Cocktail barHotel cocktail bar£££mayfairMon-Wed 12:00-00:00, Thu-Sat 12:00-01:00, Sun 12:00-23:00
Salvatore Calabrese and Federico Pavan's hotel cocktail bar inside Brown's Hotel in Mayfair London, named for photographer Terence Donovan, runs.
Signature drink: Breakfast Martini (Salvatore Calabrese)
Food: Snacks only
Tip: The Breakfast Martini was Calabrese's invention; ask for it after his Guinness-record house pour. The bar opens at 16:00 weekdays.
Cocktail barCocktail bar£££hackneyDaily 17:00-04:00
Remy Savage, Paul Lougrat and Maria Kontorravdis's Bauhaus-themed cocktail bar on Kingsland Road in Dalston London, opened 2022, runs blind-tasted spirit.
Signature drink: Batched Bauhaus-blind-tasted martini
Food: Snacks only
Tip: Walk-up at the counter; tables run on Resy. Open until 04:00 weekends; the rotating cocktail menu pours all under £14.
Cocktail barItalian aperitivo bar£££sohoMon-Thu 17:00-23:00, Fri 17:00-01:00, Sat 12:00-01:00, Sun 12:00-22:30
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.
Signature drink: Caffe corretto and Negroni
Food: Italian snacks
Tip: Walk-up at the counter and bar tables. Tiny room of 20 seats; the espresso bar runs all day, cocktails from 16:00.
Cocktail barHotel cocktail bar£££clerkenwellMon-Wed 07:00-00:00, Thu-Sat 07:00-01:00, Sun 07:00-00:00
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.
Signature drink: Flintlock cocktail (gin, tincture of gunpowder tea)
Food: Snacks only
Tip: Walk-up at counter; book a side table a week ahead. The Marylebone Zetter sibling on Seymour Street has the same kitchen.
Cocktail barHotel cocktail bar£££mayfairMon-Sat 16:00-01:00, Sun 16:00-00:00
Agostino Perrone's hotel cocktail bar inside The Connaught in Mayfair London, opened 2008, runs the trolley-poured Connaught Martini and has topped.
Signature drink: Connaught Martini (trolley-poured)
Food: Hotel snacks
Tip: The trolley-Martini is the marquee order; £24 a glass. Book a fortnight ahead through the hotel; jacket required after 19:00.
Cocktail barCocktail bar£££covent-gardenMon-Thu 17:00-00:00, Fri 16:00-01:00, Sat 13:00-01:00, Sun 13:00-00:00
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.
Signature drink: Whatever Mr Lyan ingredient feature is on the menu
Food: Snacks and small plates
Tip: Walk-up at the bar most weeknights; weekend tables book a week ahead. Six house ingredients drive the menu each season.