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Flat Iron founder and ex-Guinea Grill landlord to open pub in autumn

Well-known publican Oisín Rogers is teaming up with Flat Iron founder Charlie Carroll to open an ambitiously grand new Soho pub

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Where to find London’s best martinis, from Dukes Bar to Egerton House

Tyler Zielinski and Mike Daw on the capital’s bartender pushing the boundaries of the cocktail — with a few classics to boot

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Equal Parts: Michael Sager opens bar with a nod to Hopper’s Nighthawks

The man behind Sager + Wilde says his new bar is “the realisation of a dream”

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Seven underrated gin cocktails and where to get them

Once longstanding favourites, too many of these classics have almost been forgotten. David Ellis on where to uncover the old school

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Lift your spirits: London’s very best margaritas for Cinco de Mayo

The recipe for a good time? Take my advice with a pinch of salt, says Clare Finney, but it’s all down to tequila, triple sec and lime

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Tesco launches pop-up pub with prices from 50p — and cocktails at £6

The pop-up will run for two days in Farringdon — and hopes to raise money for the Prince’s Trust

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Fortnum & Mason’s new bar lets guests mix their own drinks

The ‘made to measure’ menu guides drinkers through the process of creating a cocktail

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Every single Wetherspoon pub in Zone 1, ranked

Greenwich is welcoming a new £3million Spoons. But what about those closer to the centre of town?

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The only Wetherspoon’s in London to host weddings is shutting

Weddings at The Knights Templar most recently cost just £5,000, but the venue is set to shut this weekend

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Kitsch cocktails: How disco drinks got their groove back

Forget scientific serves and fiddly ferments – the best bars get down with fun, party-starting pours, say David Ellis and Tyler Zielinski

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Why Filipino rum is set to be the spirit of 2023

Though so far little known in the UK, one distiller is determined to make Filipino rum a must-order for Londoners. David Ellis takes a sip

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Sentia taste test: Can this non-alcoholic spirit really get you drunk?

The two flavours we try are red and black and you too may find they’re a bit of a gamble, says David Ellis

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Burns Night 2023: The best bars in London to drink Scotch in

Whisky flights in an old prison, drag poetry and drams galore: Millie Milliken has the low-down on where to celebrate this January

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A little fun never hurt anyone — here’s where to give up Dry January

Desperate to give up on being good? It’s time to banish the winter boredom and hit the town, says Mike Daw

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The Red Lion and Sun crowned London’s best gastropub

Eight London pubs feature in the full list, up from six the year before — but just one London spot has made the top 10

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Can the Reveller team tell when a cocktail is boozy or not?

Josh Barrie, Clare Finney and Millie Milliken join David Ellis in a dry January challenge

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Times are tough — but pubs are fighting back

The capital’s watering holes are facing a bleak start to the year as train strikes, rising costs and reduced customer spending all bite. But, as David Ellis reports, not all of London’s landlords have lost their faith in a boozer’s power to bring the community together

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David Ellis, On the Sauce with hair of the dog hangover cures

From a Rogers’ Bucks Fizz to Guinness bombed with coffee, David Ellis runs over his favourite liquid cures for a night gone too far

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Christmas cocktails in London’s best bars, from Scarfes to Silverleaf

From winter warmers to surrealist numbers inspired by Shrek, Tyler Zielinski names his favourite festive mixes across the capital

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Thirst Aid: Three cocktails to cure a hangover

Shakers at the ready: it’s time to mix-up a liquid cure to the morning after, says David Ellis

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Club Soda opens alcohol-free Tasting Room in Covent Garden

The Tasting Room aims to offer booze-free alternatives for curious drinkers in search of complex flavours

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Cocktail legend Salvatore Calabrese to open new London bar

Calabrese will incorporate some of his best-known cocktail creations onto the menu

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Want to make an album? This Soho bar is opening a recording studio

The Bowie-inspired cocktail spot is offering studio time at just £10 per hour

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Tayēr + Elementary named best bar in London (and second in the world)

London was praised as the “cocktail capital of Europe” as a Barcelona bar took first place

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Brixton’s very best bars, from Hacha to ABV

Whether it’s for a first date or a big night out, here’s where to drink and be drunk in SW9

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Banishing the booze: London’s best mocktails for Sober October

Your guide to the tip-top tee-total tipples to see you through Sober October

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London’s must-try Negronis, from Quo Vadis to Vermuteria

There’s an art to getting this deceptively simple mix just as it should be

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Where to drink mezcal in London, for Mexican Independence Day

The capital’s gone mezcal mad. Here’s how to join in on the fun, says Tyler Zielinski

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Is this the era of £14 pints? Landlords battle to save London’s locals

Soaring energy prices, runaway inflation and the cost of living crisis pose a life-or-death threat to hospitality businesses, especially in London. Publicans and restaurateurs say they have little choice but to dramatically raise prices — so, asks David Ellis, what can be done to help them?

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10 must-visit highlights of this year’s London Cocktail Week

From DJ nights to tequila supper clubs, here’s how to make the most of the annual celebration

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Everything you need to know about this year’s London Cocktail Week

The drinks festival returns for another year of discounted cocktails

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Avora: ‘Carbon neutral’ immersive cocktail bar to launch in London

The bar will ask its guests to face up to a fictional billionaire intent on destroying the world around him

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Can new owners give the Groucho its groove back?

The legendary Soho members club has just been bought for £40m. David Ellis meets the new man in charge, Ewan Venters, who is vowing ‘evolution not revolution’

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BrewDog Waterloo: ‘London’s biggest bar’ launched by craft beer titan

The 27,500sq ft venue will be able to welcome more than 1,700 drinkers to its central London location