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The Guinness Guru and @shitlondonguinness on finding the perfect pint

Social media’s captains of stout tell David Ellis what to look out for on the hunt for a prized pour

<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

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Every single Wetherspoon pub in Zone 1, ranked

Greenwich is welcoming a new £3million Spoons. But what about those closer to the centre of town?

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The only Wetherspoon’s in London to host weddings is shutting

Weddings at The Knights Templar most recently cost just £5,000, but the venue is set to shut this weekend

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Kitsch cocktails: How disco drinks got their groove back

Forget scientific serves and fiddly ferments – the best bars get down with fun, party-starting pours, say David Ellis and Tyler Zielinski

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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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Sentia taste test: Can this non-alcoholic spirit really get you drunk?

The two flavours we try are red and black and you too may find they’re a bit of a gamble, says David Ellis

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Burns Night 2023: The best bars in London to drink Scotch in

Whisky flights in an old prison, drag poetry and drams galore: Millie Milliken has the low-down on where to celebrate this January

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A little fun never hurt anyone — here’s where to give up Dry January

Desperate to give up on being good? It’s time to banish the winter boredom and hit the town, says Mike Daw

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Christmas cocktails in London’s best bars, from Scarfes to Silverleaf

From winter warmers to surrealist numbers inspired by Shrek, Tyler Zielinski names his favourite festive mixes across the capital

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Thirst Aid: Three cocktails to cure a hangover

Shakers at the ready: it’s time to mix-up a liquid cure to the morning after, says David Ellis

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Club Soda opens alcohol-free Tasting Room in Covent Garden

The Tasting Room aims to offer booze-free alternatives for curious drinkers in search of complex flavours

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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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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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Avora: ‘Carbon neutral’ immersive cocktail bar to launch in London

The bar will ask its guests to face up to a fictional billionaire intent on destroying the world around him

Restaurants

Royal restaurants: Where the Queen ate and drank across London

A lifetime of royal eating, from smoked eel at Bellamy’s to afternoon tea at Fortnum’s

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Bunga Bunga team to launch new bar in Battersea Power Station

The new all-day offering will show guests a little of life in the brutalist technicians’ den

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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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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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London’s best bars for drinking English wine

Whether it’s award-winning bubbly or a roof-raising red, the capital is a hotspot for home-grown goodness

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Carrubo and In Horto: Two new food and drink spots coming to Borough

It’s the latest venture from the people behind Flat Iron Square