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A small nameplate and a rather larger bouncer mark the entrance on Gerrard Street, with red stairs climbing past Chinatown's rooftops to one of London's few cocktail bars that also runs dim sum until late. Three floors, three distinct moods: a casual lounge at the top, an apothecary bar where you sit amid the bartending action in the dark, and a curtained back room for 30 if you know to look. Ranked among the UK's top cocktail bars, and the menus alone are worth examining.
The awards strongest first
- Top 50 Cocktail Bars 2026 · #46 · Top 50 Cocktail Bars
- Difford's Guide 4 stars · Difford's Guide
One number, weighted & current 80
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Sparkling Pearls
“Drinks in the Academy bar include Sparkling Pearls which is made with Hatozaki blended whisky, akashi-tai umeshu liqueur, akashi-tai junmai ginjo sparkling sake, supasawa, sugar syrup, yuzu pearls.”
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Naked Negroni
“Drinks in this space include the Naked Negroni which is made with Naked Malt blended whisky, Campari, Azaline vermouth, Angostura cocoa bitters.”
Top 50 Cocktail Bars, 2026
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