Londoners looking for cosy Alpine-inspired terraces in the city this winter have plenty of options available. We've picked London's best (heated) alfresco options to ward off the cold nights.
The DukesHill Winter Terrace at 108 Brasserie
Marylebone - 108 Marylebone Lane , London W1U 2QE
108 Brasserie's cosy winter terrace features a menu by British fine food providore DukesHill. Think golden cheddar & buttered leek toasties and warming, indulgent DukesHill pies - perfect for the festive season and beyond. To go with those, there's a range of new cocktails, in partnership with top whisky distillery The Dalmore. Our pick? The Nutcracker's Brew featuring Appleton Estate 12 Year Old Rum with gingerbread syrup, Frangelico, Americano, and a cloud of double cream.
With snug blankets and toasty heaters and twinkling lights this is the perfect terrace to catch up with friends this winter.
The Alpine Terrace at Kitchen at Holmes
Marylebone - 108 Baker Street, London W1U 6LJ
The hidden-away Kitchen at Holmes rooftop terrace is one of the best alfresco spaces in the area at any time of year and it's been refurbished for 2025. The heated terrace has been given an apres-ski look, and has a rooftop cinema for festive screenings under the stars with Love Actually, The Holiday and Elf all planned. For food, there will be porcini mushroom vol-au-vents, smoked salmon blinis and a Welsh dragon hot dog, while they've teamed up with Jameson Black Barrel for whiskey cocktails.
When: From 21 November 2025
Lodge D'Argent
City of London - No.1 Poultry, London EC2R 8EJ
Another regular apres-ski style affair (and certainly not the last this year) is the yearly transformation of Coq D'Argent's rooftop terrace. As well as lots of blankets to keep you warm on the heated terraces, you can also book one of their chalets, each of which seats up to eight people with a special sharing menu available. This year, they've joined forces with Courvoisier for the terrace with cocktails like a Coq Toddy and an Apres Espresso on offer.
When: 12 November - 31 December 2025
Kapara's Winter Garden
Soho - 14 Greek St, James Court, London W1D 4AL
This is the first year that Kapara are launching a heated winter terrace, transforming their space into a Winter Garden. The sharing menus here include dishes like Dates in Blankets (wrapped in Parma ham with Rosary goats’ cheese) while The Roast is the main event - a picanha beef roast with redcurrant and Madeira sticky jus served with Cauliflower Crumble and grape molasses. For the drinks here, they're teaming up with Milk & Honey distillery, and you'll find options like the Chocolate and Orange (brown butter-washed rum, chocolate and orange bitters, brown sugar and chocolate-orange crisp) or the Milk & Honey (honey, whisky and lemon with a foam topper).
When: 6 November 2025 until February 2026
1864 igloos at John Lewis
Marylebone - John Lewis, 300 Oxford Street, London W1C 1DX
Up on the roof at John Lewis on Oxford Street, you'll find 1864 Rooftop Bar & Kitchen, which has just undergone its winter transformation. They've installed heated igloos up there and this year they've added a much bigger one to the mix. They're pitching it as "London’s Largest Private Igloo", and you can fit up to 20 people for dinner (40 if they're standing). The food menu on the roof includes dishes like chorizo croquetas with manchego, kale and samphire fritters with tamarind chutney and rib eye steak with chimichurri. There's also a new cocktail menu of winter drinks with mulled wine and mulled cider on there, of course.
When: From 11 November 2025
The Outpost at Brigadiers
City of London - 1-5 Bloomberg Arcade, London EC4N 8AR
Brigadiers has reimagined its terrace for the winter, and it's now both covered and heated. New drinks added to the list for the occasion include The Masala Mulled Wine, which is a mix of dry red wine, Kithul, Triple Sec, brandy and spices and they'll be serving those tableside (from the urn you can see in the photo above). Note that you can't book The Outpost - it's only available to walk-ins, but you can book the entire terrace if it's available.
When: Open until the end of the year
Feast Off-Piste at The Berkeley
Belgravia - Wilton Pl, London SW1X 7RL
A big hit last year, The Berkeley is bringing its rooftop pop-up Feast Off-Piste back for 2025. It means that the rooftop will be open to non-hotel guests for the season, where you can book one of their gondolas, for 4-6 people each. Things kick off with mulled wine, while the special menu includes Swiss raclette, tartiflette with freshly shaved truffle, a milk chocolate fondue and gingerbread s’mores. Champagne cocktails are by Laurent-Perrier and there will be a "ring for Champagne" bell in each gondola. You'll be able to watch Winter Wonderland across the way in Hyde Park, safe in the knowledge that you're much more comfortable than the scrum unfolding down there.
When: 13 November 2025 - 13 January 2026
Apres Bar at London Bridge Rooftop
London Bridge - Colechurch House, Bridge Walk, London SE1 2SX
London Bridge Rooftop has undergone its complete winter transformation, bringing back the Apres Bar. The rooftop up here is fully covered and heated, and it has been given a proper Alpine makeover, including vintage ski memorabilia and even a private cable car booth. The food up here includes smash burgers, mozzarella sticks & hot honey, pigs in blankets and loaded waffle fries. Drinks-wise, there's a winter spiced Negroni and a brandy snowball, and you can also order mulled wine teapots for the table.
When: Until the end of 2025
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