Cocktails have made a huge comeback in recent years, and there’s a lot of locations that are over hyped on the drinks front. Thankfully Bar Nightjar is not one of them. This is the bar that caused controversy a few years ago by having something that may have come from a whale in one of…
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London Cocktail Week In Old Spitalfeilds Market
There’s still time to enjoy the last few hours of London Cocktail Week. Oktoberfest may have been a fail but this event is going strong and the cocktail crew have been out in force this week with great £5 offers, workshops and tastings. If you had planned to a go to the cancelled London Octoberfest…
Clutch Chicken Shoreditch
I’ll admit that I’m predujdiced against chicken shops. To me chicken is the most boring of all meats and should therefore always be the cheapest, KFC’s prices confirm this theory. So I personally would never suggest going to a “hipster” chicken shop unless it had some sort of very special desert on offer. Not everyone…
100 Years Of Campari #rediscoverred
Campari are celebrating their hundredth anniversary with a series of events in Shoreditch this weekend. There’s the opportunity to grab not one but two free cocktails at the Rediscover Red Gallery at 9 Kingsland Road. Try the Italian summer staple”Spritz” or the classic negroni while checking out the retrospective exhibition of Campari advertising.
Dolce And Gabbana Martini Bar, Milan
Milan, Italy is a place for lovers of fashion and cocktails, and where better for a spot of ‘fashion people’ watching than at the renowned Dolce & Gabbana Martini Bar.
Trendy Tinctures At The Culpeper
The Culpeper, Commercial Street, Is a great after work drinking spot for Aldgate city workers. Downstairs it’s a corporate – friendly drinking hole, while a rooftop kitchen garden nods to its Shoreditch hipster neighbours. The cocktail list is unique while being fashionable (lots of prossecco and spritz options). The best thing is the tinctures –…
The Oriental Alchemists: Opium
Nested between the dim sum eateries, Asian groceries, and increasing number of betting shops In London’s china town, sits Opium. Deliberately unassuming, this is a address that also offers dumplings, but only as an afterthought to its concoction of cocktails. Each cocktail is elaborately mixed (with some often unusual ingredients) and beautifully presented (well worth…
Getting Filthy & Nasty In Belfast
While in Belfast last month I went to Filthy McNasty’s Bar in The Filthy Quarter. A large venue with various areas, including a great beer garden The Secret Garden (pictured) and Filthy Chic which makes some great cocktails. Perfectly designed for the weather the garden is equipped with heaters and has a veranda overlooking the…
Porn Stars & Pearl Necklaces At Beach Blanket Babylon
There’s nothing more fitting on Valentine’s Day than a few naughtily named cocktails and a little innuendo. So on Feb 14 I found myself having a Pearl Necklace at Beach Blanket Babylon, Shoreditch. BBB is one of my favourite destinations for cocktails in Shoreditch, a luxurious respite from the endless grimy pop-ups, whilst still stylish…
Berlin: Chocolate Sculptures & Toilet Themed Cocktails
New Year’s Eve 2012 began with a pelting of firecrackers; such is the pastime of revelling Berlin children bound by no man’s rules. Fearing for our facial features (and as concerned as a Australian farmer in a drought about fire safety) we headed out into the wild streets on December 31st heading towards the notorious festivities…
The International Foodie 