{"id":44416,"date":"2018-01-16T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefix.boohoo.com?p=44416"},"modified":"2018-01-18T12:46:14","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T12:46:14","slug":"2017s-best-bar-restaurant-openings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefix.boohoo.com\/au\/story\/2017s-best-bar-restaurant-openings","title":{"rendered":"2017&#8217;s Best Bar And Restaurant Openings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44402\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?w=5000&amp;ssl=1 5000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=120%2C80&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=255%2C170&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=345%2C230&amp;ssl=1 345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ever heard of the saying \u2018out with the old, and in with the new\u2019? Well, it\u2019s about time you put it into practise. London gained some all-star restaurants and bars in 2017, and under no circumstances are you to miss out on paying them a visit. From the world\u2019s first waterproof dining room to a circus-themed bar with a fortune teller and ouija board tables, start ticking these bad boys off your list immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Imperial-Durbar.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Imperial-Durbar.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Imperial-Durbar.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Imperial-Durbar.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Imperial-Durbar.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Imperial-Durbar.jpg?resize=120%2C80&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Imperial-Durbar.jpg?resize=255%2C170&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Imperial-Durbar.jpg?resize=345%2C230&amp;ssl=1 345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Imperial-Durbar.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theimperialdurbar.com\/\">The Imperial Durbar<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>London is packed to the rafters with incredible bars; some are up there with the world\u2019s best. But if you have a thing for gin, you\u2019re to visit Imperial Durbar immediately. It\u2019s one of the quirkiest watering holes out there with a bizarre Colonial theme of vintage furnishings, gigantic framed maps of the world, leafy plants&#8230;you get the picture. It stocks 22 different types of gin too, alongside some unusual in-house infusions. That\u2019s not all though &#8211; if you\u2019re peckish after a cocktail or two, you can order top notch Indian plates from a vintage telephone box.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44403\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Rackateer.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Rackateer.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Rackateer.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Rackateer.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Rackateer.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Rackateer.jpg?resize=120%2C80&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Rackateer.jpg?resize=255%2C170&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Rackateer.jpg?resize=345%2C230&amp;ssl=1 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmynight.com\/london\/bars\/kings-cross\/the-racketeer\">The Racketeer <\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Funnily enough, criminals didn\u2019t have the option of moped getaways in the Victorian times. Instead, they had to cause distraction amongst the masses by making a racket, in the hope of forming a clean escape. Interestingly enough, this is where The Racketeer\u2019s name comes from. Located in King\u2019s Cross, this pub-cum-bar is charming beyond belief with high ceilings, cosy corners and a secret walled garden outback.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44407\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nine-Lives.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nine-Lives.jpg?w=2500&amp;ssl=1 2500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nine-Lives.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nine-Lives.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nine-Lives.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nine-Lives.jpg?resize=120%2C80&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nine-Lives.jpg?resize=255%2C170&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nine-Lives.jpg?resize=345%2C230&amp;ssl=1 345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nine-Lives.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nine-Lives.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmynight.com\/london\/bars\/bermondsey\/nine-lives\">Nine Lives<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Nine Lives might be the new kid on the block, but it\u2019s already made a big name for itself. All about sustainability, they\u2019ve sourced their furniture from vintage or second-hand shops, and they have a compost system where all their daily waste is sent to. Cocktails here are nothing short of amazing either; the Moby Dick is a big crowd-pleaser made with whisky, coconut and salted caramel. Mimicking a little tropical den with an abundance of blooming greenery, this place is a home-from-home for London\u2019s discerning drinkers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44624\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rascals-1.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rascals-1.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rascals-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rascals-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rascals-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rascals-1.jpg?resize=120%2C80&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rascals-1.jpg?resize=255%2C170&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rascals-1.jpg?resize=345%2C230&amp;ssl=1 345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rascals-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rascals-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmynight.com\/london\/restaurants\/shoreditch\/rascals\">Rascals<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The world\u2019s first waterproof dining room? You\u2019ll find it right here in London. Rascals is a restaurant like no other with bright, neon interiors and a zero tolerance for polite chit-chat and straight backs. If you do wanna visit without going home soaking wet afterwards, they have food to \u2018nibble, share or scoff\u2019, and a weekend bottomless brunch offering three-courses with bottomless espresso martinis or bucks fizz for \u00a340.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44402\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?w=5000&amp;ssl=1 5000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=120%2C80&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=255%2C170&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?resize=345%2C230&amp;ssl=1 345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Tonight-Josephine.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmynight.com\/london\/bars\/waterloo\/tonight-josephine?source=boohoo2017\">Tonight Josephine<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>We don\u2019t want to jinx it, but Tonight Josephine might be London\u2019s number one badass bar. It serves up sweet-inspired cocktails in a dream-world of mirrored surfaces, metallic furnishings and toilets discreetly hidden with celeb mugshots. If you manage to pause your friend\u2019s photoshoot with their neon signs fronting \u2018Lady Garden\u2019 and \u2018Good Girls Don\u2019t Make History\u2019, make your way upstairs to Bar Elba for rooftop views and even more drinks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44404\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Flight-Club.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Flight-Club.jpg?w=970&amp;ssl=1 970w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Flight-Club.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Flight-Club.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Flight-Club.jpg?resize=120%2C80&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Flight-Club.jpg?resize=255%2C170&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Flight-Club.jpg?resize=345%2C230&amp;ssl=1 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmynight.com\/london\/bars\/holborn\/flight-club-bloomsbury?source=boohoo2017\">Flight Club Bloomsbury<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Flight Club is one of those bucket list kinda bars, and for more reasons that one. It\u2019s first and foremost a darts bar, but before you get all judgemental and skip to the next venue on this list &#8211; give us a chance to tell you that it\u2019s got electronic scoring <em>and <\/em>a plethora of games to keep you entertained all night long. It\u2019s also got a cool carousel theme and enough slushy cocktails to make you stop caring about hitting the bullseye.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44406\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/London-Cocktail-Club.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/London-Cocktail-Club.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/London-Cocktail-Club.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/London-Cocktail-Club.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/London-Cocktail-Club.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/London-Cocktail-Club.jpg?resize=120%2C80&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/London-Cocktail-Club.jpg?resize=255%2C170&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/London-Cocktail-Club.jpg?resize=345%2C230&amp;ssl=1 345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/London-Cocktail-Club.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmynight.com\/london\/bars\/liverpool-street\/london-cocktail-club-liverpool-street\">London Cocktail Club Liverpool Street<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>London Cocktail Club have bars here there and everywhere, but their newest addition at Liverpool Street is really something. The team have gone all out with a circus-theme of ouija board tables, trippy artwork, a lion enclosure booth, and a Zoltar machine that will predict your future. Open until 2am on Saturdays, book a table and let your hair down at this anything goes party spot.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44411\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scout.jpeg?resize=800%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scout.jpeg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scout.jpeg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scout.jpeg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scout.jpeg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmynight.com\/london\/bars\/shoreditch\/scout?source=boohoo2017\">Scout<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Move over plastic straws and tacky umbrellas, Scout is one of Shoreditch\u2019s newest bars and it\u2019s sticking its middle finger up to waste with smart, seasonal cocktails and bar snacks that are created from their leftover ingredients. Offering 10 cocktails at a time, five ferments and five beers; this Scandi spot is all for quality, not quantity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44412\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Coral-Room.jpg?resize=800%2C496&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Coral-Room.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Coral-Room.jpg?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Coral-Room.jpg?resize=768%2C476&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecoralroom.co.uk\/\">The Coral Room<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Inspired by a \u2018country-meets-city\u2019 concept, you\u2019ll find The Coral Room a couple of minutes stroll from the hustle and bustle of Tottenham Court Road Station. Designed by the acclaimed Martin Brudnizki, this place has weaved its way into the list of London\u2019s most impressive hotel bars on its looks alone. The cocktail menu is as unique as they come too, with intriguing names like City of Lights, Big Smoke and Gin Lane jumping out from the pages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44409\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rail-House-Cafe.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rail-House-Cafe.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rail-House-Cafe.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rail-House-Cafe.jpg?resize=120%2C80&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rail-House-Cafe.jpg?resize=255%2C170&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Rail-House-Cafe.jpg?resize=345%2C230&amp;ssl=1 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmynight.com\/london\/restaurants\/victoria\/rail-house-cafe\">Rail House Cafe<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Rail House Cafe has pretty much got it all. An al fresco bar? Tick. A ground-floor restaurant? Tick. A private dining room for special occasions? Tick. Effortlessly chic with tanned leather seating, low-slung tables and a menu of brunch burgers and green tea waffles, open your diary and pencil in a weekend date ASAP.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44408\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/No.29-Power-Station-West.jpeg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/No.29-Power-Station-West.jpeg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/No.29-Power-Station-West.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/No.29-Power-Station-West.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/No.29-Power-Station-West.jpeg?resize=120%2C80&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/No.29-Power-Station-West.jpeg?resize=255%2C170&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/No.29-Power-Station-West.jpeg?resize=345%2C230&amp;ssl=1 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmynight.com\/london\/bars\/battersea\/29-power-station-west\">No. 29 Power Station West<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Slinky velvet armchairs, shiny marble tables and a foliage-filled alfresco area. No. 29 Power Station West is as pretty as a picture <em>and <\/em>it\u2019s got a killer drink and food menu. Once you\u2019ve had your meal and washed it down with one of their signature frothy espresso martinis, you need to go in search of the venue\u2019s hidden drinking den. It\u2019s covered in luminous neon signs, retro posters and plush furniture.<\/p>\n<p>For more info on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmynight.com\/london\/bars\">best bars in London<\/a> and across the UK, visit DesignMyNight and follow them on Instagram and Twitter; @DesignMyNight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>By Leighanne Bent<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[185,183],"tags":[5102,4933,3251,3104,4665],"class_list":["post-44416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-au","category-life-au","tag-bars-au","tag-design-my-night-au","tag-food-au","tag-life-au","tag-lifestyle-au"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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