A Bar with Shapes for a Name is a bar in Hackney, London.
Editorially verified May 30, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Snacks only
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Tony Conigliaro and Marco Arrigo's Italian cafe-and-cocktail bar on Old Compton Street in Soho London, opened in 2015, runs an aperitivo menu and one.
DrinkCaffe corretto and Negroni
FoodItalian snacks
TipWalk-up at the counter and bar tables. Tiny room of 20 seats; the espresso bar runs all day, cocktails from 16:00.
Tony Conigliaro's hotel cocktail bar inside the Zetter Townhouse on St John's Square in Clerkenwell London, opened 2011, runs a Victorian-styled drawing room.
DrinkFlintlock cocktail (gin, tincture of gunpowder tea)
FoodSnacks only
TipWalk-up at counter; book a side table a week ahead. The Marylebone Zetter sibling on Seymour Street has the same kitchen.
Agostino Perrone's hotel cocktail bar inside The Connaught in Mayfair London, opened 2008, runs the trolley-poured Connaught Martini table-side.
DrinkConnaught Martini (trolley-poured)
FoodHotel snacks
TipThe trolley-Martini is the marquee order; £24 a glass. Book a fortnight ahead through the hotel; jacket required after 19:00.
Ryan Chetiyawardana (Mr Lyan)'s cocktail bar inside the Sea Containers hotel on the South Bank in London, opened 2019, runs an ingredient-driven menu.
DrinkWhatever Mr Lyan ingredient feature is on the menu
FoodSnacks and small plates
TipWalk-up at the bar most weeknights; weekend tables book a week ahead. Six house ingredients drive the menu each season.
Mia Johansson and Bobby Hiddleston's two-floor cocktail bar on Old Compton Street in Soho London, opened 2016, runs an upstairs Irish-coffee bar.
DrinkIrish coffee at the upstairs bar
FoodSnacks upstairs, late kitchen downstairs
TipUpstairs takes walk-ins from 17:30. The basement runs to 02:00 with a deeper whiskey list. The Borough sibling has the same kitchen.
Salvatore Calabrese's hotel cocktail bar inside Dukes London in St James's, trading since 1908, claims to have inspired Ian Fleming's James Bond Vesper.
DrinkVesper Martini (trolley-poured)
FoodHotel snacks
TipThe trolley-Vesper is the marquee order; £28 a glass. The bar remains open during the hotel's 2026 refurbishment.
