Bar

  • Bar crawl: rainwater martinis and glorious London views at The Emory rooftop bar

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    One of the world's best bars is popping up for a month at The Emory in Knightsbridge. We went to check out Tato Giovannoni's cocktails and bar food at their rooftop bar.

  • Lil' Nashville are taking line dancing and Southern BBQ to Chiswick

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    A Hot Dinners exclusive

    It may not seem like the most likely place to open up a honky tonk bar, but Chiswick folk will need to slap on a stetson and find their cowboy boots when Lil' Nashville arrives on the scene. The Nashville-inspired offering has been recently popping up at Dingwalls in Camden where hordes of adoring fans have been partaking in line dancing, listening to country music and enjoying

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  • The Emory x Tato features award-winning Argentinian cocktails on a rooftop now open to all

    The Emory x Tato offers award-winning Argentinian cocktails on the rooftop

    We’re not sure what snared our attention first: the mesmerising tango takeover videos on The Emory Hotel’s Instagram or the lure of access to a London rooftop that was previously only open for guests. Either way, you need to know that Argentinian bartender ‘Tato’ is bringing his

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  • Kitty Hawk rooftop restaurant and bar will have great views over Trafalgar Square

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    Updated 20/8/24 with opening date

    They already have two rooftop bars under their belt (Wagtail and Aviary) now the ETM restaurant group are about to take on a new venue overlooking Trafalgar Square.

    Kitty Hawk (not to be confused with the Moorgate bar of the same name, which was from a different company) is getting ready to open in the space that used to be Bisushima up at the top of the

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  • Good Measure is Daddy Bao's new underground bar in Tooting

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    Tooting folk looking for a new drinking hole are about to get one in the form of a Taiwanese subterranean bar. Good Measure is opening downstairs from popular spot Daddy Bao and will serve up cocktails with a Taiwanese twist.

    The owners have taken inspiration from Taipei's cocktail scene where bars pop up in the most unusual places. Here, in the former storeroom, you'll be drinking

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  • Bar crawl: taking to the terrace at Bar Antoine on Park Lane

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    We didn't want to gatekeep this bar terrace just off Park Lane, so here's what we thought of Bar Antoine's Twilight Terrace. 

  • Mauby is bringing Soho vibes to Brockley

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    The arrival of Mauby in Brockley is the latest venture for a couple who first made a name for themselves with their amazing jerk chicken and barbecue. The new bar is the latest opening from Daniel and Heleena who used to run the very popular Jerk Off BBQ in Creekside in Deptford.

    That venture closed when the area was redeveloped so, following successful crowdfunding, they're now in a proper permanent spot here in Brockley.

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  • A Christmas-themed bar is popping up in London for summer

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    Does December 25th seem impossibly far away at the moment? Well, you'll get a chance to get your festive fix in August as a new, hidden Christmassy bar is popping up in London.

    It's being set up by DesignMyNight, who are taking over Merchant House in the City with a speakeasy-style bar that's "hidden behind a secret toilet door". Head inside and they're promising to turn the tiny 12-seater space into one that's decked out with tinsel, baubles

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  • Oriole's permanent bar and restaurant comes to Covent Garden, mixing Latin American food with complex cocktails

    Orole's permanent bar and restaurant comes to Covent Garden, mixing Latin American food with complex cocktails 

    It's been popping up as Prelude for the past few months but now award-winning bar Oriole is getting ready to move into its shiny new digs in Covent Garden. And like the pop-up, this permanent Oriole is as much a restaurant as it is a bar. 

    Split across two floors, the main restaurant and bar is in the basement, reminiscent of

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  • The Dom's Subs team have opened Rasputins bar in London Fields

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    They've already nailed the London sandwich market, now the folks behind Dom's Subs are attempting to create a similar stir in its bar scene. Over the weekend they soft-launched their first bar, Rasputins in London Fields.

    The space used to be another bar, Deep Cuts, until that closed nearly a year ago. Since then Dom's Subs have been using it as a site to bake the bread for their amazing sub sarnies. And

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  • No. 23 mezcalaria and tostada bar has opened next to Carousel

    No. 23 mezcalaria and tostada bar has opened next to Carousel

    Until recently, the small No. 23 space next door to Carousel in Fitzrovia had been used for rotating residencies, most recently for Chuck NYC and Poons Wontoneria. Now that's about to change as it becomes a full-time bar, or more specifically a mezcaleria and tostada bar. 

    Opening somewhat under the radar last month, they've brought in bartender Matteo Vaccargiu (previously Equal

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  • Oasis Bar & Terrace will boast Canary Wharf's longest bar

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    Perfectly timed for the on/off arrival of the British summer, Oasis Bar & Terrace is hoping to capitalise on Canary Wharf workers desire to grab a pint or Aperol Spritz post-work. To help with that it's got two defining factors in its favour.

    The first is the bar - at 17 metres long they're saying it's the longest in the area and pretty much guaranteed to mean you don't have to wait a long time to

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  • Corinthia London is taking its Velvet bar outdoors with a Campari popup this summer

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    Back in the dark days of Covid when London was coming out of its second lockdown The Corinthia London surprised us all by discovering a hidden garden rooftop space for a summer pop-up by its celebrity restaurateur and chef Tom Kerridge.

    Now they've decided to revisit that space with

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  • Bar crawl: trying out the new Lyaness 3.0 cookbook cocktail menu

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    It's one of the most highly rated bars in the world, now Lyaness has launched a brand new cocktail menu. It was time to make a return visit to try it out.

  • Forza Taps alfresco bar takes over the Weston Terrace at the National Theatre

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    Having already gone down a storm with theatregoers, tourists and locals since opening their restaurant at the National Theatre, the Forza Wine team are hoping to continue that winning streak. They're gearing up to open Forza Taps, one floor below the restaurant, on

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