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St Pancras hotel bars, Coal Drops Yard wine rooms, and canal terraces on Granary Square. Nearest station: King's Cross St Pancras.
St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, Euston Road. Cocktails under the restored 1869 ticket-hall vaults, reopened in November 2021.
9 to 10 Stable Street. A listening bar built around a high end audio system, with cocktails and live sessions.
St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. A grand bar and brasserie set in the Victorian Midland Grand, named for the building's architect.
1 King's Boulevard. A grand European cafe bar inside a Grade II listed gymnasium built for London's Victorian German community.
3 Granary Square. Three floors of bar and dining over Regent's Canal, with wrap-around terraces and a towpath bar.
38 Coal Drops Yard. A vermouth bar and all-day eatery with a long list and tables spilling into the yard.
Coal Drops Yard. A wine bar modelled on the enotecas of Spain and Italy, with staff who steer the by-the-glass list.
Coal Drops Yard, below Happy Face Pizza. A late-night cocktail bar with a 1970s Italian look that runs into the early hours.
King's Cross drinks at two heights. Inside the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, Booking Office 1869 pours cocktails under the restored 1869 ticket-hall vaults, a room redesigned by Hugo Toro and reopened in November 2021. A short walk north, Coal Drops Yard and Granary Square hold the wine bars and canal terraces.
Spiritland on Stable Street pairs a high end audio system with cocktails and live sessions, per the venue's own programme. The German Gymnasium on King's Boulevard occupies a Grade II listed gymnasium built for London's Victorian German community. Vermuteria stocks a long vermouth list at 38 Coal Drops Yard.
Hand-picked and ranked by our London editors. Cited prices and hours are current as of June 2026; check the bar's own site before a long journey.