Best Bars for a Martini in London

Sat below The Botanist bar is the cool, suave venue The Soda Room. The club and cocktail bar keeps the party going on until late every day, so this is perfect for one of those cocktail sessions your friends always encourage. Meanwhile, their Espresso Martini is one of the best in the business.  

Ruby's Bar and Lounge offers a unique and fun drinking den to really get a unique Martini in London. While the décor, repurposed from a former Chinese takeaway, is amusing enough, their Chilli Apple Martini really steals the show, made from vodka, apple liquer, vanilla and chilli, for that extra kick.

The Groucho Club is a private members club that prides itself on its commitment to contemporary design and delicious drinks. The Martini, rightfully, falls within its 'premium signatures' section, with their La Vie en Rose Martini taking centre stage. Mixed with Beefeater 24 gin and Chamberyzette strawberry vermouth, this drink alone makes it one of the best bars for a Martini in London.

Serving both delightful Italian food and wonderfully inexpensive (but equally delicious) cocktails, Barsmith should already be on your radar of bars to visit. Their simple commitment to perfect the taste of cocktails means you get stand out drinks like Red Light Martini, made from vodka with passion fruit, vanilla syrup and Prosecco, making it one of the best London Martini bars about.

Arrive to Drink Shop Do with the intention of drinking one of their delicious Martinis, including an Espresso Martini and a tasty Rose and Lychee Martini. Stay there for one of their amazing 'Do' activities, which includes events like 'Play with Clay 80s Style' or 'Dot-To-Dot-To-Disco'. Martini drinking doesn't always have to be the height of sophistication...

It doesn't get anymore quintessentially 'Martini' than James Bond, right? Well, it's time to drink like one of the most iconic super-spies of all time with WM Barker & Co's Daniel Craig, based on the spy's favourite drink: Beefeater gin, Martini Dry, Cayenne Pepper, Thyme, and Proscuttio wrapped melon. Are you suave enough to pull off one of the most sophisticated Martinis in London?

Cartizze Bar prides itself on being a hideaway for discerning drinkers, so all of their cocktails reach that special kind of quality. Their Martini, the Midas Martini, is particularly special as well, made with vodka, dry vermouth infused spices, orange zest and gold leaf, it is really earns its place as a good place to drink Martinis in London.

Eclipse is a sophisticated venue perfect for drinking their signature drink: the Watermelon Martini. The bar is said to go through 50 tonnes of fresh watermelon on this single drink, made from Ketel One vodka, fresh watermelon leaves together, and this drink has made them a famous Martini bar across London.

When you think of where to drink Martinis in London, there's only one bar that comes to mind: Dirty Martini. The swanky bar offers both a fun atmosphere with DJs and a fan-favourite Happy Hour, as well as a wondrous selection of Martinis. Taste the eponymous Dirty Martini or branch out into their Chocolate Martini or Strawberry and Black Pepper Martini.  

This kooky Camden hangout have a mouthwatering selection of Twisted Martinis inspired by global travels. From matcha lattes to tiramisu, blueberry muffin and smoked Manhattans, head down and see what takes ya fancy. 

A luxurious haunt with dark, brooding interiors, Anthracite is not only a sleek place for an after-work drink, but it's also o,e to a particularity lip-smacking selection of martinis. From cured-lemon infused creations to breakfast martinis, there's plenty of indulgent delicacies to taste.

All you have to do is look at this place to know they knock up a mean martini. From its extravagant furnishings to the creative list of cocktails, Fitz's just oozes an old school glamour that's rare to find anywhere else in London. 

Head over to Holborn where this unique bar and restaurant housed in the old Holborn Town Hall is offering up one of the finest classic martinis in the area. Whether you're opting for gin or vodka, they know how to shake things up at this sleek spot.