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Absolut Ice Bar London is the first permanent bar made of ice in the UK. The bar is kept at minus 5 degrees all year round and everything inside is made out of ice transported from the Torne River in Sweden.
The walls, bar, tables, and even the glasses are made out of ice. The Absolut Ice Bar is operated in 40 minute time slots and you are given a thermal cape with a hood to keep you warm during your visit.
Every six months the bar is completely re-designed with a brand new design.
The Absolut Ice Bar was such a great experience and was the talking point for the whole weekend!
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The Aquarium Bar on Old Street is horrible; it mostly serves as a place for the yellow shortsleeved beshirted chavs awaiting their entrance into the temple of vomitessness that is the Aquarium nightclub to drink the requisite number of pints that they can consider themselves attractive enough to pull. HOWEVER, it has a large, plain, very high up roof terrace, which is a sun trap all afternoon and surprisingly chilled. It's a very well kept secret.
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Cute, low-lit bar serving a myriad of cocktails. Mojitos are particularly good with lots of fresh mint.
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This feels like the kind of bar you'd find in Barcelona down some dodgy alleyway but you'd visit once and you'd never want to leave! I love this place and wish it was my local. The table football is a major highlight but the drinks are fab and the atmosphere spot on.
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a place to chill out with friends, have a cup of tea and a nice chat. Free wi-fi and lots of sofas to relax on a true East London atmosphere.
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Slick bar and restaurant combo in Covent Garden. The restaurant is pretty nice but really you come here for the bar with its cool little booths, great cocktails and fab bar food. Its not cheap but after much research this is the best mojito I've found in Covent Garden!
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Although possessed of a dull and misleading moniker, the Commercial Tavern is a wonderful place to while away an evening. A cross between a Cath Kidston shop and eighteenth-century bordello on the inside, its narrow staircase up to the second floor and private room only opens up at 6.30, so be sure to be lurking round it if the downstairs bar is busy. With baby blue picnic tables outside in the summer and a relaxed atmosphere it's one of my favourite East End pubs.
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Dark and moody cocktail bar off Seven Dials. Mojito isn't bad but its not as good as Christopher's. A good place to start a mojito-crawl as there's usually enough room for a few of you to sit down.
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I loved this place on first site because the owner had an original idea. It might have been a cost cutting experiment, but it was pure genius – don’t bother to renovate the outside of the bar at all. On approach it looks like a couple of dodgy old shops and hence the name was born Dream Bags (half of it’s an old bag shop) Jaguar Shoes (you can guess what they sold there). It all gives it the vibe of being a bit of a secret – although word got out long ago about this little gem. Once inside the nonchalance continues with the exposed brick walls, dotted with select pieces of artwork, and a couple of very well worn leather sofas. It’s Hoxton, so obviously the music is of the indie variety, but it’s well chosen and varied. There’s a good selection of drinks, especially cocktails - I had the best mojito of my life in this place (and I’ve had a few). I’ve got to admit that there can be a slight pretension in the air – but it is a London bar after all, so don’t let that stop you. If the Hoxton thing is your cup of tea, it’s definitely one not to miss.
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Fabric is London's only superclub that manages to remain true to the underground. Friday nights are rough, gritty and urban, showcasing breakbeat culture in all its forms. Everything from drum and bass through to hip-hop via breaks, dubstep and funk are showcased here, often with the added incentive of live acts. Saturday is all about the beats, and nowhere else can promise as strong a line up of deep, techy, forward thinking dance music, with residents including taste-maker Craig Richards playing alongside hand picked members of the global DJ elite. From room 1's vibrating dancefloor to the 2nd rooms ear-shattering bass, no discerning fan of electronic music can miss Fabric whilst on a tour of Londons nightlife.
77a Charterhouse Street , London EC1M 3HN 020 7336 8898
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