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    A copper-vaulted room below Charlotte Street that fits maybe six people around a central island bar, which means the bartender is always close enough to explain why there's blue cheese in your cocktail. This subterranean cocktail bar leans hard into savory and unexpected, pairing vodka with beetroot and walnut or whiskey with horchata and milk tea. Named in the Top 50 Cocktail Bars, and the non-alcoholic menu gets the same treatment.

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    • Diva

      “Cocktails include the Diva, made with East London Vodka, beetroot, walnut, and blue cheese”

      Top 50 Cocktail Bars, 2026
    • Twist

      “Twist, with East London Vodka, raspberry, buckwheat, vanilla, ginger and the Vision, made with Kinahan’s Kask Project Whiskey, basil, coconut, horchata, and milk tea.”

      Top 50 Cocktail Bars, 2026
    • Vision

      “the Vision, made with Kinahan’s Kask Project Whiskey, basil, coconut, horchata, and milk tea.”

      Top 50 Cocktail Bars, 2026
    • Mai Tai

      “the Mai Tai with non-alcoholic rum, lemon, orange and almond.”

      Top 50 Cocktail Bars, 2026

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    43 Charlotte St., London W1T 1RS, UK · London
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed noon

    • Monday Closed
    • Tuesday Today Noon to 3:30 PM 5 PM to 11:30 PM
    • Wednesday Noon to 3:30 PM 5 PM to 11:30 PM
    • Thursday Noon to 3:30 PM 5:30 PM to Midnight next day
    • Friday Noon to 3:30 PM 5:30 PM to 2 AM next day
    • Saturday 5:30 PM to 2 AM next day
    • Sunday Closed
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