London
Portobello Road tiki, Westbourne Grove cocktails, hidden mews bars. Nearest tube: Notting Hill Gate, Ladbroke Grove, Westbourne Park.
The standout is Trailer Happiness, a long-running tiki basement on Portobello Road that Class Magazine has rated UK top 10 four years running. Below it, a mix of wine bars, hotel cocktail lounges, and the kind of pub that Hugh Grant ducked into in the film.
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.
Portobello Road basement. Rum-led tiki, twenty-five seats, and a menu of forty drinks that rotates ten of them every quarter. Class Magazine's UK Top 50 four years running. Walk-in before 8pm, queue after.