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Best Cocktail Bars in London

World-class bartending, hidden doors and signature serves: London's best cocktail bars.

Starting order is based on how often each place appears in London's major guides. Your upvotes move places up.

  1. 1Bethnal Green · 343 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9RAA dark, unpretentious neighbourhood bar on almost every list, ranked among the world's best for its precise classic cocktails.
  2. 2Holborn · Rosewood London, 252 High Holborn, WC1V 7ENThe Rosewood's clubby, caricature-lined bar pairs serious cocktails with live music and a regular World's 50 Best placing.
  3. 3Shoreditch · 152 Old Street, EC1V 9BWLondon's highest-ranked World's 50 Best entry, splitting into a fast-paced front bar and an inventive, ingredient-led back room.
  4. 4Soho · Multiple locationsMax and Noel Venning's minimalist bar turns out clean, clever drinks; the Soho outpost joined Dalston's original on the global list.
  5. 5Mayfair · The Connaught, Carlos Place, W1K 2ALMayfair's grand hotel bar is famed for its tableside martini trolley and sits high in the World's 50 Best Bars.
  6. 6Haggerston · 232 Kingsland Road, E2 8AXA pared-back Kingsland Road room serving bright, focused cocktails that earned it a spot on the world rankings.
  7. 7Hoxton · 15f Micawber Street, N1 7TBA newcomer attached to an art gallery off City Road, quickly praised by Time Out, Hot Dinners and The Infatuation alike.
  8. 8Hoxton · 8-9 Hoxton Square, N1 6NUA cosy Hoxton Square basement long loved for excellent, fairly priced cocktails without any fuss.
  9. 9Bloomsbury · The Bloomsbury Hotel, 16-22 Great Russell Street, WC1B 3NNA glamorous, coral-pink hotel bar under huge chandeliers, known for sparkling-wine cocktails and a lively atmosphere.
  10. 10Haggerston · 245 Hackney Road, E2 8NAA Hackney Road favourite with a warm, low-lit room and thoughtful, playful cocktails from a top bartending team.

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