Visiting this terrace bar feels like walking into a set for a music video with a London skyline. The two ritzy roof terraces serve up exotic cocktails to a well-groomed clientele. Read more.
The hoi polloi are now welcome in some areas of this members-only club. A tiny bar serves a short menu of cocktails, including a mean mojito; there's also bottled beer, tapas and cigars. Read more.
Planted as part of the Festival of Britain, with guidance from the Eden Project, and volunteers from St Mungo’s Charity, this rooftop has incredible views across the river. Read more.
Walk up to the expansive rooftop to find deckchairs, wrought-iron furniture and and benches filled with a sun-seeking crowd from the Shoreditch brigade. Read more.
The view from the 12th floor roof terrace of this freshly-minted hotel takes in both the ancient majesty of the Tower of London and the Shard, the newest structure to pierce the motley London skyline. Read more.
Perched on the top of the Trafalgar Hotel in Trafalgar Square, this smartened up bar has impressive views. The drinks are tailored for tourists and expense accounts, with cocktails more than a tenner. Read more.
you may not have heard of Pétanque before… but think bowls on gravel (you chuck ‘em rather than roll ‘em) and you’re pretty much there. Grab some mates and book yourselves in Read more.
Push through Flat P's door and you enter a proper speakeasy... well as proper as you're gonna get this side of 1920. Read more.
The stage plays host to a whole range of live performers that vary from hip hop DJs to indie acts, comedians and tango dancers. Inside it’s all velvet stools, leather sofas and round cabaret tables. Read more.
This relaxed bar encourages people to draw all over the surrounding walls, the furniture and the bar staff! (Take sharpies). Time seems to stop here - and that is a quality we like in a bar. Read more.
On the outside this 1850’s Grade 2 listed building looks more like some kinda farmhouse. Inside it's like a members bar minus the pretension. Check out the ping pong upstairs! Read more.
The music is random, the atmosphere is super friendly and EVERYONE dances, so pack your dance moves... and get stuck in. Read more.
Grab a Pina Colada or go all out with a sharing cocktail (for yourself), they come in all manner of vessels, we liked the Thatcher head. http://barchick.com/find-a-bar/london/maggies
Looking for a basement bar playing dancehall and serving killer drinks? Simply slip behind the discreet yellow door on Kingsland Rd. http://barchick.com/find-a-bar/london/maneros-private-members-club
Looking at the hot barmen, I'm not surprised their female to male ratio is seriously out of whack. Guys, get yourselves down here for some easy pickings - everyone's a winner! Read more.
