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Speakeasies & Cocktail Bars

London's best-kept liquid secrets. Hidden entrances, world-class bartenders, and drinks that justify telling everyone about them the next day.

Seed Library

πŸ“ Shoreditch πŸ‘₯ 2-8 πŸ’· £££

Mr Lyan's retro basement bar inside the One Hundred hotel. Award-winning cocktails that make you realise everything you'...

Evans & Peel Detective Agency

πŸ“ Earl's Court πŸ‘₯ 2-6 πŸ’· £££

Ring the doorbell. Meet a "detective." Explain your "case." Get admitted to a Prohibition-era speakeasy hidden behind th...

Cahoots

πŸ“ Soho πŸ‘₯ 2-30 πŸ’· ££-£££

A disused 1940s tube station turned underground cocktail bar. Now expanded into the Tickets Hall and Control Room β€” thre...

The Connaught Bar

πŸ“ Mayfair πŸ‘₯ 2-4 πŸ’· ££££

Consistently rated among the world's best bars. The martini trolley alone is worth the visit β€” they mix it tableside wit...

Four Quarters

πŸ“ Peckham πŸ‘₯ 2-10 πŸ’· ££

Retro arcade meets cocktail bar. Vintage games, classic consoles, pinball machines, and craft cocktails β€” all in a neon-...

Nightjar

πŸ“ Shoreditch πŸ‘₯ 2-8 πŸ’· £££

Underground jazz bar where the cocktails are served with live performances and theatrical presentation. Drinks arrive sm...

Swift

πŸ“ Soho πŸ‘₯ 2-6 πŸ’· ££-£££

Two bars in one Soho townhouse. Upstairs is bright, buzzy, and perfect for after-work β€” the house Aperol Spritz is dange...

Oriole

πŸ“ Farringdon πŸ‘₯ 2-10 πŸ’· £££

Tropical expedition meets cocktail bar in the basement of the Smithfield Building. Live jazz, botanical dΓ©cor, and a dri...