connaught Bar
Standard setter for bars in London and around the world. The Connaught has won the title of the world’s best bar for two years. Its bartenders, led by Agostino Peron, make you feel like a million dollars, if you’re just going for a very expensive drink. Martinis rides famously in a trolley, and Bloody Mary is sprinkled with celery “air”. Additional experimental drinks include Creola, Tequila-Infused Passion Fruit Concoction. A line of cocktails made from vintage spirits like Negroni, made from Gordon’s dry gin in the ’70s, starts at £ 100. the-connaught.co.uk
American bar at Brasserie Zédel
This could be just waiting for your reservation at the Soho Bar Brasserie Zedel or at a nearby show. Instead, it’s an Art Deco drink destination that cleverly calls the era of cocktail greatness. The 1910 rum before the El Prohibition ban is a masterpiece; Cosmopolitan is credited with 1934 and features raspberries instead of cranberries. As a bonus, the place serves one of the best grilled-cheese sandwiches on this side of the pool. brasseriezedel.com
Blind pig
Knocking on a pig-shaped door is a gift for Soho Spikisi, who is on a flight of stairs from Jason Atherton’s Social Eating House, which serves dishes such as bar snacks and £ 39 50-day-old rib-eyes. Blind Pig is a beautiful place adorned with mirrored ceilings and copper bars, and its drinks have creative, revolving themes, from books to music. Toast Elvis Presley with a drink mixing gin and martini rubino; Cucumber Mejkal, Luxardo and Charcoal Powder honoring the curfew. socialeatinghouse.com
Satan’s mouse
The walls are lined with vintage drink posters and taxidermy, the lighting is minimal, and the soundtrack is hip-hop. Drinks are destination-worthy in this East London United that has a favorite neighborhood bar feel. The list of cocktails changes daily but leans towards the classics; On any given night, you can find a skillfully crafted, champagne-spiced French 75, bourbon sauerkraut or dry dike with passion fruit and lime juice, each costing 10. satanswhiskers.com
Funkidory
This single bar-record store-wine store has an excellent downstairs rick room atmosphere; It is the most scenic spot south of the river Thames. Created by locals Sergio Lenza and Anna Fairhead, the compact retro lounge features drinks on the south-east side, with a riff in the classic gin fizz made from nearby sparkling mead. Other popular funkidori drinks include rum, amaro, coffee and coffee made with mastiha (pine-flavored resin). The drinks cost around £ 10 per cocktail, and the soundtrack is aptly grooved, with lots of Flashback ’70s and’ 80s tunes. funkidory.com
Women and men
Kentis Town on Highgate Road had a former life as a public toilet of the institution – hence, the name. It has a dive bar feel but with an inventive, classy, quality cocktail. Working in shades of dim light, the friendly bartenders make stellar signature drinks like Scotch, Passion Fruit, and Golden Touch made from grape and apricot soda at much cheaper prices than the Central London bars— — 10. ladiesandgents.co
London down
Located an underground block just below London’s Liberty, this high-energy bar celebrates the spirit of Argentina in the 1980s. Star bartender and owner Tato Giovannoni names the drinks for the colors: Something is a mix of blue gin, mezcal, lemonade and blue spirulina; Some greens combine with whiskey, chartreuse and ginger beer. He cleverly refers to the classics by adding a mezcal to his last words. Drinks range from 14 to £ 17. The constant flow of guest DJs and musicians comes from all over the world. sucrerestaurant.com
Duke London
The city’s main martini destination – no small feat in London – is headed by local bartending legend Alessandro Palazzi. The drink is served side-by-side between the charming royal blue chairs and is served with gin or vodka in a homemade ice cream cooler in a homemade dry vermouth-washed martini glass. There are also options for vodka and Josh Fruit Miss Moneypenny, a longtime guest and a consensus for James Bond producer Ian Fleming. Beware: sportswear is not allowed, and the cheapest drink comes in at £ 25. dukeshotel.com
Nightjar Carnabi
Carnaby Street can evoke images of the 1960s and Swinging London. But go to Kingley Court and go down the stairs of the Nightzar and you are transported to the 1920s jazz era, complete with live music. The detailed, beautifully illustrated menu offers pre-Prohibition, Prohibition-era, and Post-War classics. Presentation is everything, including the inventive glassware – Pina Colada found in the mouths of ceramic whales – and exquisite artistry from bartenders. The name of the samurai, Suntori Toki’s wildly unconventional blend, “popcorn tea,” is hard to ignore with fancy cocktails such as marine rice syrup, plums, and galangal wine (£ 14). Impress date nightjarcarnaby.com
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