From the people who successfully brought the ‘shish’ to our culinary consciousness, Shish Bar & Lounge recently opened in North West London with a lavish new interior and an impressive cocktail list. Celebrating the great tea and coffee houses along … Continue reading
Graphic, in the heart of Soho, has got to be the best gin bar in the world. With over 65 gins on offer (yes some that even we have never seen before) it’s a paradise for the juniper inclined. The … Continue reading
We can’t wait. One of our favourite people, Xav Padovani, is opening up his own bar in London with top bar specialists – Olivier Bon, Pierre Charles Cros and Romee de Goriainoff owners respectively of the Prescription Cocktail Club, Curio Parlor … Continue reading
Perched on top of this famous South Bank landmark with its distinctive Oxo branding, the Oxo Tower Bar is one of London’s most glamorous settings and the perfect spot to enjoy the long evenings as the clocks go back. After … Continue reading
Purl London is a brand new cocktail bar in Marylebone that is the life long ambition of cocktail maestros Bryan Pietersen, Tristan Stephenson, Thomas Aske and Matt Whiley. Atmospheric décor with lots of lovely leather sofas and a deliberately retro … Continue reading
One of Gintime’s fave bars, The Lonsdale in Notting Hill, relaunched last week at a glittering event whose special guests included Sarah Jane Crawford, Sara Parker-Bowles, Channel 5’s Nat Coombs, Sara Gilmour, and Poppy Delevingne who took to the decks … Continue reading
One of Soho’s best kept secrets The Player is part of the Match Bar Group and one of a chain of private members clubs including the famed Milk and Honey just round the corner. But the good news is that … Continue reading
News of an exciting new Gin bar in London has reached Gintime Towers. PURL (by definition warm ale, gin and spices as found in Charles Dickens’ Sketches by Boz) will open its doors at the end of May. The life … Continue reading
Located on Endell St in Seven Dials in the heart of Covent Garden, Circus is a brand new venue for drinking, dining, dancing and late night escapades. Designed by iconic British designer Tom Dixon, it serves Pan-American cuisine alongside an … Continue reading
Just around the corner from Old Street Tube station is Pinchito, baby brother to the award winning Pinxto People in Brighton and modelled on the same format ie a fantastic range of authentic Basque-style tapas and great drinks. They love … Continue reading
Located on Shoreditch High Street, The Light Bar is just a stone’s throw away from the heart of the City. One of London’s first cool bars the tasteful mixture of industrial brick and steel décor reflects the building’s industrial heritage … Continue reading
The Lonsdale, in uber trendy Notting Hill, is firmly established as one of London’s top cocktail destinations. Not surprising as the boxes virtually tick themselves: check adventurous décor, an accessible location, great food and drinks to die for. Maestro Dick … Continue reading
Whacky name, fab bar. Callooh Callay takes its name from Jabberwocky, the nonsensical poem by Lewis Carroll, and has many quirky design touches that make it a fascinating place to hang out. For example the surreal Narnia wardrobe. Enter it … Continue reading
The Opera Quarter Bar is a temporary pop up venue from renowned cocktail maestro Douglas Ankrah whose ambition was to set up the best bar in the world, showcasing the world’s leading bartenders – a must see for bar connoisseurs, … Continue reading
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club is a Soho institution and the newly revamped members only Ronnie’s Bar upstairs takes its inspiration from the Jacques Garcia designed Black Bar at the Hôtel Costes in Paris. Think leopard skin, full on 1930s glamour … Continue reading
Named after the architect who designed nearby Christ Church, Hawksmoor is the ultimate steakhouse and cocktail bar. The décor is elegantly simple with white walls and open brickwork, black seating, tables of reclaimed Burmese teak and a magnificent bar sourced … Continue reading
The first London outpost of the team who conquered Leeds with such iconic bars as Angel’s Share, Jake’s and Oporto, The Portobello Star is the bar everyone’s now talking about. Headed up by the renowned Jake Burger (see Gintime Feature) … Continue reading
London born Beefeater 24 has joined forces with the Design Museum to celebrate the fearlessly progressive spirit of London’s greatest creative minds, past and present. London thinks, designs and makes like no other city. A magnet for mavericks and freethinkers, … Continue reading
Kumo is Knightsbridge’s newest and coolest Japanese destination venue with the extra bonus of having a serious, proper cocktail bar boasting a to die for drinks menu designed by award winning cocktail impresario Douglas Ankrah. Naturally enough the cocktails have … Continue reading
Right in the heart of central London is this speakeasy lounge style Whisky and Cocktail bar. Salt Bar and Dining Room is known throughout London for its astonishing range of whiskies and bourbons – over 200 at the last count. … Continue reading
