The 15 Best Cocktail Bars In London

"Satan’s Whiskers is where you go to lean across a table to get closer to your date, under the guise of talking over loud hip hop but really so they engage with your pheromones. At this fun, busy Bethnal Green bar, people order another round of excellent and potent Old Fashioneds just because. Soft, sexy lighting makes everyone (and the high volume of taxidermy) look great, and the bartenders take their cocktails seriously without any pretension. While most nice east London bars have ‘foraged this’ and ‘infused that’ in their drinks, the menu here sticks to the classics—all executed perfectly." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, daisy meager