London
Design-district cocktail dens, Italian wine bars and post-work pubs between Farringdon and Old Street. Nearest tube: Farringdon, Barbican, Angel.
The pattern: a long stem of bars from Exmouth Market down St John Street to Farringdon Road, anchored by Tayer + Elementary (a World's 50 Best fixture) at one end and Vinoteca's first branch at the other. Most walkable bar circuit in zone one.
Hand-picked and ranked by our London editors. Cited prices and hours are current as of May 2026; check the bar's site before a long journey.
Old Street duo from Monica Berg and Alex Kratena. Front bar (Elementary) is faster and walk-in; back bar (Tayer) is bookings-only with a long, more conceptual menu. World's 50 Best top-ten three years in a row. The Infatuation has called Tayer's tasting flight 'the most ambitious thirty minutes on a London bar menu'.