Detroit Bar (Covent Garden - London)

September 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Detroit Bar

So I went on a night out after work one fine Friday evening fully intent on visiting the best bars in London, so imagine my surprise to find online that fifteen minutes away from my office was one of the best bars in the world (according to one unmentioned website), I simply had to [...]

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Tags: Covent Garden

The Light Bar (St Martin’s Lane - London)

September 16th, 2009 · No Comments

The Light Bar

One of the most exclusive bars in central London is the prestigious Light bar of the St Martin’s Lane hotel. The bar is accessible by entering the hotel and striding forth up to the bar entrance, there is always some kind of guest list so preparation is essential, it doesn’t usually cost anything to [...]

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Tags: Covent Garden

The Rockwell Bar (Trafalgar Square - London)

August 25th, 2009 · No Comments

The Rockwell Bar

The Rockwell bar at the Trafalgar hotel is a spacious and a beautiful welcome to the guests. Entering literally from the corner of the Trafalgar square until Nelson’s watchful gaze and steps and a heavy modern style set of doors. Inside the polished floors bounce the light around inside the hall-like bar which [...]

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Tags: Westminster and Whitehall

24 London Club (Kingly Street - London)

August 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

24 London Club

Looking like a plush exclusive advertising agency from the outside during the day, 24:London transforms at night as kingly street fills with luxurious cars, well dressed trendy types and bouncers. The open doors to 24:London take us down a blue neon lit corridor into a large L shaped room beyond. With a capacity [...]

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Tags: Soho and Leicester Square

Cellar Door Cocktail Bar (Covent Garden - London)

May 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Cellar Door Cocktail Bar

A somewhat cramped but wonderfully stylised bar in Covent Garden and just off of the Stand, Cellar door (rumour has it) used to be an old underground public toilet. Today it sells itself off as a jazz and cabaret bar, dark and alluring at the bottom of a set of stairs but [...]

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Tags: Covent Garden

Vanilla Bar (Great Tichfield Street - London)

February 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Vanilla Bar

Sitting silently on the road outside, where even on a busy London Friday night, few souls are to be seen, sits the smart entrance to vanilla. Inside, a small room with a staircase down to the basement, silence is dominating. At the end of the steps another doorway into a very heavenly lounge. Purest [...]

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Tags: Fitzrovia and Goodge Warren Street

Azucar Tequila and Tapas Bar (Brewery Wharf - Leeds)

January 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Azucar Tequila and Tapas Bar

With a very good selection of drinks including a whole array of tequilas. Inside the venue is a dark room with the occasional spotlight beaming down from above on the drinkers. Different booth types are the supplied seating with leathers in red and black and candles which light up the back [...]

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Tags: Leeds

The Crazy Bear Bar (Goodge Street - London)

December 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

The Crazy Bear Bar

The Crazy bear bar is one of my favourties in London. It is a well hidden bar combined with a small hotel and restaurant near Charlotte Street and Goodge Street station. From the name you might expect hordes of teddy bears inside but instead you get a multi tier exclusive bar. Starting [...]

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Tags: Fitzrovia and Goodge Warren Street

Adventure Bar (+venture) (Clapham Junction - London)

October 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Adventure Bar (+venture)

A rather small woody thin bar close to much of the nightlife action at this end of town.the very friendly barmen make a fantastic collection of cocktails between them. The cocktail menu is also pretty long but not overly complex like the one at be at one, next door. Adventure also has a two [...]

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Tags: Clapham and Battersea

Be At One (B@1) (Clapham Junction - London)

October 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Be At One (B@1)

Instantly the vibes of this branch meg the small cocktail chain of be at one entice us inside this pert drinkery. The phrase is very fast cocktails.meeting with our expectations during the 6 til 7 happy hour are two for one on a very broad selection of alcohol infusions. The staff are [...]

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Tags: Clapham and Battersea