Minus degrees doesn’t have to mean minimal fun. Anyone for a C-Old Fashioned? A Mo’Heat-o? What about a CosmoPenguinton? Or a Polar-garita? Snuggle up away from the snow with these superlative Winter warmers from the best of SW’s cocktail bar recommendations.
Dark, intimate and sexy. Cosmopolitan and relaxed. Montgomery Place has a list that will delight any cocktail connoisseur. The bartenders are oh-so-knowledgeable and create some delicious drinks - SW highly recommends warming up with with the 100% Brazilian...
Fronted by a couple of pavement tables but easy to miss, the Star boasts an understated hipster atmosphere. As you’d expect on Portobello, the crowd is mixed, eccentric – old regulars mixed with hipsters and tourists during market hours...
'If it ain't broke...' seems the mantra at the Cubitt House groups' newest venture, tucked just behind Marble Arch in the increasingly-trendy Portman Village area. The Grazing Goat continues with the successful themes of The Orange and Thomas Cubitt...
Retreat back from the bustle of Portobello to this well-kept-secret pub with some quality gastro-pedigree. With restaurant tables available for reservation, a menu that changes daily and a well-selected wine list that offers some great value to compliment the kitchen’s hearty British dishes...
With a reputation for some great British food preceding it, it was only a matter of hours after hearing about the Mall Tavern that SW headed straight for it. The pub itself is situated on a quiet corner just off Kensington Church Street and comes complete with restored traditional wooden decor...
Despite looking like another good pub on the already well-stocked Westbourne Park Road, The Oak is actually a fantastic conversion, housing a dedicated dining area downstairs and a hidden gem of a cocktail lounge on its first floor...
Sketch has clearly been designed by those so far ahead and on the cutting edge of ‘cool’ that SW goes a little weak at the knees every time we see one of their original design touches. The upstairs Parlour bar is no exception...
It's never a dull night at The Duke of Clarence, and this South Kensington local is not to be missed. The neighborhood favourite is a great place to watch the big match with multiple large plasma screens around the bar and plenty of space to crowd around...
Airy and relaxed, the Clarendon has a fantastic terrace over looking Holland Park. Attracting its fair share of Notting Hill locals, sporty men and beautiful women, is not at all pretentious. Furnished with comfortable sofas, the asthetic is simple, and the upstairs has large windows...
With such a prime location on one corner of Sloane Square, it’s easy to see why the stylish bar at this Chelsea favourite is full to the brim. However, fight your way past the blazer-and-jeans-clad crowd to find...
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