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Where to drink the best martinis in London

We LOVE a good martini here at Hot Dinners, so we do feel pretty well qualified to point you towards some of our favourite places to enjoy a martini around London. 

 

The 'slurpable' martini at Egerton House Hotel

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17-19 Egerton Terrace, London SW3 2BX

This Knightsbridge hotel has made a name for itself off the back of its very good - and very generously sized - martinis. The 'Egerton Slurp' is the name given to the genteel sip you need to take from the glass before you can even lift it from the bar without spillage. 

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The Martini trolley at The Connaught Bar 

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16 Carlos Pl, London W1K 2AL

One of the truly great places to enjoy a martini in London (it was the first place we made a beeline to after the end of the last lockdown). The tableside trolley service is a theatrical delight and it's fun trying to decide which of their fruit or herbal vermouths you want to try each time. Total joy.

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The Mexican martini at KOL Mezcaleria

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Lower Ground Floor, 9 Seymour St, London W1H 7BA

You might be wondering what a mezcaleria is doing on this list, but we're here to tell you that the martini being served up in this basement bar underneath Kol in Marylebone is as good as they come. Made with Volcan blanco tequila, Dolin dry vermouth, pine distillate and cucumber it's a pitch-perfect drink even if it doesn't feature the traditional vodka or gin.

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The One Sip Martini at Tayer + Elementary

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152 Old St, London EC1V 9BW

Trust Tayer + Elementary to come up with a fresh take on the martini. Currently ranked second on the World's 50 Best Bars list, their One Sip Martini is a perfect post-work pick me up. Pre-mixed with sherry and vermouth it's poured out at -10C.

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The clubby martini at Le Magritte

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The Beaumont, 8 Balderton St, Brown Hart Gardens, London W1K 6TF

This American bar at The Beaumont serves up an impeccable martini that you can either enjoy in the clubbable bar or outside on the terrace looking out on to Brown Hart Gardens. It doesn't hurt that their bar snacks offering is also very strong.

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The straight from the freezer martini at Ever After

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8-9 Hoxton Square, London N1 6NU

The Absolut Elyx Vodka martini at this Hoxton Square bar is made with Dolin Dry Vermouth and Kosertae White Tea and poured straight from the freezer. No messing. No waiting around.

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Salvatore Calabrese's martini at the Donovan Bar

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Brown's Hotel, 33 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BP

Back in the day, Duke's Bar's reputation as one of London's best places to get a martini (see below) was forged by the redoubtable Salvatore Calabrese running the show in the early 80s. As one of his key projects, he's responsible for the list at the Donovan Bar at Brown's Hotel in Mayfair where the team serve out legendary martinis.

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Old school martini at Bellamy's in Mayfair

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18 Bruton Pl, London W1J 6LY

It took us way too long to discover the bar at Bellamy's. Hidden down the same mews as The Guinea, this charmingly old-school restaurant and bar serves a wonderful martini that's practically a bargain for Mayfair. Good snackage too.

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The two maximum Martini at Dukes Bar 

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35 St James's Pl, London SW1A 1NY

Every list of London's best martinis includes a reference to the amazing martinis at Dukes in St James which come with a whole lot of tableside theatre. They're delicious and quite lethal, which is why the bar cleverly puts a two-drink limit on them.

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Also see: 

dishoom martini flight

Dishoom at Canary Wharf is serving up a mini martini flight called The Commander, His Wife and Her Lover. 

Restaurant St Barts' martini offering is strong, but you have to be booked in for lunch or dinner to avail of it. We loved the addition of pickled sea fennel flowers in ours.

 

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