The Glove That Fits: A Bar Named for a Perfect Match
The Glove That Fits: A Bar Named for a Perfect Match | A Homerton cocktail bar whose name plays on the old idiom of the glove that fits – a promise of the perfectly-matched drink
Tag: Cocktail bar
Night Tales: Stories Told After Dark
Night Tales: Stories Told After Dark | A Hackney Central bar and nightlife venue whose evocative name promises the tales, adventures and encounters that only the night can bring
Acqua7: Italian Water and a Lucky Number
Acqua7: Italian Water and a Lucky Number | A Dalston bar whose name pairs the Italian word for water with the luckiest number of all
Copper Cats: A Cool Note of Jazz
Copper Cats: A Cool Note of Jazz | A Dalston bar whose name pairs the warm gleam of copper with ‘cats’ – the old jazz slang for the musicians who made the music swing
Bar Lotus: A Bloom of Eastern Serenity
Bar Lotus: A Bloom of Eastern Serenity | A Dalston bar named for the lotus, the sacred flower of purity, enlightenment and rebirth across the great cultures of the East
Blakes: A Cocktail Bar With a Poet’s Name
Blakes: A Cocktail Bar With a Poet’s Name | An East Dulwich cocktail bar whose name carries an echo of William Blake, and an honest, tiny-sample rating
Lit Lounge: A Name Straight From the Slang
Lit Lounge: A Name Straight From the Slang | A Deptford-fringe bar and lounge whose name borrows the buzziest word in modern nightlife vocabulary
Keepers Kitchen and Bar Review: A City Bar With a Watchful Name
Keepers Kitchen and Bar Review: A City Bar With a Watchful Name | A polished cocktail and dining bar near Tower Hill, its name evoking the keepers, wardens and watchmen of the old City
TwoRuba Tower Bridge Review: The Playful Coinage Returns
TwoRuba Tower Bridge Review: The Playful Coinage Returns | A cocktail bar near Tower Bridge flying a distinctive, playful coinage – TwoRuba, the memorable made-up name the Prat first met over at Canary Wharf
Ev Bar Review: A Cocktail Bar Named for Home
Ev Bar Review: A Cocktail Bar Named for Home | A Southwark cocktail bar flying a short, warm name – Ev, the Turkish word for home, promising the comfort and welcome of one’s own hearth
Nine Lives Review: A Cocktail Bar With a Cat’s Luck
Nine Lives Review: A Cocktail Bar With a Cat’s Luck | A well-scored London Bridge cocktail bar flying a name of feline luck and resilience – the nine lives of the cat, that most fortunate and durable of creatures
Lockes Bar Review: A Near-Perfect Score by Clapham Junction
Lockes Bar Review: A Near-Perfect Score by Clapham Junction | One of the highest-scored rooms in the survey, near Clapham Junction, flying a name that hints at both a person and a philosopher
Project Orange Review: A Bar That Sounds Like a Mission
Project Orange Review: A Bar That Sounds Like a Mission | A Battersea bar with a name that sounds less like a pub and more like a covert operation, flying the warmest colour in the spectrum
Bar Social Review: The Bar That Names Its Own Purpose
Bar Social Review: The Bar That Names Its Own Purpose | A Battersea cocktail bar flying the most honest name of all – it simply announces what a bar is for: being social
The Chapel Bar Review: Drinks Under a Name Borrowed From the Sacred
The Chapel Bar Review: Drinks Under a Name Borrowed From the Sacred | A cocktail bar trading on the language of the chapel – sanctuary, congregation and devotion – in a very secular cause
Archer Street SW11 Review: Cocktails Under a Bowman’s Name
Archer Street SW11 Review: Cocktails Under a Bowman’s Name | A Battersea cocktail bar borrowing the name of Soho’s old musicians’ street, and with it the long shadow of the English bowman
Blame Gloria Review: The Bar That Names a Scapegoat
Blame Gloria Review: The Bar That Names a Scapegoat | A Clapham Junction cocktail bar and late-night party room with a name that hands you your excuse before the evening has even begun
Be At One Battersea Rise Review: The Highest Score, and a Zen Command
Be At One Battersea Rise Review: The Highest Score, and a Zen Command | The top-scored room in the whole Battersea survey, flying a name that is half cocktail bar and half instruction in mindfulness
Control Room B Review: Cocktails in the Nerve Centre of London’s Power
Control Room B Review: Cocktails in the Nerve Centre of London’s Power | A cocktail bar inside the actual 1950s control room of Battersea Power Station, where the dials once sent a fifth of London’s electricity out into the city
Lost Society Review: A Secret Garden by Battersea Park
Lost Society Review: A Secret Garden by Battersea Park | An independent neighbourhood cocktail bar near Battersea Park, trading on the romance of the hidden room and the secret garden
The Thieves Review: The Bar Bold Enough to Warn You
The Thieves Review: The Bar Bold Enough to Warn You | A Battersea bar with the cheek to name itself after the very people you were told to watch for – and the Prat rather admires the nerve
The AMANO Rooftop Bar Review: The Rooftop Cocktail Bar of Covent Garden
The AMANO Rooftop Bar Review: The Rooftop Cocktail Bar of Covent Garden | A stylish rooftop cocktail bar in Covent Garden with good cocktails, an airy terrace and city views, a genuinely lovely spot for a drink above the bustle, with a warm welcome
The Be At One Lyceum Review: The Lively Cocktail Bar by the Lyceum
The Be At One Lyceum Review: The Lively Cocktail Bar by the Lyceum | A lively, hugely popular Be At One cocktail bar by the Lyceum in Covent Garden, with a vast cocktail menu, a great party atmosphere and a warm welcome, one of the liveliest spots in the area
The Blind Spot Review: The Hidden Speakeasy of St Martin’s Lane
The Blind Spot Review: The Hidden Speakeasy of St Martin’s Lane | A glamorous, hidden speakeasy cocktail bar behind a secret golden-hand door in the St Martin’s Lane hotel, with globe-trotting cocktails, dim-lit glamour and a warm welcome
The Oriole Review: The Award-Winning Cocktail Bar and Jazz Restaurant of Covent Garden
The Oriole Review: The Award-Winning Cocktail Bar and Jazz Restaurant of Covent Garden | An award-winning, subterranean cocktail bar and Latin American restaurant in St Martin’s Courtyard, with globe-trotting cocktails, live jazz and a warm welcome, sister to the celebrated Nightjar
The CellarDoor Review: The Tiny Cabaret Cocktail Bar Beneath Aldwych
The CellarDoor Review: The Tiny Cabaret Cocktail Bar Beneath Aldwych | A tiny, characterful 1930s-inspired cocktail bar tucked beneath Aldwych in a former Victorian public convenience, with nightly cabaret, burlesque, classic cocktails and a warm welcome
The STEREO Review: The Subterranean Music Cocktail Bar of the Piazza
The STEREO Review: The Subterranean Music Cocktail Bar of the Piazza | A lively, subterranean music-and-cocktails bar on the south side of Covent Garden’s Piazza, with cocktails named after classic rock tracks, live music, DJs and a great party atmosphere
The Alchemist Review: The Theatrical Molecular Cocktail Bar of St Martin’s Lane
The Alchemist Review: The Theatrical Molecular Cocktail Bar of St Martin’s Lane | A hugely popular, theatrical cocktail bar on St Martin’s Lane in Covent Garden, famed for its molecular, colour-changing, smoking cocktails, a genuinely fun and dramatic night out
The Mr Fogg’s Gin Parlour Review: The Chintzy Victorian Gin Salon of Covent Garden
The Mr Fogg’s Gin Parlour Review: The Chintzy Victorian Gin Salon of Covent Garden | A wonderfully chintzy, immersive Victorian gin parlour and salon in Covent Garden, part of the Mr Fogg’s family, with a vast gin selection, 19th-century cocktails and a warm welcome
The Be At One Review: The Lively Cocktail Bar of Russell Street
The Be At One Review: The Lively Cocktail Bar of Russell Street | A lively, hugely popular cocktail bar on Russell Street in Covent Garden, with a vast cocktail menu, a great party atmosphere and a warm welcome, one of the liveliest spots in the area