Electric Shuffle Review: The Shuffleboard Reinvented for the Competitive Age | A high-tech competitive socialising venue built around shuffleboard – the ancient deck game reinvented with an electric, modern twist
Slug and Lettuce Review: The Wonderfully Absurd Pub Name | One of the most delightfully absurd of all pub names – the slug and the lettuce, a comic pairing with a curious history
Ukai Review: Japanese Cooking and Cocktails off Portobello | A 4.3 Japanese bar-restaurant from 1,559 reviews named Ukai, bringing izakaya style and cocktails to Notting Hill
The Cocktail Club Review: The Art and Glamour of the Cocktail | A lively cocktail bar celebrating the cocktail itself – the glamorous, artful, endlessly creative mixed drink at the heart of the good night out
Tippled Pink Review: The Perfectly-Rated Small Newcomer | A small bar with a perfect early rating – far too new to judge on the numbers, but noted honestly as a genuinely promising newcomer to watch
Sunday in Brooklyn Review: A New York Import Lands in Notting Hill | A 4.5 modern American restaurant and bar from 4,400 reviews, importing Brooklyn brunch cool to Notting Hill
Tropix Review: The Endless Summer of the Tropics | ‘Tropix’ evokes the tropics – the sun-drenched, palm-fringed band of the earth where summer never ends
The Mind Palace Bar Review: A Sherlockian Name for a Cocktail Bar | A 4.2 cocktail bar from 65 reviews named the Mind Palace, after the ancient memory technique made famous by Sherlock Holmes
TwoRuba Review: The Playful Name and the Honest Number | A bar with a playful, punning name evoking the tropical Aruba – though with too few reviews to judge fairly
Reynolds Bar Review: The Small and Highly-Rated Newcomer | A small Hammersmith bar with an excellent early rating – too new to judge on the numbers, but a promising and warmly-received addition
Smith & Whistle Review: Wetting the Whistle in Style | A 4.4 cocktail bar named Smith & Whistle, playing on the idiom to wet one’s whistle, meaning to have a drink
Smith’s Bar Review: The Commonest Name in England, Over a Cocktail Bar | A 4.4 cocktail bar from 160 reviews named Smith’s, after the most common of all English surnames and the ancient trade of the smith
Little Nan’s Bar Review: The Loving Tribute to the British Nan | A wonderfully kitsch bar named ‘Little Nan’s’ – a loving, cosy tribute to the beloved British nan, all teapots, doilies and warm nostalgia
Ricco London Review: A Name of Richness Over a Stylish Bar | A 4.8 bar from 144 reviews named Ricco, evoking richness and abundance, very highly rated on a fair sample
Piano Kensington Review: Live Keys and Cocktails in Kensington | A 4.4 piano bar from 457 reviews named Piano Kensington, bringing live piano and the glamour of the keys to the district
Three70 Lounge Review: The Stylish Lounge of the Number | A stylish lounge named ‘Three70’ – the cool, modern, number-as-name style, promising the relaxed comfort of the lounge bar
Hux Bar Review: A Short, Sharp, Modern Name for a Stylish Bar | A 4.3 bar from 86 reviews named Hux, a short, punchy, modern name for a stylish small bar
Be At One Richmond Review: The Cocktail Bar of Harmony and Fun | The Richmond outpost of Be At One – the lively cocktail chain whose name promises harmony, unity and the joyful fun of great cocktails
AB Craft Beers and Cocktails Review: The Industrial-Chic Fulham Bar | An industrial-chic Fulham bar pairing a good range of craft beers with proper cocktails in a stylish, contemporary setting
Bar Arriba Review: A Latin Cry of Celebration in West London | A 4.6 bar from 318 reviews named Bar Arriba, after the Spanish cry of joy and celebration, upbeat and lively
Belushi’s Review: The American Sports Bar in the Listed George Building | A lively American-style sports bar in the Grade II-listed 1911 George building on Hammersmith Broadway, with live sport, jam-jar cocktails and all-day American food
Nowhere Bar Review: The Playful Paradox of ‘Nowhere’ | A bar named ‘Nowhere’ – the playful, paradoxical, intriguing name that turns a hidden gem into somewhere worth finding
Defectors Weld Review: The Ornate Victorian Gastropub of Shepherd’s Bush Green | An ornate Victorian corner pub on Shepherd’s Bush Green turned quality gastropub, spread over two floors with a snug bar, a courtyard, and refined British food
So Bar Richmond Review: The Simple Confidence of ‘So’ | A bar named simply ‘So’ – the short, punchy, confident modern name, all style and understated cool
The Durell Arms Review: The Grand Victorian Super-Pub of Fulham Road | A grand Victorian corner pub on Fulham Road catering for all-comers, with a bright dining front room, a vast ‘Great Hall’ for sport and live music, and playful food
Escape Bar Review: The Great Escape from the Everyday | A bar named ‘Escape’ – the wonderful promise of escape, relaxation and release from the cares of the everyday
Cellar at Kindred Review: The Stylish All-Day Bar in Bradmore House | An all-day cafe, bar and restaurant on the ground floor of the Grade II-listed Bradmore House, open to all beneath Hammersmith’s Kindred members’ club
Be At One Review: The Lively Cocktail Bar by the Broadway | A lively branch of the Be At One cocktail-bar group by Hammersmith Broadway, with a huge cocktail menu, mixing classes and a buzzing party atmosphere
Juniper & Co Review: The Berry at the Heart of Gin | A bar named for juniper – the aromatic berry that gives gin its very soul, the defining flavour of England’s favourite spirit
Revery Bar Review: The Daydream in a Cocktail Glass | A 4.8 cocktail bar named Revery, after the state of dreamy, pleasant abstraction, an elegant name for reverie
