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City Bars
(menu)We found 42 restaurants in Bars in The City of London.
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 »
Properly known as the Amber Bar, this drinking destination takes its name from the extraordinary chandelier featuring genuine Baltic amber. Glass… more »
It may inhabit a former shoe wholesaler’s, but imaginary footie boots are what you’ll need at this regular E1 fixture where, at the flick of… more »
Whether you dig this bunker will depend on your tolerance to Bavarian froth & sausages served by extras from Heidi Goes Home to the sound of oompah-tainment… more »
Old-fashioned pin-up motifs sound a saucy note at this converted banking hall near the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, where a few tucked-away… more »
No mere anteroom to the restaurant, the darkly handsome bar at Bonds provides a dignified setting for the serious business of making & sipping… 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 »
There’s a touch of Alice in Wonderland about Callooh Callay, with its secret doors & maze-like structure – not surprising given that this effortlessly… more »
Much more than a watering hole for foodie heavyweight Club Gascon next door, this charmingly oddball wine bar joins its auspicious sibling… more »
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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 »
Not only the vintage jewel in Corney & Barrow’s crown, but also a standout destination in its own right, this commanding & deliciously curvaceous… more »
The City’s favourite wine bar chain certainly knows how to put customers at ease, in fact it has even done up its Canary Wharf branch to reflect… more »
Tucked under the arcades of Paternoster Square, this Corney & Barrow outlet has a vague whiff of the Starship Enterprise with its retro space-age… more »
Pew-like window seats pay tribute to the chain’s traditional style, but touches of elegant minimalism also create a very modernist sense of space… more »
City boys looking for divine assistance in these troubled times might seek solace in St Paul’s Cathedral, while those after devil-may-care… more »
