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  1. The Blues Kitchen, Shoreditch

    American Cocktail Bar

    Drink 61
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    The centerpiece is an island bar with a tiled mosaic that anchors a huge open room somewhere between American diner and grungy music venue. It's a cocktail bar leaning hard into bourbon, with a short list of well-made classics and one of the more serious American whiskey collections in the neighborhood. Come early enough and you can actually perch at the bar before the live music takes over and the volume becomes non-negotiable.

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    Address
    134-146 Curtain Rd , London, EC2A 3AR, United Kingdom · London
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    • Monday 4 PM to Midnight next day
    • Tuesday 4 PM to Midnight next day
    • Wednesday Today 4 PM to Midnight next day
    • Thursday 4 PM to 1 AM next day
    • Friday 4 PM to 2:30 AM next day
    • Saturday 11 AM to 3 AM next day
    • Sunday Noon to 11:30 PM
    Phone
    020 7729 7216
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