Best Places to Take Your Girlfriend in London

If you really want to treat her, Ballie Ballerson is a must. Ditching the boring old dinner and drinks, themed cocktails, a giant ball pit and all the adult fun awaits at this Shoreditch favourite. So get down to this dreamy spot ASAP.

If you're looking to go all out when it comes to impressing your girlfriend in London, not many places will fit the bill quite like Searcy's. Head to the top of the Gherkin for stunning views of the city set alongside a roster of high end cocktails and champagne. 

If your girlfriend's a lover of all things hoppy, then this Camden Town Brewery Tour is bound to be right up her street. Not only will you get a behind the scenes look at how your favourite beers are made, but you'll also get to try some samples fresh from the tank.

In need of a new date spot? Ditch the standard dinner and a movie, and bring your girlfriend to Kraft Dalston's Brewery Tour & Tasting for an excellent evening with expert guide, Helen. She'll give you 3 half pints to try, along with a detail explanation of how it's made.

Impress your girlfriend with a lineup of the world's best comedians, many of which are TV stars. There's three or four on the cards every time The Covent Garden Comedy Club throws open its doors, with a cool compere to match.

Looking for fun activities for couples in London? Blingo is serving up an entertaining evening of hip hop hits and wild games. Prepare for a night of potty mouthed bingo, dance offs and lip syncing galore that'll have you both smiling from ear to ear.

Hunting for a new drinking destination with your girlfriend. If you both happen to be beer lovers, then we have just the place for you – Beer Merchants Tap in Hackney. Head here for a Belgian pint while relaxing in its outdoor garden.

If you're looking for a fun birthday bar, then this one hidden and Merchant House is the perfect option. You'll have the whole place to yourself... well, with the addition of a private bartender who can whip you up cocktails, unless you'd like to try yourself!

With kitsch decor, plenty of neon and a hot list of cocktails Simmons Euston Square is a stellar choice for date night. Settle into their quirky venue and work your way through a happy hour that includes £2.50 bottles of beer and 2 for £10 cocktails.

Treat your girlfriend with a trip to the seaside right here in the West End, as you enter this seaside promenade paradise complete with two themed bars, 18 original holes, and wooden boardwalk filled with street food.

Brought to North London by the very same brains behind Callooh Callay is a wonderland of stunning cocktails, and unique spaces. The perfect destination to take your girlfriend in London, head on down for romantic nooks along interesting interiors and amorous notes.

Treat your other half to a date night with a difference and whisk her off to this quirky gin school in Camden. Over the course of the evening, you'll be whipping up your very own bespoke spirit, with tastings along the way.

The Big London Bake is a food event in London that will challenge the city's amateur bakers in new and exciting ways. You'll take part in a number of testing challenges... do you have what it takes to choux away the competition and rise to the top?

Take your girlfriend to experience Sherlock: The Official Live Game for a date night to remember. Whether you're racing around the set following instructions from Benedict Cumberbatch or trying your hand at the Mind Palace's immersive cocktails events, it's not to be missed. 

Fancy an evening at Sky Garden? Impress your other half with a visit to the tourist attraction and check out their music-themed nights. You'll get to listen to tunes from resident DJs while sipping on a complimentary cocktail or Champagne.

Don your finest fringing and head to Eat London for this immersive Wild West cocktail experience. Sneak in your favourite bottle of liquor and watch as the talented mixologists whip it into a few tasty cocktails for you.

If you're looking for fun places to take your girlfriend in London, head to Electric Shuffle. With its Instagram-ready interiors, tasty cocktails and bites to eat, this unique spot will have you battling it out over rounds of high-tech shuffleboard from one of the venue's ten tables.

Perfect for shaking up any dull date night, this unique cocktail experience in Hackney will have you shaking and cooking up a molecular storm. Don your hazmat suits and head for the RV where you'll be furnished with some very impressive mixology skills.

Earn serious brownie points by taking your girlfriend to this absolute stunner of an eatery in Soho. Cuddle up in Heritage's alpine-style setting, then tuck into tapas, raclette or fondue, all washed down by pretty and delicious cocktails.

The clue is in the name with this one. Head over to Clapham's pinkest watering hole for the chance to get stuck into their gorgeous selection of eye-popping cocktails, which are as delicious as they are impressive, and some very swish interiors.

Your girlfriend is something of a gem and you're treating her to a night out in London? Too right. Coming up trumps in the speakeasy department, Found is the perfect date night alternative thanks to romantic corners and high-end mixology.

If you're really out to impress, The Punch Room is a charming reservations only bar tucked away in the London Edition Hotel. Handsomely adorned with oak panelling and with a playlist of vintage soul, ragtime, doo-wop and blues filling the air, cosy up with one of their signature punch bowls for two and embrace an atmosphere evocative of a nineteenth century private club.

Looking for a casual date night venue?  Signature Brew Blackhorse Road is a modern brewery and taphouse, with a sprawling outdoor terrace in the heart of East London's Beer Mile. Swing by for live music, artisan brews and a selection of street food vendors.

Boasting a stunning garden terrace and an impressive selection of drinks - think pomegranate mezcalitas and craft beers - The Phoenix is bound to go down a storm with your girlfriend. The Shepherd's Bush beauty also has a wide selection of street food to tuck into.

A great idea for a daytime date in London, this fun tour of Fuller's Brewery is one to add to the list. Head over to Chiswick and enjoy behind the scenes access to the brewhouse, followed by a tutored tasting in the facility's on-site taproom.

Take your girlfriend to 163 Upper Street for an unforgettable date night in North London. This contemporary cocktail joint in Angel will have you sipping signature mixes named after 80s pop tunes, with a succinct collection of bar snacks to pair with your drinking. 

Beautifully decorated and offering a stellar cocktail menu, Megaro is a basement bar in Kings Cross full of charm and character. The venue's expert mixologists have really pulled out all the stops, curating a menu of signature creations and spirit infusions. Treat that someone special to a Borsh Mary, made using the venue's homemade hot sauce, or perhaps a sweet tea and tequila infused Lost Steps cocktail.

Get your lady down to Brixton where the coolest cocktail spot in town is offering this unique masterclass that will have you shaking up three unique drinks, alongside a welcome glass of prosecco and a farewell shot of Limoncello.

Inspired by the Bletchley Park codebreakers this unique experience invites you turn cryptographer for the night as they get your solving puzzles and sipping on some stunning drinks.

Savile Row Gin Experience is ideal for impressing your girlfriend, especially if she's got a special love for juniper. The pair of you will get to whip up your own batch of the spirit from botanicals you select, all while drinking expertly crafted cocktails.

Looking for something to knock her socks off for a change? A dabble at The Luggage Room will get you some serious respect from your girl as you take her to one of London's best hidden gems and an ultimately exclusive place to drink. Knock on the black door, wait to be let in and discover the 1920s elegance of the intimate and oh-so atmospheric Luggage Room. Your drinks are waiting, sir. 

Is your girlfriend a beer lover? If the answer is yes, then have we got the event for you. Meantime Brewing Company are giving you and your other half a tour around their Greenwich factory, showing you all the steps that go into making the imbibe and plying you with tasters along the way.

Travel back in time, as Gin-House Burlesque take over this private members club for a series of slinky burlesque nights. Brimming with circus acts, cabaret performers and live music, this is a top choice for cool and quirky nights out in London.

If you want to take your girlfriend to a cocktail bar, why don't you expand her palate to a cocktail that has been neglected since Edwardian times: The Gibson. Expert mixologists have been desperate to make the cocktail popular again and have combined East London flare with masterful experimentation to create a list perfect for the dark, intimate and extravagant venue.

Champions of masterful mixology and exquisite cocktail craft, Purl make drinking into something of theatrical art. Smoking potions, flaming elixirs and vintage tonics in trinkets are their speciality. This 1920s speakeasy bar is an intimate den of drinking delights, perfect for a weekend tipple with a touch of pure splendour. Drinks with your girl just got a whole lot more interesting. 

If you can't take your girlfriend to Paris, this is the next best thing. For just a couple of nights, French band Benoit Viellefon are bringing their musical talents to the gorgeous Ronnie Scotts, so head over for a night revelling in 1930s jazz.

Looking for the best places to take your girlfriend in London? Apothecary is offering you and your boo a fun Sunday of soul tunes and sushi at its Shoreditch izakaya. Plus, if you fancy pushing the boat out, you can also opt for bottomless cocktails.

Without a doubt, one of London's coolest venues, Backyard Cinema is one amazing place to take your girlfriend in London. With pop-up bars and kitchen's from some of the city's most beloved vendors, including Honest Burgers' Test Kitchen, it's sure to sweep her off her feet. 

Redefining dinner by candlelight to extravagant and Golden Age inspired heights, The Candlelight Club are a capsule of 1920s charm and flapper style taking their events to brooding, secret locations across London. If you're partial to a bit of Gatsby pizazz, this is the ultimate night out for you and your girlfriend in London to experience the Jazz Age in all its beaded, sequinned and tilted trilby glory.