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(menu)We found 10 restaurants in Best bars in City Central.
The backlit, circular bar at 1 Lombard Street casts a benign amber glow over the urbane attention seekers who crowd its elegant high chairs, although… more »
Soaring columns & stately flower arrangements emphasise the sheer height of the ceilings at this ‘impressive’ City restaurant, but grained… more »
Rivals may come & go, but the enduring Francophile appeal of this little restaurant/wine bar next to St Mary-le-Bow remains undimmed – sit at… more »
The luxuriant roof gardens lend ‘instant glamour’ to post-work drinks at Coq d’Argent’s bar/brasserie, where sharp-looking City suits unwind… more »
There aren’t many steakhouses that you’d visit purely for its drinks list, but Hawksmoor does booze as impressively as beef. The bar at its… more »
A lofty, embossed Victorian ceiling is the crowning glory at this lovely old, oak-panelled boozer – a snug hidey-hole, well away from the hurly-burly… more »
The moodily glamorous environs of a cavernous, one-time banking hall add a certain decorative sparkle to drinks at the urbane Mint Leaf Lounge… more »
Tucked into a former bank vault beneath Harvey Nichols’ lofty Prism Brasserie, this exclusive cocktail bar has the air of an executive airport… more »
An ‘outrageously beautiful’ venue in the courtyard of the Royal Exchange, this urbane all-day café/bar really knows how to make an impression… more »
The décor may be corporate & underplayed, but few City bars can compete with the sheer visual drama of Vertigo 42, thanks to its spectacular location… more »
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