The Terrace Bar

In the center of Kings Cross sits a youth hostel above a Cafe (which shortly is turning into an extention of the afore mentioned bar) and the Youth Hostel has an ourdoor rooftop garden (with patio, tables and patio heaters) accessible via a small staircase at the back of the downstairs cafe. The [...]

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Aqua Bar and Restaurant

Aqua is one of my favourite London Venues. The entrance is a red curtained hallway, rather inconspicuous on Argyll street near Oxford Circus station. The lifts at the end of the hallway go up to the fifth floor where customers are met with a greeting from several hostesses before being led into [...]

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Red Lion Pub

Hoxton draws massive crowds to a couple of interesting but ridiculously pretentious bar on Hoxton square and it has always been a mystery to me as to why the bars and clubs are crammed onto one side of the area while the other is bare. Suddenly one summers evening, after being turned away [...]

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Rooftop Gourmet Reverse Champagne Bar

This summer experience from Bompas and Parr leads us in our quest to find out more about the complete history of food to the high rooftops of Belgravia. And I have to say that riding in a tiny lift built some 100 years ago in a building of the same age [...]

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Dva Andela Bar and Restaurant

Just another tavern-styled restaurant along the edge of this popular pedestrianised bar strip in Novi Sad, Dva Andela was actually “the big surprise upstairs”. Seeing there were diners outside we asked at the door if there were more cool tables inside and he eager took our hands and led us up [...]

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Pub Gardens in Central London

Its another glorious day in Central London and I for one wouldn’t mind a nice pint after work but if i’m jammed in the middle of the city where are the best places to go?
How about a Roof Terrace? The closest one to central London is probably the Grafton Arms near [...]

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Kensington Roof Gardens

One of the most beautiful venues in London is the prestigious Kensington Roof Gardens. Located on the 6th floor of a rather majestic building just off of Kensington High street, a lift takes party goers up by the group to wait in line for entry by the cloakroom. Entry is only possible as a [...]

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The Carpenter’s Arms

Parked in the back streets of Fitzrovia, the Carpenters arms is a multi-storey gastro-pub. It is a tight squeeze inside, where the groudn floor is a handful of tables, the peopel sqeezed in elbow to elbow at the bar, waiting patiently for drinks. The service is not very fast but the drink selection [...]

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Coq d’Argent Bar and Restaurant

With one of the most beautiful views in the city, this bar restaurant on the 8th floor of One Poultry is a class above the rest. Private lifts takes drinkers and diners up to a courtyard garden scene withsecluded outdoor tables and parts of the venue that splay out onto the [...]

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Grafton Arms

A simple looking pub with the novelty of a rooftop bar. We headed here ready to be astounded by views of London and lavish drinks and the rush of being really high up. Outside people filled the badly maintained pavement and within the colours fall darker and a dim, relaxing glow takes over the [...]

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