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<p>All out for the stout: London is one of the best places outside of Ireland to grab a Guinness </p>
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Gasping for a Guinness? London’s top pubs for the black stuff

Happy St Patrick’s Day! The perfect pint is out there — if you know where to look for it

<p>Shimmers with vibe: the El Pastor classic margarita </p>
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Lift your spirits: London’s very best margaritas

The recipe for a good time? Take my advice with a pinch of salt, says Clare Finney, but it’s all down to tequila, triple sec and lime

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Sunday funday: Where to drink on the unlikeliest night out of the week

Friday who? Sundays needn’t be scary if you know the best joints to have a drink. Millie Milliken finds some of the best spots for an end of week knees-up

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The Connaught Bar announces new Synergia menu to mark 15th birthday

Regarded as one of London’s finest place for a drink, the Connaught is celebrating a milestone with its new cocktail list

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Is Guinness about to lose its crown to Brewdog’s Black Heart?

Guinness is now the UK’s most popular pint — and now Brewdog are gunning for a slice of that pie. The ES Reveller team sink a pint of both

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Satan’s Whiskers in Bethnal Green named as the UK’s top cocktail bar

On a list dominated by the capital, six of the country’s top 10 bars were named in London

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Can the Reveller team tell when a cocktail is boozy or not?

Josh Barrie, Clare Finney and Millie Milliken join David Ellis in a dry January challenge

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Times are tough — but pubs are fighting back

The capital’s watering holes are facing a bleak start to the year as train strikes, rising costs and reduced customer spending all bite. But, as David Ellis reports, not all of London’s landlords have lost their faith in a boozer’s power to bring the community together

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London’s best candlelit bars, from Noble Rot to Below Stone Nest

Even if the power dries up, the drinks don’t need to, says David Ellis

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‘Greece’s best bartender’ is launching a new bar in Notting Hill

Panos Kanatsoulis, whose CV includes a stint at renowned Athens bar The Clumsies, has been hand-picked for the job by restaurateur Markus Thesleff

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Bruno’s: Team behind hit restaurant Caravel announce new floating bar

The Spiteri brothers are hoping to float London’s boat, literally

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Cocktail legend Salvatore Calabrese to open new London bar

Calabrese will incorporate some of his best-known cocktail creations onto the menu

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Want to make an album? This Soho bar is opening a recording studio

The Bowie-inspired cocktail spot is offering studio time at just £10 per hour

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Tayēr + Elementary named best bar in London (and second in the world)

London was praised as the “cocktail capital of Europe” as a Barcelona bar took first place

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Brixton’s very best bars, from Hacha to ABV

Whether it’s for a first date or a big night out, here’s where to drink and be drunk in SW9

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Banishing the booze: London’s best mocktails for Sober October

Your guide to the tip-top tee-total tipples to see you through Sober October

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London’s must-try Negronis, from Quo Vadis to Vermuteria

There’s an art to getting this deceptively simple mix just as it should be

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Where to drink mezcal in London, for Mexican Independence Day

The capital’s gone mezcal mad. Here’s how to join in on the fun, says Tyler Zielinski

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Is this the era of £14 pints? Landlords battle to save London’s locals

Soaring energy prices, runaway inflation and the cost of living crisis pose a life-or-death threat to hospitality businesses, especially in London. Publicans and restaurateurs say they have little choice but to dramatically raise prices — so, asks David Ellis, what can be done to help them?

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10 must-visit highlights of this year’s London Cocktail Week

From DJ nights to tequila supper clubs, here’s how to make the most of the annual celebration

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Everything you need to know about this year’s London Cocktail Week

The drinks festival returns for another year of discounted cocktails

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Prost! Where to celebrate Oktoberfest in London

Steins at the ready — it’s time to party like the Bavarians

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Can new owners give the Groucho its groove back?

The legendary Soho members club has just been bought for £40m. David Ellis meets the new man in charge, Ewan Venters, who is vowing ‘evolution not revolution’

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BrewDog Waterloo: ‘London’s biggest bar’ launched by craft beer titan

The 27,500sq ft venue will be able to welcome more than 1,700 drinkers to its central London location

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London’s strangest pub names and the stories behind them

From the Pregnant Man to the the Wrong ‘Un, Sam Cullen and James Potts explain what’s in a name

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London’s best bars open all hours (now that the night tube is back)

Debauchery isn’t dead — David Ellis picks his favourite late-night hangouts for mischief after midnight

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International Tequila Day: Five delicious tequila cocktail recipes

Explore this surprisingly versatile spirit with one of these tastebud-tingling creations

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The best restaurants, bars and pubs in Wimbledon

Need a refuel after all that Centre Court action? Here’s where to head

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Shot Girl Summer: Your guide to hedonism in London

From Champagne for breakfast to subterranean drinking dens, David Ellis has your guide to painting the town red

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David Ellis at Gerry’s: Bermuda Triangle? Try Soho’s isosceles of ruin

Your recollection of this place is probably about as reliable as mine, says David Ellis, even if you’ve never been

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Inception launch first new bar in four years, Mr Fogg’s Apothecary

The new venue is something like a club without a sub, co-founder Charlie Gilkes told the Standard

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Lisa Goodwin-Allen takes Stafford’s American Bar back to its roots

It arrives in conjunction with a high-concept cocktail list from Benoit Provost and Salvatore Megna