This hard-to-find basement hangout flaunts speakeasy chic behind a vintage barbershop frontage. There’s an array of cocktails from classics and twists on the classics to new and award-winning
concoctions, with most coming in at around half the price of your average London hotel bar. And if you’re in the mood for sharing, there are a couple of very interesting tipples including Milky Bar
Hero – a mix of gin, walnut liqueur, Grand Marnier, rose water and condensed milk billed as ‘when Ramos Gin Fizz fell in love with a White Russian’. At £24.50, it serves six people. Soak up the
booze with cured meat and cheese boards or half a pint of pork crackling, say. Well-chosen lagers, ales and a no-nonsense wine list will satisfy those not in the mood to be shaken or stirred.