LAB

Great cocktails are to the fore at LAB, which stands for London Academy of Bartending. Perennially popular, this duplex devoted to the art of good mixing is a squeeze, particularly in the ground-floor bar. To a soundtrack of slamming Ibiza house, work your way through a list of £7 wonders grouped in chapters that include: Old’s Cool, Latin Flavas, Martini Station, & Hall Of Shame – the shame being that no spirit is involved in its fruity mocktails. A Lemongrass or Lychee Collins will work particularly well with Japanese bar snacks to order from LAB’s neighbour Taro.