- If you appreciate finding a good cocktail
or the city's coolest bars when you travel,
then I'm going to tell you
about some of the lesser-known bars
you should definitely visit while you're in London
to have a really good drink
and also a good time.
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Okay, so there are two restaurants
called Aqua Kyoto and Aqua Neuva
and they're located just off of Oxford Circus.
But even though they're located in the city's busiest area,
a lot of people don't know about them
because they're situated quite a few floors up
at the top of their building.
They're both absolutely stunning restaurants,
one serves Japanese food,
one serves Spanish food,
you can probably guess which serves which,
but they both also have
rooftop bars that you can visit
and have a really beautiful cocktail on.
By the way, when you go, if John Luca is bartending
make sure you tell him that I sent you
and ask him for his expert recommendation
he'll make you a really good cocktail.
Also if you're visiting when it's not warm
you can still go out on some rooftop bars
because they have heaters and things to help you keep warm
or if you just find that it's absolutely not gonna be okay
to go outside
just go to the bar that's inside
that is called Aqua Spirit.
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Milroys is a whisky bar that's located in Soho
and if you like whisky you absolutely need to visit here.
The bartenders are whisky experts
and they have every type of whisky
that you might possibly want to try.
My favorite part however,
because I'm not a huge whisky fan,
is The Vault.
So The Vault you can only access
by going to the back of Milroys
and pushing the bookcase back
and you'll see a sign pointing you downstairs
into a very small cocktail bar
where you can have some fantastic cocktails
and I would definitely recommend
asking for a recommendation at this bar.
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So if you head to South West London
to an area that's called Balham
there's a pub that's called The Bedford
and it's a good pub
you can get a Sunday roast or a nice pub lunch there
obviously have a few drinks
but the best part about The Bedford in my opinion
is the comedy club that's inside
and on Saturdays you can go and see a comedy show
for just 15 pounds
and they always have really, really funny comedians.
It's a really good fun night out.
If sitting in a bar or a pub
and just drinking and not doing anything else
sounds really boring to you
then I definitely recommend that you head to
Roof East in Stratford.
This is an outdoor bar that's on the top of an old car park
and they not only have lots of drinks and food options there
but there are tons of activities for you to do.
You can play cornhole, you can do mini golf,
they even have batting cages
and a VR foosball
which I think they call it footie here.
So there's lots of stuff to do
while you are getting drunk!
Okay this one isn't just one spot
this is actually an area
and it's called the Bermondsey Beer Mile
and the Bermondsey Beer Mile, if you have a Saturday free,
is great to go to
because it is essentially a bunch of breweries
and distilleries that are located under the railway arches
and you can hop around
and do a bunch of different tastings
and try a ton of different
locally brewed and distilled beers and gins.
I recommend definitely going on Saturday afternoon
as that's when most of the places are going to be open,
you can try to go on other days as well
but not everything will be open.
Also you can grab some food at Maltby Street Market
which is right next door.
Whenever I'm in Notting Hill
I always pop into The Distillery for a drink.
It's actually a working gin distillery.
They distill a bunch of their gins just downstairs.
On top of being a bar and a restaurant
they also have The Ginstitute
which is where you can do a gin masterclass.
There's even a boutique hotel
all the way at the top of the building
and there's a bottle shop
where you can pick up a souvenir bottle of gin
to take home with you.
This is actually a spot that's mentioned in my video
about alternative souvenirs to get while you visit London
which you can watch by clicking the box
that's popping up right below me.
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