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  1. Rank 2564. Gaucho, Charlotte Street

    Argentine Steakhouse

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  2. Rank 2564. Gaucho, Piccadilly

    Argentine Steakhouse

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  5. Rank 2564. HEJ Coffee

    Swedish Coffee

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  6. Rank 2564. Homeboy Bar - Islington

    Modern Irish Cocktail Bar

    The Guinness is poured properly and the Irish whiskey list is taken seriously, which tells you most of what you need to know about this cocktail bar on Essex Road. Homeboy leans into modern Irish hospitality without winking about it, so expect a crowd that actually knows what they ordered. Live music most nights of the week, DJs on weekends, and rugby on a screen big enough to matter.

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    Address
    108 Essex Road, London, N1 8LX, United Kingdom · London
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    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Wednesday 3 PM–11 PM

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  7. Rank 2564. House of Tippler

    Cocktail Bar

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  11. Rank 2564. KPH

    Diner American

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  14. Rank 2564. Lockes

    Cocktail Bar

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    Address
    119 Sydney Street, London, SW3 6NR, United Kingdom · London
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Wednesday Noon–3 PM, 5 PM–11:30 PM

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    SevenRooms
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    8 Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1DT, United Kingdom · Reading
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–Midnight

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  23. Four floors of whisky obsession in the shadow of Spitalfields Market, with a thousand drams on the ground floor and a basement cocktail bar, The Proofing Room, named for the bakery that occupied the space before the war. The cocktails lean on the original Soho location's Vault recipes, so the Coconut Butter Old Fashioned travels well. Above it all, a private members club with a cigar terrace, for those who like their evenings to escalate.

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  24. Rank 2564. Mojo Leeds

    Cocktail Bar

    Rock star prints cover the walls of this packed cocktail bar on Merrion Street, and the music is loud enough that you're basically shouting your order. Mojo has no interest in delicate Martinis or hushed appreciation, and the crowd packing in seems grateful for that. Chunky glasses of fruity, generously poured cocktails do the work, shots fill the gaps, and the whole thing runs on a holiday-bar energy that somehow never feels try-hard.

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    Colechurch House, London, SE1 2SX, United Kingdom · London
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–11 PM

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  27. Rank 2564. New Bloomsbury Set

    Cocktail Bar

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  29. Rank 2564. Nine Lives

    Mexican

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    Address
    8 Holyrood Street, London, SE1 2EL, United Kingdom · London
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–11 PM

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    SevenRooms
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  31. Rank 2564. Northcote Records

    Cocktail Bar

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    Address
    8 - 10 Northcote Road, London, SW11 1NT, United Kingdom · London
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–Midnight

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  33. Rank 2564. Nuvo

    Cocktail Bar

    A chrome Buddha greets you at the door of this cocktail lounge and piano bar in the Brindleyplace development, which tells you most of what you need to know about the vibe. Twinkling ceiling lights, comfy chairs, and live piano most nights of the week make it easy to lose track of time. Sink into a seat at the black stone bar and the place wraps around you quickly.

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    Address
    22 Park Lane, Mayfair, London, W1K 1BE, United Kingdom · London
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    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Wednesday 8 AM–Midnight

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  43. Rank 2564. Ribiera

    Latin American

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  44. Rank 2564. Roadhouse

    Cocktail Bar

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  46. Rank 2564. Same Again

    Cocktail Bar

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    Address
    3A Merchant Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2QD, United Kingdom · Edinburgh
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Wednesday 10 AM–Midnight

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  51. The copper and steel stills behind the glass wall are not props. Each one was carried down the stairs by hand, and they all still run, made by German craftsman Christian Carl with the kind of dials and levers Jules Verne would have sketched. This City cocktail bar leans hard into gin, with a menu built around it, though other spirits and a few beers are there if you insist on ignoring the obvious.

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    Address
    86 Queensway, London, W2 3RR, United Kingdom · London
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–1 AM

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    Address
    255 Elgin Avenue, London, W9 1NJ, United Kingdom · London
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    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Wednesday 9 AM–11:30 PM

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  63. Rank 2564. The Marylebone

    Cocktail Bar

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    Address
    25 Upper Mall, London, W6 9TD, United Kingdom · London
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–11 PM

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  75. Rank 2564. Tryst (Beneath Trèsind)

    Indian-inspired Cocktail Bar

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    Address
    13-14 Hanover Street, London, W1S 1YH, United Kingdom · London
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 12:30 PM

    Wednesday 12:30 PM–2 PM, 5:30 PM–11:30 PM

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  76. Rank 2564. TT Liquor

    Cocktail Bar

    A three-floor East London cocktail bar with a liquor store stocking over a thousand bottles, many of them rare, which already tells you something about the clientele. The cellar bar is the heart of it, candlelit and genuinely subterranean, while upstairs fills with masterclasses and tasting sessions most weekends. It sits on Kingsland Road, where the bar scene runs deep, and holds its own among stiff competition.

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  77. Rank 2564. Twice Shy

    Italian Bakery

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    Address
    14 Hogarth Place, London, SW5 0QT, United Kingdom · London
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–11:30 PM

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    Address
    3 Melville Place, Edinburgh, EH3 7PR, United Kingdom · Edinburgh
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Wednesday Noon–11 PM

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  80. The menu arrives as a passport, which tells you more or less everything about this Kingsland Road bar. Three Italian founders turned a loaded piece of American slang into a name for the place they built after moving to London, and the concept holds together better than it has any right to. Expect an Italian-leaning wine list, draught beer, and food to go with it, all in a Shoreditch room that takes its own backstory seriously without losing the plot.

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