The best cocktail bars in London
The top 3 according to 55 votes from people: The American Bar at The Savoy · Tayēr + Elementary · Satan's Whiskers. (Updated Jan 14, 2025.)
London has more bars on The World's 50 Best Bars than any other city. These are the cocktail bars that rankings, Visit London and bartenders rate highest.
Top 10
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1
The American Bar at The Savoy
London's longest-surviving cocktail bar, with a live pianist every evening.
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2
Tayēr + Elementary
Old Street duo: a relaxed all-day bar up front and a serious cocktail bar behind.
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3
Satan's Whiskers
Bethnal Green bar of exposed brick and taxidermy with a menu that changes daily.
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4
Connaught Bar
Mayfair hotel bar famous for its martini trolley mixed at your table; a fixture of the World's 50 Best Bars top ten.
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5
Artesian
Bar at The Langham, several times voted the world's best bar in the 2010s.
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6
Scarfes Bar
Bar at the Rosewood London in Holborn with a roaring fire and Gerald Scarfe caricatures.
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7
Swift
Soho bar with an Italian-style aperitivo bar upstairs and a whisky lounge downstairs.
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8
Dukes Bar
St James's hotel bar whose frozen-gin martinis are linked to Ian Fleming.
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9
Kwant
Mayfair bar by bartender Erik Lorincz, former head bartender of The Savoy's American Bar.
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10
Nightjar
Speakeasy on City Road with live jazz and elaborate vintage-style cocktails.
Candidates
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11
Happiness Forgets
Tiny Hoxton basement bar, a long-running presence on the World's 50 Best Bars list.
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12
Bar Termini
Tiny Soho bar serving Negronis and espresso in the style of an Italian railway café.
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Comments (1)
The American Bar at the Savoy, cocktail history in one room.