The 9 best bars in Fitzrovia

The Lucky Pig Cocktail Bar is down the road from Great Portland Street station and is a late-night basement cocktail bar that has a sort of neo-Victorian meets 1920s speakeasy vibe to it with velvet upholstered couches, travel trunk tables, exposed brick and purple walls.

Sip their Jaffa Cake signature cocktail – intense with that sweet chocolate orange flavour we all love, or order the Silent Garden that’s refreshing and floral. The Lucky Pig also does live DJs on the weekends and live music on the weekdays.

The Lucky Pig is a great choice for a themed party, celebration, or just a date night. You can book everything from a cosy booth for a hot date to an exclusive private hire for a celebration. With a capacity of 100 standing or 60 seated cabaret style, it’s a top pick for Fitzrovia bars.

This cosy little wine bar is like a little piece of Italy right in the heart of Fitzrovia, close to Great Portland Street station. It’s just the place to be for an intimate night with near and dear ones – or, you know, a hot date

We love The Remedy because every visit to this bar will always be different. They are renowned for their weekly rotation of wines from all over the world and have an extensive cellar list if you want to search for vintage and rare wines. The place is small with only a few seats outside, and just as sought after for their food, so ensure you book ahead!

One of the first things you’ll notice about Riding House in Fitzrovia is just how cosy it feels. Walk in and breathe a sigh of relief. “Finally, a bar where I can drink and relax in”, you say. Our thoughts exactly.

With a banquet-style and circular seating, a muted colour scheme that’ll make Architectural Digest proud and enough plants to rival your favourite plantfluencer, this Fitzrovia bar is the stuff of dreams (and magazine spreads).

Take your pick of any of their drinks. Their pun-ny Snow Comparison (vodka, apple, blueberry, lemon and rhubarb bitters) is a good place to start.

The Newman Arms is a quaint little pub that’s been around in Fitzrovia since the 1730s.

It has a homey and comfortable atmosphere with its sturdy wooden tables, leather seats, a fireplace and homemade pies, but there are more reasons why we love this pub.

Their claim to fame is having George Orwell base the “Proles” pub in his dystopian novel 1984 on their fine establishment. While it might seem small from the outside, The Newman Arms has a well-rounded selection of drinks for all with cocktails, wines, spirits, and more than 10 draft beers – a true pub for the proletariat if there ever was one.

Plush lime green chairs you just sink into. Pastel pink stools and a hanging collection of wine glasses just above the bar. Nice.

28-50 Oxford Circus (which ironically isn’t on Oxford Street, but on Great Portland Street) is exactly what you’d expect from a bar in Fitzrovia. Tasteful elegance that isn’t too try hard.

The self-described “Wine Workshop & Kitchen” is home to a bevy of wines. Snack on smoked almonds, with a glass of red or, if you don’t fancy wine, then try one of their signature drinks.

If you fancy something a bit more intimate, this bar is available for private hire – so you can drink, dine and gossip your way.

Okay, okay, so this isn’t technically a bar but it’s a spot that we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to mention. From the well-worn wood floors and furniture, to the lilac walls and pillars, you can probably guess that this is the place to go for drinks and good vibes (and not stylish interiors).

Saying that, The Albany is a local favourite and for good reason. With more beers, spirits, wines and cocktails than you can count, this is one place for drinks and catching up. Prosecco or Martini anyone?

Take a seat, sit back and relax, you’ll be here a while.

Dark green walls. Comfy brown seats. A gold bar you can’t miss. Nestled on Charlotte Street, you’ll find Wahaca and on the top floor, Mezcaleria Bar. This bar claims to serve some of the best mezcal in town. You can be the judge of that.

On the mezcal front, they’ve got Quiquiriqui and Del Maguey and for tequila of the blanco, reposado, and añejo variety.

For more mezcal mania, this venue can be hired for 10 people and fits up to 150 people.

For your yearly dose of purple, check out the Purple Bar inside the Sanderson Hotel. With a ​​Phillipe Starck-designed decor of violet silk curtains, mirrors and candelabras, it’s a moodily swish bar that's dark, dramatic and completely over the top – but that’s why we love it.

This Fitzrovia bar is the kind of place we expect to find vampires drinking blood by the wine glass, but instead, you find delicious cocktails. Their Nostalgic Nectar and Retro Rendez-Vous are our favourite signature cocktails of theirs. Book a reservation to ensure you have a spot to bask in all that purple glory.

This bar is a little bit of Fitzrovia history here. Opening its doors in 1809, The Black Horse is a pub on one floor and a bar on another. Come on in and make your way upstairs to find the bar.

Warm, low lighting, cosy red sofas, and a bar upstairs: The Black Horse takes the basics of the pub and bar and excels at them. With drinks you can’t help but take a second look at (Love Bite, we’re looking at you), we can only expect that you’d have as much fun looking through the drinks menus as you will taking a sip of them.

Now, how about an espresso martini to get back you on the horse?