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(menu)We found 10 restaurants in Best bars in the City .
If the circular bar at 1 Lombard Street benefits from the softer colours and subtle sound-deadening that have also updated the Brasserie,… more »
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Revamped and relaunched, Cinnamon Kitchen's airy Mumbai-lite lounge is now a self-contained destination in its own right. Sit at the island… 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 »
With its peacock blues, burnished art-deco brass, glazed Victorian tiles, recycled teak parquet and cosy-up, blue leather booths, the convivial… more »
Ostensibly shunning publicity, this compact Soviet-style pit, located behind an anonymous door next to an unremarkable newsagent's, sets its cap… more »
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This gloriously extravagant Franglais warehouse still sets the benchmark for aspiring ‘baroque and roll' bar owners. The exuberantly overstuffed… more »
Despite an unprepossessing location beneath a parade of tacky takeaways, this 1920’s American-style jewel offers decidedly uptown drinking in… more »
The Brazilian/Japanese/Peruvian foodie experience that is Sushisamba also includes various drinking opportunities. That's good news for those out… more »
Scottish craft brewer Brewdog's first cocktail bar is secreted under its second London premises, in Shoreditch. It's a honey... if you can find… more »
This intentionally gloomy, austere basement sets out to combine ‘the charm of Victorian squalor' and ‘the elegance of grand gin palaces'. The… more »
Discover the most popular bars in the City with the Square Meal guide to the best bars in the City. Considered as the financial and legal centre of London, the City, otherwise known as the Square Mile, is filled with thousands of workers every day. It is also home to some of London’s most important landmarks including St Pauls Cathedral, the Bank of England, the Monument and the Old Bailey as well as more modern buildings such as the iconic Gherkin. With a work hard play hard ethic at its heart, bars play a vital role within life in the City. From lunchtimes through to late at night, the City is an exciting and vibrating London drinking spot.
There are countless great bars in the City catering for all tastes and budgets, each one certain to be buzzing during weekday evenings when they fill up with thirsty after workers. Square meal’s list of the best bars in the City is a helpful guide to discovering the City’s most popular drinking holes. Why not also check out Square Meal’s excellent suggestions for the best bars in nearby Clerkenwell & Blackfriars too?
Every one of the top bars in the City featured in Square Meal’s list of the best bars in the City 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.