Kitty Hawk

Kitty Hawk sits on South Place in the City of London, a short walk from Moorgate and Liverpool Street. It is a Wright and Bell venue split into what the operators call departments of dining, set over two floors with a long ground-floor bar. The drinks run from an extensive wine list to craft beer and cocktails, alongside all-day food from a traditional pizza oven.

This is a City after-work room, not a late-night cocktail den. It closes at weekends and fills with office crowds midweek. Come for a relaxed group session rather than a quiet date.

The ground floor holds the larger bar and all-day dining space, while the venue breaks into individual rooms in keeping with its departments theme. The wine list features bottles from the Rothschild estate, per the venue's own billing, alongside craft beer and cocktails.

Reviewers on Yelp and SquareMeal note the scale of the space and a service team that lands consistently well. The Assistant Room's review singled out the friendliness of the staff across every department.

The list is broad rather than specialist, with a serious wine offer at its core plus cocktails and craft beer. The ground-floor pizza oven anchors the food, so drinks here pair with a long lunch or an after-work plate. Start with a glass from the wine list, then move to a cocktail as the room fills.

A City office crowd dominates, heaviest from Wednesday to Friday after work. Daytime brings meetings and long lunches, then the bar tips toward drinks as the week peaks. Expect it quiet on a Monday and shut at the weekend.

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