The Best City for Hotel Bars: London

By Food & Wine
Updated April 17, 2017
Credit: © American Bar at The Savoy
From laid-back pubs to high-society haunts and trendy cocktail dens, hotel bars don’t get any better than in the British capital. Three storied rooms continue to move the city’s legendary drinking culture forward—and they’re all winners in our inaugural Food & Wine Hotel Awards.
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The Connaught Bar

Credit: © The Connaught

Wave down the wooden trolley, rolling by these marble tables since the 1850s, at the Connaught Bar. Bartenders in three-piece suits stir martinis made with Italian Gancia Dry vermouth, served here exclusively. the-connaught.co.uk.

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The Oscar Bar

Credit: © Simon Brown

If you’re catching London on a sunny day, opt for a terrace table under striped awnings at the Oscar Bar in the Charlotte Street Hotel, designed by Kit Kemp, and sip a Lady Charlotte (Bombay gin, maraschino liqueur, egg whites and apricot puree). firmdalehotels.com.

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American Bar

Credit: © American Bar at The Savoy

At the Savoy’s American Bar, pair the White Lady—a 1920s hotel original made with gin, Cointreau and lemon juice—with views of the River Thames. fairmont.com.

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