Cocktails

• A martini and chips pop-up bar is coming to Soho

  

  We can file this one away as an experience that seems absolutely tailor-made for us. We like chips. We like martinis. So, obviously, a pop-up that combines the two immediately had our attention. 

  Both of these elements are coming together in a special pop-up from Grey Goose vodka, who are opening a two-day pop-up in the heart of Soho called The Grey Goose Chip Shop. Unlike lots of these

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• Actually good places to go drinking in the West End when the pubs have shut

  

  The debate about whether or not London truly is a late-night city rumbles on, but the fact remains that we’ve all been in the position of wanting the party to go on, once the pubs have shut. The next time you find yourself in central London fancying ‘just one more’ here’s our pick of the bars worth trying.

• 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. 

• Mitch and Ben Tonks are taking over the Donovan Bar in Mayfair for the summer

  

  Together they run one of the UK's best seafood restaurants. The only trouble for Londoners is that you have to travel all the way to Devon usually to try their food. But this summer Mitch and Ben Tonks from The Seahorse in Dartmouth are running a three-month residency in Mayfair. The father and son duo's residency is at The Donovan Bar at Brown's Hotel in the heart of town, aimed at bringing their amazing seafood to central

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• Little Fires will serve up rare mezcals and Oaxacan small plates in Shoreditch

  

  It's all change at East London bar Alfie's, which this summer is being transformed into a little slice of Oaxaca, Little Fires. And rather than just saying it's going to be Mexican-inspired, they've got all the talent to back it up.

  The collective in charge, Christian Pecoraro, Florian Schulze, and Horacio Sainz, has brought in the team behind one of the world's best bars, Sabina Sabe in Oaxaca, to help create

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• Noreen channels Middle Eastern flavours with Mr Lyan cocktails on St Christopher's Place

  

  As far as we're concerned, there's always room for more places to sit and recover from a massive shopping expedition when you're on Oxford Street. So the arrival of Noreen to St Christopher's Place this summer can only be a positive thing.

  Although there are plenty of Middle-Eastern restaurants to choose from in this part of town, the owners are hoping that they have a couple of features to make them

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• Hot new bar Waltz has just shimmied into Shoreditch

  

  Tokyo-born mixologist Gento Torigata travelled across the globe working in bars from Ginza to Sydney and Singapore before landing in the UK. Most recently he was bar manager at the fabulous Kwãnt in Mayfair for the past two years. Now he's branching out on his own, opening up Waltz on Scrutton Street.

  The bar and its drinks list takes inspiration from both jazz and nature. There's a general menu of drinks available along with

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• Hacha moves from Brixton to Bermondsey with their tacos and margaritas

  

  Popular agave bar Hacha is on the move. Last week they closed their Brixton bar after three years and have moved across south London to Bermondsey. Their new agaveria is taking over the space that Robin Gill used to run as Bermondsey Larder in the Locke hotel complex, just south of Tower Bridge.

  If you didn't manage to catch Hacha in Brixton (or did but are keen to keep on going) they're probably best known for their

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• Test Driving Kwant's oh-so-clever cocktail omakase bar experience

  

  Mayfair bar Kwant has come up with an innovative cocktail omakase experience. We took a seat at the bar to try it out. 

• London's Satan's Whiskers is back at No 1 of the Top 50 Cocktail Bars for 2025

  

  The cocktail shakers will be out in force in Bethnal Green tonight with the news that local bar Satan's Whiskers has topped the UK's Top 50 Cocktail Bars list once again. The bar has managed the top spot twice before, and is back again in pole position having edged out last year's winner Scofield's in Manchester.

  For a second year running, the capital was also home to the highest new entry - Dram, the whisky

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• London Cocktail Week 2024 guide

  

  With so many amazing events happening during London Cocktail Week, it's hard to choose which events and bars to go to. The good news is we've done the legwork for you.

• Bar crawl: rainwater martinis and glorious London views at The Emory rooftop bar

  

  One of the world's best bars is popping up for a month at The Emory in Knightsbridge. We went to check out Tato Giovannoni's cocktails and bar food at their rooftop bar.

• Celebrate Nikka whisky's 90th anniversary with 90 Days of Nikka in London

  

  To celebrate their 90th anniversary, Nikka whisky are holding a series of events and experiences in London. Here's our guide to 90 Days of Nikka.

• The Emory x Tato features award-winning Argentinian cocktails on a rooftop now open to all

  

  We’re not sure what snared our attention first: the mesmerising tango takeover videos on The Emory Hotel’s Instagram or the lure of access to a London rooftop that was previously only open for guests. Either way, you need to know that Argentinian bartender ‘Tato’ is bringing his

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• Bar crawl: mezcal martinis and top-tier tostadas at No.23, the new bar at Carousel

  

  Bringing a taste of Mexico to Fitzrovia the new permanent bar at Carousel, No.23, feels like a sure-fire hit.