Bar

• Brandy House Bar, from the UK’s first ever Brandy Distillery, opens in Walthamstow

  

  We bring you a big development in the world of spirits and an exciting cocktail destination for East London, with the news that Brandy House Bar is now open in Walthamstow.

  Launched by Burnt Faith, who opened the UK’s first brandy distillery in the location this summer, the bar is on a mission to educate palates new (or even adverse/agnostic) to the world of

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• Atelier Coupette sees the Coupette team serving up cocktails and French small plates in Soho

  

  Fans of Bethnal Green's Coupette, get ready - they're coming to Soho.

  The new bar will be called Atelier Coupette and, as the name suggests, it'll be a bit different from their original bar. Following on from the Sunday sessions in the Bethnal Green which were more experimental events used to create new cocktails, Atelier Coupette is also going to have an

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• The 411 brings some stateside sass to Angel

  

  Opening its doors in Islington is The 411, a new bar from the Incipio Group who are also behind such behemoths as The Prince in Earl's Court and Pergola in Paddington. Fittingly they've found an equally capacious space for their latest bar The 411, taking over the old Jamie's Italian site at Angel.

  The 411 is being billed as a 'neighbourhood bar' taking NYC's Soho as its inspiration. That translates to the food menu

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• The Guards Bar and Lounge brings Singapore Slings and high-end cognac to Raffles London at the OWO

  

  We're gearing up for the launch of The OWO and Raffles London at The OWO which, as you'll have read here, is packed full of new bars and restaurants. The latest we're hearing about is The Guards Bar and Lounge which is the first of two bars opening on the hotel side.

  It's

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• Northwood will be Angel's huge new sports bar

  

  Just months after chef James Cochran closed his own sports bar Valderrama's in Islington, another hospitality group are clearly hoping for a better outcome for their new sports bar opening at Angel. Maven Leisure (owned by the same people behind Chelsea's The Botanist and Aviary in Moorgate) are behind Northwood which is going to be opening at the Angel Central shopping centre, next to Birdie's.

  It's going to be

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• The Berkeley opens its rooftop pool bar in Knightsbridge to all

  

  We're always on the lookout for a hot new rooftop bar and the one opening up at The Berkeley sounds on point. There's long been a lovely swimming pool and lounging space up at the top of the Knightsbridge hotel, but that's always been reserved for guests only - until now.

  From next month The Berkeley Rooftop Bar will be open to all in the evenings, and it has amazing views over central London. There's a lift to whisk

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• Test Driving Larry's - the glamorous new dive bar at the National Portrait Gallery

  

  London has a new cocktail bar that definitely shouldn't be left to the tourists visiting the National Portrait Gallery. We find ourselves very much falling for Larry's.

• Yannick Alleno is also opening Bar Antoine in London

  

  We've known for some time that multi-Michelin-starred chef Yannick Alleno was opening a top-tier restuarant, Pavyllon, in London (they're apparently deep in soft opening mode right now). But news that he's also going to be running a bar alongside that surprisedlu us today.

  Bar Antoine, named after the chef's late son, sounds like it might be just the place to try some of Alleno's cooking, without the

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• The Gothic Bar is opening at The Midland Grand Dining Room in King’s Cross

  

  If you’re knocking about King’s Cross and looking for a new bar, then why not head for one of London’s major landmarks, the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel (also where the Spice Girls filmed their ‘Wannabe’ video, fact fans), soon to celebrate its 150th anniversary. ...

• These Days are opening an aperitivo bar on Bermondsey Beer Mile

  

  You've got to admire the chutzpah of spritz brand These Days who have picked Bermondsey's Beer Mile as the place they've decided to open their first bar. From this summer anyone in the area who fancies something different to craft beer will be able to head to their aperitivo bar instead.

  If you haven't tried any of the drinks before, they're a mix of fruit and organic wine. Opt for Sundown Spritz,

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• Browns Covent Garden reopens with a new Scottish-themed Spey Bar

  

  Welcoming their 50th birthday with a £2.5 million refurbishment, Browns Covent Garden has had quite the refit, with a new art deco look. It's also opened a new drinking venue on its first floor called Spey Bar. And it comes with some fine credentials - the people responsible are behind Quaich Bar at Scotland’s Craigellachie Hotel. That, in

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• Mayha in Marylebone has a very intimate new Bar Downstairs with cocktails and bites

  

  We're already hearing good things about new omakase restaurant Mayha in Marylebone with The Independent's critic Lucy Thackray describing it thus: "It’s calming. It’s compelling. It’s completely addictive."

  Now they're about to open the final stage of their offering - a teeny underground bar space. The Bar Downstairs will have just six seats - so get ready to fight for them. The restaurant's 'head of drinks'

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• Oriole Bar makes a (pop-up) comeback at The Hoxton Southwark

   

  Good news for cocktail aficionados, with the return of Oriole, previously one of the World’s 50 Best Bars, to a new location. After closing its doors on New Year’s Day, as a result of Smithfield Market’s redevelopment and the Museum of London’s relocation, Oriole is hoping to summon its former Farringdon fans just over Blackfriars Bridge to The Hoxton Southwark.

  It’s a

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• The Dorchester unveils its James Bond-influenced Vesper Bar and brand new Artist's Bar

  

  23/1/22 - updated with photos of the new bar

  If you've been to The Dorchester recently, then you'll have noticed that their regular ground-floor bar has been under wraps (and has even popped up to the roof). It's all part of a big revamp to the ground floor.

  Now

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• Bar hop - down in the basement at Nomad for some Common Decency

   

  You may already know about Side Hustle - but the NoMad London in Covent Garden now has another pretty big new lounge bar in the basement. We paid it a visit.