Tag: Drinks

  • Award-winning Scarfes Bar has a new Heroes & Villains cocktail menu, and it’s dangerously good

    There are bars that serve cocktails, and then there are bars that serve pure art in cocktail form. Scarfes Bar has been doing the latter since it opened in 2014, and its accomplishments over the years have earned it all the bragging rights. Its trophy cabinet includes No. 31 in the World’s 50 Best Bars,…

  • April in food: London’s top new restaurants and bars to try this spring

    April is the month Londoners collectively lose the plot. The clocks go forward, there are two consecutive days above 14 degrees, and suddenly everyone’s convinced it’s rooftop season, booking outdoor spaces and showing up in a t-shirt and a light jacket. It’s a delusion, but a productive one – and this April, the openings are…

  • Strike while the iron is hot: We visited Flipdog, the new Shoreditch bar making cocktails with an iron poker

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    As keen self-proclaimed cocktail connoisseurs who have done our fair share of laps around London’s bar scene, we’re always on the lookout for the next bar that will shake things up – quite literally. Because in a city where bartenders clarify and ferment almost everything under the sun, innovation isn’t always easy to come by.…

  • March in food: The most anticipated restaurant launches in London

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    Ah, we’re finally seeing the sun in the UK after two grim months of near-constant rain, cold, and darkness. And while there have been some interesting new launches earlier this year (see January launches and February launches here), we’re looking forward to a month of a bit more sunshine – and some seriously tempting spring…

  • Wahaca is celebrating Margarita Month with two bold new cocktails

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    Pickle juice, hot honey and Yorkshire rhubarb aren’t the first ingredients that come to mind when you think of a classic Margarita. But for Margarita Month (yes, this February!), Wahaca is deliberately steering away from the plain Janes of the cocktail world – introducing two limited-edition cocktails that take the familiar tequila-lime recipe in two…

  • Drink like a BAFTA winner: You can now try this year’s official BAFTA cocktail at The Savoy

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    We all know the drill when it comes to award ceremonies. The entrance is a star-studded affair, with A-listers gliding down the red carpet under cameras’ flash before moving inside for a sumptuous dinner, flowing champagne, and the steady drip of winner announcements. Once the cameras stop rolling, we can only imagine the lavish after-parties…

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  • We visited cato, the new ingredient-led bar that’s just opened in Covent Garden

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    Cato is the new kid on the Seven Dials block – and what a cool kid it is. Launched in Covent Garden in early February, it brings a drinks concept focused on British spirits, fresh ingredients, and ingredient-led cocktails. The bar is a new project from hospitality group Bart & Taylor, developed in collaboration with…

  • The new February restaurant and bar launches we’re bookmarking

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    February might be short, but it isn’t short of new promising launches across London. This month, there are some fresh faces in the restaurant, bar, and bakery scene – from Milan-inspired dining rooms and Welsh-led bakeries to Cantonese comfort food and Mexican seafood – each bringing something utterly unique to the table. To make things…

  • This month in food: hottest new January launches

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    You’d think January is a quiet, gloomy month that makes you want to stay home, and that restaurants would be holding off on rolling out the red carpet until the sun comes back. You’d be wrong. January has been buzzing with new restaurant openings – and there’s plenty more to come. So, if you’ve already…

  • The most delicious alcohol-free drinks to crush Dry January

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    You’re halfway through January and you’ve officially outgrown kombucha. The daytime parade of wellness drinks has done its job, and by early evening, you’re craving something that feels just a little more like a treat – a drink you can pour, sit with, and mentally swap for your usual glass of wine or G&T. Yes,…