69 Colebrooke Row

In a city so brimming with bars, it's often unexpectedly difficult to find a decent cocktail. Everyone thinks they're a mixologist these days and there are few places left where the true art of the cocktail is really practiced. 69 Colebrooke Row is one of those places. Sister venue to the Zetter Townhouse, which also has a mean team of mixologists, you'll pay the standard London £9 for a house cocktail here, but believe me you won't give a damn.

From the flexible menu that can be altered to accommodate just about any whim to the 'proper' cocktail glasses and the white coats of the waiters they do things properly at 69 Colebrooke Row. That's not to say it's in any way straight laced. Gawd no!  This is a tiny, sweaty noisy speakeasy, complete with a stealth pianist and a loud, buzzy atmosphere punctuated frequently by raucous laughter.

St James' Gate: Myers Rum, Guinness Reduction, Lemon, Sugar

The thing about 69 Colebrooke row is that it's not particularly sophisticated. You will probably have to wait even if you've booked (if you haven't booked then you could be there all night) and when you're waiting you won't know where to put yourself, as there isn't any space. But if you're the kind of person who likes to walk into a bar and say 'I'd like something refreshing. With tequila. That tastes amazing' and then have the best cocktail of your life made for you then you might just fall in love.

www.69colebrookerow.com