With a 300-strong collection, Cottons boasts the widest rum selection in the UK. They also serve delicious traditional Caribbean fare, including jerk chicken, Bajan fish fritters and chickpea curry. Read more.
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.
The shakes: With all sorts of flavours from the Bacardi Gold rum-and-raisin to a Tiki, a Jack Daniel’s mint and a julep shake, these have got that bit of extra oomph. Go early and tuck in. Read more.
Perfect for lunchtime drinks or dinner, the Roof Gardens also run a season of gourmet BBQ events which, when the weather hots up, are not to be missed. Read more.
Perched on this Soho rooftop, Aqua bar, curated by the renowned Hong Kong-based restaurant group of the same name, offers a range of drinks and lighter bites in a stylish surrounding. Read more.
Slightly over-priced drinks and stunning views abound, Vista is more an indulgent tourist destination than an after work hangout, but the wow factor keeps it on the London going out bucket list. Read more.
WSWS offers hearty gin and whisky cocktails, “cockle-warmers” and some lovely stouts and ales – perfect for relaxing in a cosy armchair in their darkly Dickensian cellar room. Read more.
The cocktail menu pays attention to detail. Choose from four sections spanning “the glorious history of cocktails”. We’re talking pre-prohibition, prohibition, post-war and Nightjar signatures. Read more.