Drink

Whether you’re looking to drink cocktails or coffee, enjoy a night out at the pubs, or find some other specialty bars, have a look through the following pages.

  • 06 St Chad’s Place


    Address:
    06 St Chad's Place, London WC1X 9HH
    Telephone:
    020 7278 3355
    Website:
    http://www.6stchadsplace.com
    Description: A great bar tucked away down an alley near King's Cross. Has a lunch menu and tapas in the evening. Friday nights are rocking with a DJ for the afterwork crowd.
  • 69 Colebrooke Row


    Address:
    69 Colebrooke Row, London N1 8AA
    Telephone:
    07540 528593
    Website:
    http://www.69colebrookerow.com/
    Description: Delicious gourmet cocktails in Angel. Has live music, can be a good idea to reserve.
  • Allpress Espresso Roastery


    Address:
    58 Redchurch Street, London E2 7DP
    Telephone:
    020 7749 1780
    Website:
    http://www.uk.allpressespresso.com/
    Description:
  • Automat


    Address:
    33 Dover Street, London W1S 4NF
    Telephone:
    020 7499 3033
    Website:
    http://www.automat-london.com/
    Description:
  • Beas of Bloomsbury


    Address:
    44 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8NW
    Telephone:
    0207 242 8330
    Website:
    http://www.beasofbloomsbury.com/
    Description: Afternoon tea is great at this little café just down the road. Forget the Ritz – this is the place to go. Try the meringues
  • Bloomsbury Coffee House


    Address:
    20 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RE, (underneath the St Athans Hotel)
    Telephone:
    020 7837 2877
    Website:
    http://www.bloomsburycoffeehouse.co.uk
    Description: A quiet coffee shop with a lot of tables to do work.They offer a breakfast and lunch service. It's within walking distance to UCL and IALS.
  • Bounce


    Address:
    121 Holborn, London EC1N 2TD
    Telephone:
    020 3657 6525
    Website:
    www.bouncepingpong.com/
    Description: The ultimate ping-pong bar, they have over 40 tables (have to be booked in advance at an hourly rate), provide rackets and balls for players. Late evening, whilst keeping the ping-pong players, it turns into a dance bar, with mostly contemporary RnB music. Really amazing and unique place, if you like table tennis it is a must to try. Booking tables is pretty expensive, but they always have a few community ones open for people who just wander in.
  • Café 49


    Address:
    49 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1AP
    Telephone:
    020 3538 3474
    Website:

    Description: This place is 5 minutes walk from Goodenough and has absolutely sensational sandwiches, scrumptious salads, and potent pesto pastas. The coffee is delicious, the staff are friendly and the prices are affordable. Definitely worth a visit folks! #WSHOM
  • Callooh Callay


    Address:
    65 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3AY
    Telephone:
    020 7739 4781
    Website:
    http://www.calloohcallaybar.com
    Description: Cocktail bar on Rivington street in Shoreditch.
  • Caravan


    Address:
    Granary Building, Granary Square 1, London
    Telephone:
    020 7101 7661
    Website:
    http://www.caravankingscross.co.uk
    Description: The sister restaurant of the Exmouth market Caravan outpost, this one is in the Granary square restaurant hotspot up by King's Cross. Great for Brunch and coffee. They also do supper.
  • Caravan


    Address:
    11-13 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4QD
    Telephone:
    020 7833 8115
    Website:
    http://www.caravanonexmouth.co.uk/
    Description: Great spot on Exmouth market for brunch with good coffee. They also do supper.
  • Centre Point Sushi


    Address:
    1st floor, London WC2H 8LN
    Telephone:
    020 7240 6147
    Website:
    http://www.cpfs.co.uk
    Description: Good for the view not for the sushi. At Tottenham Court Road.
  • Coffee List


    Address:

    Telephone:

    Website:
    http://100cups.blogspot.co.uk/p/map.html
    Description: Someone mapped out 315 independent coffee shops across london!
  • Continental Stores


    Address:
    54 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RG
    Telephone:

    Website:
    http://www.storestreetbloomsbury.co.uk/shop-eat/ss-espresso/
    Description: A fabulous coffee shop on Tavistock Place right around the corner from Goodenough. A good selection of sandwiches and excellent coffee. A great study spot (I'm slightly biased I wrote my entire dissertation here - the barristas are friendly and wonderful!) Is the sister shop of Store Street Espresso not far away.
  • Copita


    Address:
    27 d'Arblay Street, London W1F 8EP
    Telephone:
    020 7287 7797
    Website:
    http://www.copita.co.uk/
    Description: Some of the best gin in London! Plus some great wines and amazing tapas. Great place to go with friends and share your food. Also a good date spot. Lots of delicious tapas! I would recommend the goats cheese, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and hake. They specialise in gin and have a whole menu dedicated to gin and tonic. Food shared between 4 and a G&T each set us back 20 pounds each.
  • Department of Coffee and Social Affairs


    Address:
    14-16 Leather Lane, London EC1N 7SU
    Telephone:
    020 7419 6906
    Website:
    http://www.departmentofcoffee.co.uk
    Description: Another good coffee shop on Leather Lane within walking distance of the college. Good for studying as well.
  • Drink Shop Do


    Address:
    9 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX
    Telephone:
    020 7278 4335
    Website:
    http://www.drinkshopdo.com
    Description: During the day, Drink Shop Do is a coffee shop with yummy cakes. In the evening it hosts a range of activities and then turns into a great dance spot. Nice and close by King's Cross.
  • Drink,Shop & Do


    Address:
    9 Caledonian road, N1 9DX, London
    Telephone:
    447477673981
    Website:
    www.drinkshopdo.com
    Description: Design shop and café bar selling products from emerging designers alongside vintage furniture. Workshops,events,dance floor and bar.
  • Duke of York Pub


    Address:
    7 Roger Street, London WC1N 2PB
    Telephone:
    020 7242 7230
    Website:
    http://www.dukepub.co.uk/
    Description: Small art deco pub down Doughty mews behind London house.
  • Espresso Room


    Address:
    31-35 Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3HZ
    Telephone:
    0776 071 4883
    Website:
    http://www.theespressoroom.com/
    Description: A great local independent coffee spot on Great Ormond Street. Limited opening hours (weekdays only) and teeny tiny but they really know about coffee.
  • Euston Tap


    Address:
    190 Euston Road, London NW1 2EF
    Telephone:
    020 3137 8837
    Website:
    http://www.eustontap.com/
    Description: Good pub near the College up on Euston Road near UCL.
  • Experimental Cocktail Club


    Address:
    13a Gerrard Street, London W1D 5PS
    Telephone:
    020 7434 3559
    Website:
    http://www.chinatownecc.com/
    Description: Cocktail bar in Chinatown hidden behind an unmarked red door. Excellent quality cocktails with unsual twists. Five pound cover charge after 11 pm, open very late. Best to reserve if anymore than 2 people.
  • Fork


    Address:
    85 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1AL
    Telephone:
    020­ 7387 2860
    Website:
    http://www.forkdeli.co.uk
    Description: Coffee shop on Marchmont street right around the corner from Goodenough.
  • Fortnum & Mason


    Address:
    181 Piccadilly, London W1A 1ER
    Telephone:
    020 7734 8040
    Website:
    http://www.fortnumandmason.com
    Description: Grand store on Picadilly street. Delcious shortbread, marmelade and afternoon tea, as well as general visual wonderment. Reach with the 38 or 19 bus.
  • Frank’s Café and Campari Bar


    Address:
    10th Floor, Peckham Multi-Story Carpark, 95A Rye Lane, London SE15 4ST
    Telephone:
    (none)
    Website:
    http://www.frankscafe.org.uk
    Description: Rooftop bar in Peckham at the top of a carpark. Great ambiance, during the summer only.
  • Freud


    Address:
    198 Shaftesbury Ave, London, WC2H 8JL
    Telephone:
    020 7240 9933
    Website:
    http://www.freud.eu/
    Description: Cocktail bar off Shaftesbury that has a decidely 80's punkish spirit. Good music.
  • Full Stop Bar


    Address:
    202 Brick Lane, London E1 6SA
    Telephone:
    020 7739 7086
    Website:
    http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/full-stop-bar-london
    Description: Good coffee shop to get some work done on Brick Lane if you're in the area. Serves drinks at night.
  • Half Cup


    Address:
    100-102 Judd St,London, WC1H 9NT
    Telephone:
    02086117835
    Website:
    http://www.halfcup.co.uk/
    Description: I love the space for studying and having some drinks after. It is very artistic in terms of decoration. Staff is friendly and they have good coffee. Not many outlets though.
  • Happiness Forgets


    Address:
    8-9 Hoxton Square, London, N1 6NU
    Telephone:
    020 7613 0325
    Website:
    http://www.happinessforgets.com
    Description: Excellent cocktail bar in Shoreditch.
  • Harp


    Address:
    47 Chandos Place, London WC2N 4HS
    Telephone:
    020 7836 0291
    Website:
    http://www.harpcoventgarden.com/
    Description: Pub in Covent Garden voted best pub in the country.
  • Jerusalem Tavern


    Address:
    55 Britton Street, London EC1M 5UQ
    Telephone:
    020 7490 4281
    Website:
    http://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk
    Description:
  • Kaffeine


    Address:
    66 Great Titchfield Street, London W1W 7QJ
    Telephone:
    020 7580 6755
    Website:
    http://www.kaffeine.co.uk/
    Description: A good coffee shop in Marylebone not far from Oxford circus.
  • Knight’s Templar Pub


    Address:
    95 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1DT
    Telephone:
    020 7831 2660
    Website:
    http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk
    Description: Pub near the Courts of Justice with good beer. Is full of barristers until 7 o’clock, but then is empty.
  • Lantana


    Address:
    13 Charlotte Place, London W1T 1SN
    Telephone:
    020 7637 3347
    Website:
    http://www.lantanacafe.co.uk/
    Description: A good brunch place in Fitzrovia just off Goodge street on Charlotte Place with equally good coffee.
  • London Cocktail Club


    Address:
    224a Shaftesbury Ave, London WC2H 8EB
    Telephone:
    020 7580 1960
    Website:
    http://www.londoncocktailclub.co.uk
    Description: Another good cocktail bar with a few locations around London. Head over on Mondays for 2 for 1 deals.
  • London Cocktail Club


    Address:
    61 Goodge Street, London W1T 1TL
    Telephone:
    020 7580 1960
    Website:
    http://www.londoncocktailclub.co.uk
    Description: Another good cocktail bar with a few locations around London. Head over on Mondays for 2 for 1 deals.
  • London Review of Books bookshop


    Address:
    14 Bury Place, London WC1A 2JL
    Telephone:
    020 7269 9030
    Website:
    http://www.lrbshop.co.uk/cakeshop
    Description: Inviting book shop near the British Museum with a café that serves up a great variety of teas and delicious cakes. Welcoming atmosphere to sit down and peruse the books on sale.
  • Lounge Bohemia


    Address:
    1E Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3E1
    Telephone:
    0772 070 7000
    Website:
    http://www.loungebohemia.com
    Description: Microgastromony drinks in Shoreditch. Reserve in advance.
  • Lumen


    Address:
    88 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RS
    Telephone:
    020 7278 2203
    Website:
    http://www.lumenurc.org.uk/lumencafe.htm
    Description: Café with ethically sourced food right around the corner from the College.
  • Mayor of Scaredy Cat Town


    Address:
    Artillery Lane, London E1 7LS
    Telephone:
    020 7078 9639
    Website:
    http://www.themayorofscaredycattown.com/
    Description: Speakeasy cocktail bar behind a refrigerator in the Shoreditch Breakfast Club. Ask to see the mayor.
  • Monmouth Coffee Shop


    Address:
    27 Monmouth Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9EU
    Telephone:
    020 7232 3010
    Website:
    http://www.monmouthcoffee.co.uk/our-shops/covent-garden
    Description: Want to buy good coffee? Missing your Colombian dark roast medium ground? Very good quality and variety of coffee and they will grind it for you for your specific coffee machine.
  • Nightjar


    Address:
    129 City Road, London EC1V 1JB
    Telephone:
    020 7253 4101
    Website:
    http://www.barnightjar.com/
    Description: Great cocktail bar off Old Street roundabout with meticulous attention to detail and amazing presentation. Has live music on some nights. Amazing cocktails! (held to be one of the best bars in the world...) It pays off to book early.
  • Notes Music & Coffee


    Address:
    31 St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ER
    Telephone:
    020 7240 0424
    Website:
    http://www.notes-uk.co.uk/
    Description:
  • Notes Music & Coffee


    Address:
    36 Wellington Street, London WC2E 7BD
    Telephone:
    020 7240 7899
    Website:
    http://www.notes-uk.co.uk/
    Description:
  • Orchard Kitchen


    Address:
    11 Sicilian Avenue, London WC1A 2QH
    Telephone:
    020 7831 2715
    Website:
    http://www.orchard-kitchen.co.uk
    Description: Posh vegetarian - food is great. One to go to for a birthday treat. They have three other venues locally.
  • Ozone Coffee Roasters


    Address:
    11 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4AQ
    Telephone:
    020 7490 1039
    Website:
    http://www.ozonecoffee.co.uk/
    Description: Great coffee and lunch place off Old Street in Clerkenwell. Big tables to do work at as well.
  • Paramount


    Address:
    Centre Point, 101-103 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1DD
    Telephone:
    020 7420 2900
    Website:
    http://www.paramount.uk.net/
    Description: Good for drinks with a 360 degree view of London.
  • Postcard Teas


    Address:
    DERING STREET, NEW BOND STREET. LONDON W1S 1AG
    Telephone:
    0207 629 3654
    Website:
    http://www.postcardteas.com/site/
    Description: Beautiful little shop specialising in unusual types of tea from small farms. They hold tea tastings every Saturday morning, book them through the website. There are also other events and their Instagram is lovely! https://www.instagram.com/postcardteas/
  • Prufrock


    Address:
    23-25 Leather Lane, London EC1N 7TE
    Telephone:
    020 7242 0467
    Website:
    http://www.prufrockcoffee.com/
    Description: Great coffee on Leather Lane within walking distance of the college. Good for studying as well.
  • Seven Stars


    Address:
    53-54 Carey Street, London WC2A 2JB
    Telephone:
    020 7242 8521
    Website:
    http://www.pubs.com/main_site/pub_details.php?pub_id=207
    Description: A quirky pub behind the Royal Courts of Justice with a cat and great food.
  • Shoreditch Grind


    Address:
    213 Old Street, London EC1V 9NR
    Telephone:
    020 7490 7490
    Website:
    http://www.shoreditchgrind.com/
    Description: Good coffee shop on the edge of the Old street roundabout. Two other locations in Soho and Holborn. Also does cocktails in the evening.
  • Soho Whisky Bar


    Address:
    42 Old Compton Street, London W1D 4LR
    Telephone:
    020 7018 1168
    Website:
    http://www.sohowhiskybar.com/
    Description: The place to go for Japanese whiskys. Located underneath Bincho in Soho.
  • Southampton Arms


    Address:
    139 Highgate Road, London NW5 1LE
    Telephone:
    0795 878 0073
    Website:
    http://www.thesouthamptonarms.co.uk/
    Description:
  • St Pancras Champagne Bar


    Address:
    Grand Terrace, Upper Concourse, St Pancras International Station, Pancras Road, London N1C 4QL
    Telephone:
    020 7870 9900
    Website:
    http://searcys.co.uk/venues/st-pancras-grand/#.UlRvzJWsbww
    Description: Fancy champagne bar at the newly refurbished St Pancras station.
  • Store Street Espresso


    Address:
    40 Store Street, London WC1E 7DB
    Telephone:
    020 7637 2623
    Website:
    http://www.storestreetbloomsbury.co.uk/shop-eat/ss-espresso/
    Description: A great coffee shop on Store Street near the UCL and LSHTM campuses as well as Senate House. Is the sister shop of Continental Stores on Tavistock place. Nice independent - good choice after the British Museum or an Oxford Street shop. Brownies to die for.
  • The Attendant


    Address:
    Downstairs, 27a Foley Street, London W1W 6DY
    Telephone:
    0207 637 3794
    Website:
    http://www.the-attendant.com/
    Description: Coffee in an old Victorian urinal in Fitzrovia. They have kept the old fittings. Very small and busy. I've only coffee but I know friends have had cocktails...
  • The Blue Lion


    Address:
    133 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8TU
    Telephone:
    020 7405 4422
    Website:
    http://www.the-blue-lion.co.uk/
    Description: Pub on Gray's Inn near Goodenough. Friendly.
  • The Bree Louise


    Address:
    69 Cobourg Street, London NW1 2HH
    Telephone:
    020 7681 4930
    Website:
    http://www.thebreelouise.com/
    Description: Pub with a very wide selection of ciders and other specialty beers. Near the vegetarian curry houses around the corner on Drummond street.
  • The Craft Beer Co.


    Address:
    82 Leather Lane, London EC1N 7TR
    Telephone:
    (none)
    Website:
    http://www.thecraftbeerco.com
    Description: Craft beer pub with a number of locations throughout the city.
  • The Craft Beer Co.


    Address:
    55 White Lion Street, London N1 9PP
    Telephone:
    (none)
    Website:
    http://www.thecraftbeerco.com
    Description: Craft beer pub with a number of locations throughout the city.
  • The Dovetail


    Address:
    24/28 Broadway Market, London E8 4QJ
    Telephone:
    020 7275 7617
    Website:
    http://dovepubs.com/
    Description: Belgian food. Soups, stews, moules frites and so on. Makes Belgo look positively common.The beer selection is vast as well. Located on trendy Broadway market.
  • The Eagle


    Address:
    2 Shepherdess Walk, London N1 7LB
    Telephone:
    020 7250 0507
    Website:
    http://www.theeaglehoxton.co.uk/
    Description: Pub with a good beer garden and good food.
  • The Fourth Wall


    Address:

    Telephone:

    Website:
    http://www.whereisthefourthwall.com/
    Description:
  • The Grenadier Pub


    Address:
    18 Wilton Row, London SW1X 7NR
    Telephone:
    020 7235 3074
    Website:
    http://www.taylor-walker.co.uk/pub/grenadier-belgrave-square/c0800/
    Description: Reputed to be the most haunted pub in London.
  • The Gunmaker’s


    Address:
    13 Eyre Street Hill, London EC1R 5ET
    Telephone:
    020 7278 1022
    Website:
    http://thegunmakers.co.uk/
    Description: Trendy pub in Clerkenwell with good food.
  • The Harrison


    Address:
    28 Harrison Street, London WC1H 8JF
    Telephone:
    020 7278 3966
    Website:
    http://www.harrisonbar.co.uk/
    Description: Pub behind the College on Harrison street. Delicious food. Live music on Sundays.
  • The Lady Otteline


    Address:
    11A Northington Street, London WC1N 2JF
    Telephone:
    020 7831 0008
    Website:
    http://www.theladyottoline.com/
    Description: Gastropub on Doughty street down the street from Goodenough.
  • The Lamb


    Address:
    94 Lamb’s Conduit Street, London WC1N 3LZ
    Telephone:
    020 7405 0713
    Website:
    http://www.youngs.co.uk/pubs/lamb‎
    Description: The local pub on Lamb's Conduit just around the corner from the College.
  • The Marquis de Cornwallis


    Address:
    31 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1AP
    Telephone:
    020 7278 8355
    Website:
    http://www.themarquiscornwalliswc1.co.uk/
    Description: Pub just past the Brunswick centre on Marchmont street. Good food and a good selection of alcohol.
  • The Olde Citte of Yorke


    Address:
    22 High Holborn, London WC1V 6BN
    Telephone:
    020 7242 7670
    Website:
    http://www.timeout.com/london/bars-pubs/cittie-of-yorke
    Description: Pub on High Holborn near Chancery Lane with lovely booths and woodwork that give it a medieval feel.
  • The Spaniards Inn


    Address:
    Spaniards Road, Hampstead, London NW3 7JJ
    Telephone:
    020 8731 8406
    Website:
    http://www.thespaniardshampstead.co.uk/
    Description: A pub to try when spending the day up at Hampstead Heath.
  • The Wallace Restaurant


    Address:
    The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN
    Telephone:
    020 7563 9505
    Website:
    http://peytonandbyrne.co.uk/the-wallace-restaurant/index.html
    Description: Tea room within the Wallace Collection - beautiful space. Great for afternoon tea or breakfast but they also do dinner a couple of nights a week. The Wallace Collection itself is a museum.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum


    Address:
    Cromwell Gardens, London SW7 2RL
    Telephone:
    020 7942 2000
    Website:
    http://www.vam.ac.uk
    Description: World renowned free museum in South Ken. Find the beautiful café to enjoy afternoon tea. Hosts lates the last Friday of every month with activities and special events.
  • Wiltons


    Address:
    1 Graces Alley (off Ensign Street), London, E1 8JB
    Telephone:
    020 7702 2789
    Website:
    http://www.wiltons.org.uk
    Description: Atmospheric bar in an old music hall. Has shows as well.
  • Workshop Coffee


    Address:
    27 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1M 5RN
    Telephone:
    020 7253 5754
    Website:
    http://www.workshopcoffee.com
    Description: Great place for brunch in Clerkenwell with delicious coffee.
  • Worship Street Whistling Shop


    Address:
    63 Worship Street, London EC2A 2DU
    Telephone:
    020 7247 0015
    Website:
    http://www.whistlingshop.com
    Description: Another speakeasy, cool underground bar in Shoreditch which distills it's own liquors. The cocktails are really creative and tasty. For example, you can get a peunut butter and strawberry jam bourbon drink.
  • Zetter Town House


    Address:
    86-88 Clerkenwell Road, St John's Square, London EC1M 5RJ
    Telephone:
    020 7324 4444
    Website:
    http://www.thezettertownhouse.com
    Description: A cocktail bar in Clerkenwell, the sister bar of 69 Colebroke row. Part of the Zetter Hotel which also houses Bistro Bruno Loubet.

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