London

The Best Bars in Islington

Upper Street cocktail rooms, Camden Passage gastropubs and side-street dives. Nearest tube: Angel, Highbury & Islington, Caledonian Road.

The pattern: a Camden Passage drink first, walk five minutes to a Cross Street pub, end at one of the late-night Upper Street rooms. Most of the route is within ten minutes of Angel tube.

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.

Tony Conigliaro's Camden Passage room — twenty seats, vintage-Italian decor, and a list that essentially invented the modern London cocktail scene when it opened in 2009. World's 50 Best regular. Bookings essential.

Think we missed one?

Submit a bar

Keep exploring

More of London