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FIVE BEST: Late night bars for school nights
Shoreditch Butchery is one of FIVE BEST: Late night bars for school nights.

1. Shoreditch Butchery

32-37 Cowper St., Shoreditch, Greater London
Bar · 7 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: Lots of tequila-based cocktails such as the Tequila Aperitivo (with cynar, vermouth and soda). This is a chilled option for those kicking around the Old Street area after hours. Read more.

2. Love & Liquor

34 Kilburn High Rd, Greater London
Bar · 5 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: Cocktails are its focus with contemporary twists on classics like the Pomegranate Cosmopolitan and the Velvet Elvis - a blend of Chambord Raspberry Liqueur, Jack Daniel's, Sprite, Sweet and Sour Mix. Read more.

3. The Scotch

Masons Yard
Night Club · Piccadilly · 3 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: Live music and Sixties-themed cocktails. Although open to all, it's available by appointment only. Drop them an email - or tag onto a celebrity - and see what all the fuss is about. Read more.

4. Slim Jim's Liquor Store

7.4
112 Upper St (near Theberton St), London, Greater London
Dive Bar · Islington · 41 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: It would be a waste to visit this place without taking advantage of the vast selection of bourbons, rums and tequilas. If you’re really skint – and a lady – take note of the bras on the ceiling. Read more.

5. Experimental Cocktail Club

8.0
13 Gerrard St (btwn Dean & Newport), London, Greater London
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 183 tips and reviews

Evening StandardEvening Standard: You won't be let down by the quality of the drinks, which start from about £10 for regular cocktails and go up to £250 for vintage ones - how often do you get to drink gin from 1950? Read more.