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Frontier-challenging mixologist Tony Conigliaro's fame and passion for his craft has spread far beyond the confines of Colebrooke Row, but this… more »
When there are a few golden rays to soak up, the lounger-strewn suntrap roof terraces and bars at former department store Dickins & Jones are a… more »
Three cheers for preservation orders; without one, Bar Américain (formerly Dick's Bar at the Atlantic) could easily have been lost when the surrounding… more »
You'll be hard pushed to find a better-looking bar in Shoreditch, and the drinks at Callooh Callay are every bit as imaginative as its Edwardian… more »
Lush planting, suntrap tables and what must be the City's loftiest lawn make Coq d'Argent's bar a beautiful spot for drinks in fine weather –… more »
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Not many bars open at 7.30am but, as a certain Gordon Gekko once said, money never sleeps – so the occupants of Canary Wharf can start their… more »
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This small, unprepossessing dive bar may be styled like a janitor's office in a two-bit New Mexico motel, but thanks to head honcho and cocktail… more »
Imagine yourself as the hard-boiled hero of a Dashiell Hammett novel at this bogus detective agency, the front for a brand-new gin joint in darkest… more »
If you fancy getting into this fashionable Chinatown offshoot of the super-chic Paris original, bear in mind that ECC's door policy isn't necessarily… more »
The stand-alone bar at Marcus Wareing’s British brasserie is so seductive that you might decide to forego the Eurostar from St Pancras. Here’s… more »
The menu at this semi-clandestine dive on the site of the short-lived QT promises ‘mixed drinks & mischief' – although in always-hip Hoxton… more »
With its peacock blues, burnished art-deco brass, glazed Victorian tiles, recycled teak parquet and cosy-up, blue leather booths, the convivial… more »
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Having changed its name from the London Cocktail Society, LCC is causing quite a hullabaloo in Fitzrovia. Bartending celebrity & co-owner JJ Goodman… more »
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This site has been renowned as a cocktail den par excellence for over a decade, and Lonsdale's moody, vortex-like interiors and brilliant… more »
Ostensibly shunning publicity, this compact Soviet-style pit, located behind an anonymous door next to an unremarkable newsagent's, sets its cap… more »
London has always been at the cutting edge of fashion and its no dofferent with it’s bar and pub scene. Square Meal’s carefully selected guide to London’s coolest and trendiest bars and pubs will ensure you are drinking in some of the hippest places in the capital. From the cool Indie hangouts in Camden to the hip and trendy bars of fashionable Shoreditch, London’s bar scene is as cool and trendy as ever. Check out the hippest cocktails bars, funkiest gastro pubs and coolest restaurant bars in London with Square Meal’s helpful guide.
Drink with London’s hip crowd with Square Meal’s list of London’s top cool and trendy bars and pubs and impress your friends with a night out in some of London’s trendiest bars. You might also want to take a look at Square Meal’s list of bars and pubs in Soho; Covent Garden; Mayfair; Kensington and Chelsea.
Every one of the top cool & trendy bars and pubs in London featured in Square Meal’s list of the best cool & trendy bars in London have been tried and tested by critics and our own customers so check out the reviews with Square Meal today. Each Square Meal listing features an independent review, as well as reviews from those who have visited, together with unique special offers such as free drinks and discounts.