London Cocktail Week 2023

London Cocktail Week 2023

London Cocktail Week is an enormous celebration of the UK capital’s fantastic cocktail scene and the biggest event of it’s kind in the world with signature cocktails and immersive experiences in hundreds of the best bars in the city!

• Visiting London?  Stay in Soho, close to all of the city’s bars and restaurants. If you like to party hard, then stay in Vauxhall, just steps from some of the biggest clubs and parties.

The Cocktail Villages

• London Cocktail Week returns to the capital this October, once again giving cocktail lovers a reason to celebrate London’s world-leading cocktail scene.
• Little Cocktail Villages are new to the festival line-up. The four ‘micro-hubs’ will be dotted across the city, popping up in
  Belgravia, Borough Yards, Covent Garden and Devonshire Square – and will each host a collection of immersive pop-up bars, all serving up delicious cocktails.
• Entry is completely free and London Cocktail Week wristband wearers get to enjoy drinks at the festival price of £7. The Little Cocktail Villages will be the perfect place to start an evening before exploring the fantastic bars across the capital taking part in the festival.

Cocktail Wristbands

• Wristbands can be purchased for £15  and allow the wearer access to specially created Signature Cocktails in 300 of London’s best bars for just £7.

Recommended Venues

• The list of participating bars includes some of the world’s leading drinking destinations. The line-up will feature masterclasses, dinners, parties and takeovers, with incredible bartenders from all over the world flying in to shakeup delicious drinks in venues across London including:
• Tāyer + Elementary – Elementary is the industrially styled street-side space, the everyday bar you pop into for a quick drink, with a long communal table and seasonal cocktails.
• Blue Bar at The Berkeley – Upscale bar with a striking, blue, art deco-accented interior, serving classic and modern cocktails.
• Punch Room at The London Edition – Refined oak-panelled bar for crafted cocktails, upscale wines & beers.  An intimate space away from the Soho crowds.
• Artesian at The Langham – Sophisticated hotel cocktail bar decorated in a modern oriental style, with a signature punch drink. Named after the original, 360-feet deep well under the hotel.
• Seed Library – Seed Library is a laid-back cocktail bar in the heart of Shoreditch, East London where you can enjoy a cocktail or selection of beers and wine
• The Aubrey at Mandarin Oriental – The bar at the restaurant is Dimly lit and maximumly dressed in velvets and Victorian Japonisme, serving a creative mash-up of seasonal and shochu cocktails.
• Soda & Friends – Nordic-inspired design cocktail bar honouring the highball serve,  where fabulous spirits from around the world are enjoyed lengthened with soda.

Where to stay in London?

The following London Hotels are currently trending with our readers. All are close to the city’s top attractions and the gay bars in Soho.

Hazlitt’s,   Piccadilly Hotel,    The Z Hotel Soho,    W London Leicester Square