The destination bar at the luxury Pan Pacific London hotel, Ginger Lily is a quintessentially sophisticated cocktail bar and takes an exacting approach to its serves. Overlooking the streets of Soho, step inside the bar, designed by the Amsterdam-based firm Concrete, to discover subtle nods to the hotel’s love of fashion, music, and design via a kaleidoscope of colour, featuring neon lighting, rainbow spotlights and glittering chandeliers. Best, then, to leave it to the experts – and London abounds with stylish cocktail bars brimming with innovative menus and staffed by mixologists well-versed in the alchemy of a really good drink. Sip tea cocktails at this teahouse-turned-cocktail bar in Chinatown’s Mandarin Plaza Wednesday through Sunday nights during its Steep After Dark hours, when the bar serves drinks by bar director Ken Lin (formerly of Kato).
Drinks, designed by Marcis Dzelzainis (Sager + Wilde), are brimming with unusual seasonal and botanical ingredients, from hawthorn and rosehip rum cocktails to a truffle vodka martini. A large cherry wood table takes centre stage amongst the packed shelves, Taiwanese trinkets including intricate paper fans, lamps and elegant vases add cosiness and Malika chats away over the low counter while shaking and stirring concoctions inspired by trips to Taiwan. The team at Tooting’s Taiwanese hotspot, Daddy Bao, has converted its basement storeroom into an intimate bar inspired by the drinking dens of Taipei.
This year, the top nine haven’t budged, showing the staying power of the classics — and the Espresso Martini. Whether your taste in cocktails and décor is an old fashioned sipped on a leather sofa or something bright pink and fizzy as you shake a leg to the DJ, Newcastle's cocktail scene really does have something for everyone so why not make the most of it? Not only do they boast an incredible drinks menu, but there’s loads of nostalgic, fairground-inspired games to explore while you sip away too! Fayre Play, The GateIf you’re looking for something a little different to the usual cosy cocktail bar, then Fayre Play’s your place. With vodka, gin, rum, whisky and tequila-based bevs on the menu, there’ll really be something for everyone here.
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Hold onto your highball glasses, Gold Coast, because Six-Tricks is redefining the local distillery scene one cocktail, rum, or whisky at a time (okay, maybe more than one). On the opposite end of the spectrum, Cellar takes a classic espresso martini and injects it with tropical character with the addition of Aluna coconut and coffee liqueur, Cargo Cult banana spiced rum and spices for an opulent serve. Named the Back Pocket, it’s a seated-only area with a new menu of original cocktails (although you can still find Swift classics including its impeccable Irish coffee) inspired by the history and people of the surrounding Borough area. On the menu proper, written up on the large fridges (it’s still a fully functioning storeroom after all!), the house negroni comes laced with sake and orange bitters while cream of matcha is an innovative twist on a milk punch with a clarified mix of gin, sake, Greek yoghurt and matcha cream.
Glasgow will have you spoilt for choice with its range of fantastic cocktail bars, and here are our top picks.
If need a little extra in your morning pick-me-up, DT also offers a perky mix of coffee-infused cocktails. Parked next door to Sig’s Lagoon Record Shop, the bar serves a splendid variety of (as the title suggests) coffee and cocktails. Be sure to pop by for happy hour from 2 – 6 pm on weekdays for $6.50 margs! But that’s just a starter, see what else the chemists of Diversión have brewing in their laboratory of spirits. Be sure to swim over to Lei Low on Wednesdays for a steel guitar performance. At Lei Low, Hawaiian shirts are encouraged, and rewarded come happy hour, with a menu that covers all rum-soaked surfside favorites.
While there are no listed non-alcoholic options on the menu, the bartender is happy to create something to your liking, and a few of the house signatures can usually be made booze-free. An intimate cocktail bar in East Hollywood with one of the best new burgers in Los Angeles. A reservation-preferred, second-floor Melrose Avenue cocktail bar from the same team behind Benjamin, which is located downstairs. A futuristic-looking Valley cocktail bar and the newest project from the team behind Thunderbolt. They come inspired by Los Angeles and seasonal produce—we recommend the long-time favorite Yo LA Tengo, which comes packed with mezcal, grapefruit, Aperol, ginger and lime, or the Ginger’s Last Kiss, which involves, you guessed it, ginger. No matter which experience you choose (based on where you choose to sit), you’ll be ordering some of L.A.’s best cocktails.
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- With a no reservations policy, grabbing a bar seat feels democratized — you don't have to be one of the city's glitterati to enjoy the cocktails.
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If you're looking for the perfect place to sip a delicious craft cocktail while the sun sets, this is your place. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer a spectacular view, especially during wintertime. A Whiskey cocktail inspired by the celebrated Clover Club Cocktail. This place feels even more luxurious with wooden decor, tabletops made of onyx marble stone, and leather adding a touch of vintage luxury. From classics to futuristic drink creations, Kleinod has it all.
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Another hidden gem but its exclusivity means it’s reserved for members and hotel guests only. Open all day for barista-served coffee through to creative cocktails, local craft beers and ciders, The 40 Elephants, is the social hub at the five-star Great Scotland Yard Hotel (read review here). Former bartenders talk about their time at Rum Club with the pride of a chef describing their stage at Noma, with alumni going on to open spots like Hey Love, Too Soon, and Tulip Shop Tavern.
While the World’s 50 Best Bars may have just wrapped up, with Jigger & Pony and Nutmeg & Clove making the prestigious list this year, don’t let the familiar favourites sway you from discovering the latest arrivals on Singapore’s cocktail scene. These six bars are rewriting the rules of what it means to drink well — with bold ideas, inventive menus, and plenty of personality. Came Sunday night whilst in Dublin for my 30th!
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