Discover London's secret and hidden bars with our ultimate guide. Explore venues with discreet entrances, craft cocktails, and Prohibition-era vibes. This selection takes you through the city's most intriguing corners, from clandestine basements to bars hidden behind unusual facades. Ideal for those seeking a unique drinking experience and an exclusive atmosphere in the British capital. Dive into London's speakeasy culture and find your next favourite spot.
Tasty food
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Cahoots remains a consistently popular choice for its unique immersive 1940s wartime theme, offering cocktails served in a vintage tube carriage. Its inventive drinks and fun atmosphere continue to draw visitors seeking a memorable speakeasy experience.
Offers live jazz music
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Nightjar maintains its global reputation for exceptional cocktails, immersive Prohibition-era ambiance, and live jazz. It offers a truly transportive experience, with a cocktail menu spanning centuries and world-class craftsmanship.
Amazing experience
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This bar offers a highly immersive and theatrical experience from the moment of entry, where guests are greeted by a host in character. It serves inventive drinks often infused with smoke, spices, or aged spirits, enhancing the unique theme.
Twice crowned London Bar Of The Year
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This bar provides a playful and memorable entrance, hidden behind an ordinary-looking fridge in The Breakfast Club. It combines a fun atmosphere with quirky drinks and food, offering a truly unique night out.
Award-winning parlour of speakeasy cocktail bars
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Opium offers a unique 1920s Shanghai-inspired speakeasy experience with delicious Asian-themed libations and dim sum. Its intimate seating areas and sultry red lighting create a stylish and distinctive ambiance.
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Award-winning late-night speakeasy cocktail bar
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SOMA is praised for its sleek, minimalist ambiance and inventive, re-imagined classic cocktails inspired by the Indian subcontinent. It stands out for its pure flavors and refined drinks, such as the cashew negroni, offering a sophisticated experience.
Unique cocktail bar experience
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Barts brings classic speakeasy energy to South Kensington, accessible by giving a password at an unassuming hatch. Its 1920s decor with tufted seats and vintage bric-a-brac creates an authentic and chic atmosphere.
Showcases single ingredients and evokes nostalgia
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Eve Bar is a dark and seductive den known for its luxe interiors and highly innovative cocktails. Bartenders collaborate with the Michelin-starred kitchen upstairs to use unusual ingredients and unexpected flavor pairings, creating unique experiences.
Well-hidden behind a bookcase
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The Vault offers a classic speakeasy experience with its secret entrance behind a bookcase inside Milroy's whisky shop. It focuses on minimalist and precise drinks in a warm setting, appealing particularly to whisky lovers.
Hidden modern-day speakeasy
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Cache Cache offers a seductive and energetic secret speakeasy experience, leading guests through multiple passageways to underground vaults. It focuses on inventive cocktails infused with teas, herbs, and honey, alongside a Japanese and Latin American snack menu.
Hidden venue
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El Ta'koy is a fun and vibrant Tiki bar hidden in the basement of 3 Henrietta Street, offering expertly made cocktails. It pairs its brilliant drinks with a menu of delicious small bites, including tacos, bao buns, and poke bowls.