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- BiBi's Chet Sharma is taking over the Artesian bar food in The Langham
For over a year, one of London's best bars, Artesian at the Langham, has had Humble Chicken's Angelo Sato in charge of the food. However, as he focuses on getting his third Michelin star, it's time for a change at the bar and they've brought in someone just as impressive, Chet Sharma of hit Mayfair restaurant Bibi.
This is all part of Artesian's new menu launch,
... - James Cochran is back in Islington, taking over the menu at Little Bat
He may have recently left The Brave, but chef James Cochran hasn't left Islington. Instead, he's about to take over the food menu at Little Bat cocktail bar.
Little Bat is from the same people behind Callooh Callay and it's one of the very few cocktail bars in Islington, and also one of the most highly rated (we've been in recently and they do a great martini). Cochran's
... - Test Driving the pop-up Guinness bar at The Ned, where it's ALL about the Guinness
Guinness madness sees no sign of easing up in London. Latest to the party is The Ned, where they've opened a special bar where the drinks and food all revolve around Guinness. We went down to try it out and, of course, see how good their pints are.
- Parasol sees the Discount Suit Co team join forces with Ruby's founder in Dalston
28/3/25 - updated with opening details
The team behind bars like Discount Suit Company and The Sun Tavern are getting ready for their next bar, this time in Dalston. They're taking over the basement venue that was once Nest nightclub. They've brought in Tom Gibson, the man behind Ruby's and more to create some sort of bar superteam.
On the
... - London has a new riverside terrace bar at the Southbank Centre
Even if the springtime burst of sunshine we've been having recently doesn't continue, it's going to be well worth knowing that London has a brand new terrace bar overlooking the river. Seventy5th Balcony Bar sees the Southbank Centre joining its neighbour the National Theatre in finally making the most of its riverside real estate. The new bar is up on the fifth floor of the arts centre but its main USP is a massive
... - There's a three month Guinness pop-up bar coming to The Ned
We're impressed by the perfect timing behind the new Guinness pop-up experience that's coming to The Ned. On for three months, they've chosen the perfect time of year to launch it, just in time for St Patrick's Day.
The Guinness Bar will take over the Long Bar on the lower ground floor of The Ned. They're describing it as an immersive experience so there'll be all kinds of Guinness paraphernalia and old Toucan posters.
... - Hacha moves from Brixton to Bermondsey with their tacos and margaritas
Popular agave bar Hacha is on the move. Last week they closed their Brixton bar after three years and have moved across south London to Bermondsey. Their new agaveria is taking over the space that Robin Gill used to run as Bermondsey Larder in the Locke hotel complex, just south of Tower Bridge.
If you didn't manage to catch Hacha in Brixton (or did but are keen to keep on going) they're probably best known for their
... - Test Driving Kwant's oh-so-clever cocktail omakase bar experience
Mayfair bar Kwant has come up with an innovative cocktail omakase experience. We took a seat at the bar to try it out.
- Corrochio’s gets ready to open its new Mexican bar CINCO
After opening their Mexican restaurant in Dalston last year, Corrochio’s are getting ready for the next level - or one level down to be more precise. They're launching their new bar CINCO underneath the restaurant, which will have a big focus on Agave and Mexican spirits.
The main cocktails list here will have five agave cocktails, five more with other Mexican spirits and, very much
... - London's Satan's Whiskers is back at No 1 of the Top 50 Cocktail Bars for 2025
The cocktail shakers will be out in force in Bethnal Green tonight with the news that local bar Satan's Whiskers has topped the UK's Top 50 Cocktail Bars list once again. The bar has managed the top spot twice before, and is back again in pole position having edged out last year's winner Scofield's in Manchester.
For a second year running, the capital was also home to the highest new entry - Dram, the whisky
... - MEATliquor are opening BLOODsports bar and Hideout Coffee in Covent Garden
Updated 12/2/25 with opening date and drinks details
It's been a while since we had anything new in from the team behind MEATliquor, so it's fair to say we're looking forward to seeing what they have planned for their next venture in Covent Garden. From a peruse of their socials it looks like Londoners are getting a two-for-one with both BLOODsports and Hideout Coffee opening in the same spot.
... - Blackwood is a huge new sports bar for Piccadilly Circus
The team behind other bars like Greenwood in Victoria and Beechwood in Shoreditch is getting ready to open a new sports bar and it's in the most prominent site yet. If you've been around Piccadilly Circus recently, you may have seen the billboards for something new opening at the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Denman Street - that's Blackwood.
The company responsible for all these
... - Bar crawl: high rise martinis, fried chicken and Champagne at Oblix at The Shard
We finish off the year trying a brand new happy hour meal with one of those jaw dropping views over London that still packs a thrill.
- London is getting a hot new rooftop bar ABar Rooftop at the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair
It may not be the optimum time of year in London to be unveiling a new rooftop bar, but that's not stopping the folks at the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair. They're about to throw open the doors to the Abar Rooftop at their hotel just off Hanover Square.
The new bar boasts views across Mayfair, an area not all that blessed with good rooftop drinking spaces, and there'll be room for 50 indoors along
... - Soho's hottest new speakeasy Zum Barbarossa is underneath The Seafood Bar
The Seafood Bar in Soho has always had a pretty impressive lower ground space, but now it's undergone a complete transformation for their brand new speakeasy Zum Barbarossa.
It's actually the second outpost of the bar, as they previously launched it in Amsterdam, but this one really benefits from the location, particularly the original brick-arched alcoves that really give
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