Bars
Bars to visit
Bar on a boat
Tube: Embankment Waterloo Pier, Victoria Embankment, London WC2R 2PP
Nighttime roof terrace
Again, seems expensive, but looks really nice and really central.
Look for the striking building with black flags and a clock. The Trafalgar, 2 Spring Gardens, Trafalgar Square, SW1A 2TS Open 5-11pm Nearest tube: Charing Cross 020 7870 2900
British cocktails
157 Commercial Street, E1 6BJ 020 7247 7392 5pm - 1am Tube: Liverpool Street
May not be that great an atmosphere during the evening, but the roof terrace looks nice.
257-259 Pentonville Road, King’s Cross, N1 9NL Tel: 020 7427 2540 Bookings: 020 7427 2541
Restaurant on 7th floor with Thames views
Bankside, SE1 9TG Tube: Southwark or Blackfriars
Lonsdale
British cocktails
48 Lonsdale Road, W11 2DE 020 7727 4080 Tube: Westbourne Park or Ladbroke Grove tube
A bit out, not as nice as the other roof terraces, but seems more reasonably priced.
65 Clapham Park Road, SW4 020 7498 3388 Nearest tube: Clapham Common