Top 50 Cocktail Bars In The UK 2025 Announced: 50% Are London-Based And London Bar Claims The Top Spot

Published . By Katie Kirwan.

Pictured (left to right): Satan's Whiskers, Below Stairs, and Swift.

What Are The Top 50 Cocktail Bars?

Recently released, 2025's list of the UK's Top 50 Cocktail Bars (put together by an expert panel) is a proud moment for London's cocktail bars. Sponsored by Franklin & Sons, it's a list put together by the industry itself, with over 200 experts, business owners, bartenders and influencers being trusted with the selection.

With nearly 50% of them residing in the London, 24 out of the list of 50 can be found across Soho, Shoreditch and beyond. Meaning that when it comes down to your hunt for an espresso martini, or a signature mix? There's no place quite like our city. Bethnal Green's Satan's Whiskers also claimed the title of best cocktail bar in the UK.

Top 50 Cocktail Bars 2025 List

  1. Satan’s Whiskers, Bethnal Green, London
  2. Panda and Sons, Edinburgh
  3. SCHOFIELD’S BAR, Manchester (2024 winner)
  4. Couch, Stirchley, Birmingham
  5. Tayēr + Elementary, Shoreditch, London
  6. Swift Soho, Soho, London
  7. Passing Fancies, Digbeth, Birmingham
  8. Dram, Soho, London
  9. The Hideout, Bath
  10. Lyaness, South Bank, London
  11. Speak in Code, Manchester
  12. Nauticus, Edinburgh
  13. Three Sheets, Dalston, London
  14. AMARO BAR, Kensington, London
  15. Below Stairs, Leeds
  16. Hey Palu, Edinburgh
  17. Viajante87, Notting Hill, London
  18. Daddy Marmalades, Glasgow
  19. Silverleaf, Spitalfields, London
  20. The Connaught Bar, Mayfair, London
  21. Bar Termini, Soho, London
  22. BLINKER, Manchester
  23. Filthy XIII, Bristol
  24. Murder Inc, Soho, London
  25. Stray, Manchester
  26. Lab 22, Cardiff
  27. Tabula Rasa, Leeds
  28. SOMA, Soho, London
  29. Little Mercies, Crouch End, London
  30. Nipperkin at NIJŪ, Mayfair, London
  31. Kwãnt, Mayfair, London
  32. Scarfes Bar, Holborn, London
  33. The Absent Ear, Glasgow
  34. Side Hustle, Covent Garden, London
  35. 🔶🟥🔵, Hackney, London
  36. Bramble Bar, Edinburgh
  37. The American Bar, Auchterarder, Kinross-shire
  38. Bar Glue, Liverpool
  39. Public, Sheffield
  40. Red Light, Manchester
  41. TWICE SHY, Kensington, London
  42. Mother Mercy, Newcastle Upon Tyne
  43. The Gate, Glasgow
  44. The Pearl at Park Hill, Sheffield
  45. Sister Ray, Liverpool
  46. Archive & Myth, London
  47. Happiness Forgets, Hoxton, London
  48. Callooh Callay, Shoreditch, London
  49. Kiki Lounge, Douglas, Isle of Man
  50. 69 Colebrooke Row, Islington, London

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