This commendable bar-club comprises one expansive room - divided by a wall with an oval hole in the middle, giving the illusion that half of Hoxton is here - and a small pool room downstairs. Read more.
Tucked away in a courtyard accessible via an alley at the foot of Pentonville Road, this rustic, Andalucían-themed bar is dedicated to sherry. Read more.
This landmark of the Shoreditch bar scene is characterised by its funky, cosmopolitan feel and touch of class. Read more.
Occupying a space in some of the remnants of the original Euston train station, this snug lodge is dedicated to serving only the finest cider. Read more.
Experimental Cocktail Club is perhaps the closest we have to a genuine hidden drinking den, and the fact it's on the tourist strip of Gerrard Street makes it even more interesting. Read more.
This cosy cocktail cavern is a bar with down-to-earth decor, extremely well-crafted cocktails, switched-on staff and good music. Simple, really. Read more.
Opened in 2009, together with the Mark Hix-operated restaurant on the ground floor, this is a destination in its own right. It's a subterranean speakeasy with plenty of style. Read more.
Reminiscent of a Twin Peaks cabin with moose heads, mirror balls, and retro wallpaper, this hidden basement bar is delightfully quirky. Read more.
A late-closing cocktail bar that boasts live jazz and a gifted bunch of bartenders who have compiled a well-crafted list featuring liquid legacies from the cocktail's golden era. Read more.
A loveable place that aims to recreate the atmosphere of a New York speakeasy, Purl has simple but endearingly eclectic decor. Read more.
Terroirs was among the first places in London to serve 'natural wines'. All the wines on the 200-strong list come from artisan growers who work organically with minimal interventions at the winery. Read more.
An intimate space in which to enjoy pristine cocktails mixed with quiet ceremony by the elegantly bow-tied owner, Tony Conigliaro. Read more.
With a small square of front terrace, a modern bar and a grand, sunken restaurant, this little piece of Poland has been a worthwhile stop on Waterloo bar crawls for many a year. Read more.
As part of the architect George Gilbert Scott's 1873 Midland Grand Hotel, The Booking Office is an awe-inspiring bar. Read more.
Perfectly groomed hostesses greet arrivals to this basement den. The atmosphere is lively and, better still, the cocktails are superb. Be sure to try the Lychee Mojito. Read more.
Giant Robot offers a handsome setting in which to enjoy a fine, American-themed cocktail list (manhattans star Rittenhouse rye; a Brooklyn cocktail comes with Woodford Reserve). Read more.
Their 60-long cocktail list is a handsome one, with some special inventions: the Black Cherry Manhattan mixes Sazerac rye whiskey with Red Stag cherry bourbon, dry vermouth and bitters, for instance.
The original Hawksmoor, for most of its six-year existence a boisterous one-floor restaurant and bar, has fitted out and opened its cellar as a dedicated bar. And it's great. Read more.
Gentrification has sunk its claws into this once-scruffy boozer, for years one of the holdouts along the Portobello Road. Read more.
You could walk past the door of this Soho speakeasy every day and never know it was there, and that's just how the owners like it. Read more.
