Coffee and cocktails - it's as simple as that. Bar Termini is a super intimate Soho venue that takes espresso and drinks seriously - the house negroni is a community favorite. Italian-inspired small plates are on offer too.
Part food joint part bar. Cafe Kick is a hybrid space offering hearty dishes, cold beers, cocktails, table football, and live sports coverage. A popular hangout from midday till late.
This fancy rooftop bar can be found atop the Sea Containers hotel. Its glass box structure offers the perfect spot to watch the sunset with a cocktail, or glass of wine, in hand. Light bites can be ordered when peckish. Book ahead.
A bar without bottles and with shapes for a name. The reimagining of a modern cocktail lounge, "Shapes" serves pre-batched drinks in non-descript bottles within a functional-minimalist environment. Highly celebrated.
Ambiance-first bar in Bethnal Green that serves creative cocktail recipes alongside an impressive collection of French brandy. A refined food menu is on offer, too.
Lively corner pub pairing a traditional tiled bar with Caribbean cooking. Trays of jerk chicken and oxtail crowd the tables before the floor clears for DJs and rum punch.
Restored historic pub on the Isle of Dogs, now a smart, split-level space with exposed brick and a fireplace. Elevated British classics come from the kitchen – book ahead for the Sunday roast – and seven boutique rooms are upstairs.
Moody Soho bar channeling Bowie’s Berlin era with industrial brick and low lights. Creative cocktails pair with baskets of dim sum, while a members-only recording studio hides downstairs.
Covent Garden sports bar pairing live matches with a constant loop of cult horror across 30 screens. The kitchen runs until 2 AM, slinging burgers and boozy slushies alongside pool, darts, and pinball.
Traditional pub in South Kensington offering a gastropub menu and a variety of ales. Features a cozy dining area, a roaring fire, and a popular Sunday roast.
Intimate Herne Hill bar with the rhythm of a continental café. Morning espresso gives way to evening candlelight, natural wines, and seasonal European small plates.
Ground-floor pub with a fireplace and an intimate upstairs dining room grilling meat and fish over an open fire. The entrance is a discreet side-street door marked only by a small badger sign.
Grand Victorian pub anchored by a rare 1898 peninsula bar. Timber and etched glass "snob screens" radiate outward, creating five intimate compartments for ales and Sunday roasts.
Natural wine bar built around a single communal table, creating an intimate dinner party feel. Guests pick bottles straight from the shelves – the menu changes constantly with a rotating guest chef.
Candlelit natural wine bar in a converted bank vault, pouring low-intervention bottles in snug, dark alcoves. The short menu lists inventive small plates – Guinness rarebit oysters and a whole fried Mont D'Or.
