Bar review – LoungeLover – Shoreditch

June 1, 2009 · Posted in Cocktails by Jay Newell

LOUNGELOVER,
1 Whitby Street,
Shoreditch,
London,
E1 6JU
0207 012 1234
www.loungelover.co.uk

All you cocktail lounge lovers out there should look your finest when you head to Loungelover, as you’ll want to live up to your surroundings. It really is a divine looking bar. Seating ranges from sculptural bar stools to antique armchairs. There are huge Chinese urns, wooden fairground horses and dolls houses! Their cocktail list has all of the classics with a twist or two and the quality is above average (quite original and done really well). There are a selection of wines and champagnes but note no beer.

Personally, I recommend Butterfly Wings, which combines strawberries, basil and lychee liqueur shaken with Sputnik basil and Russian vodka. They serve Japanese tapas which are like little pieces of heaven. It’s not cheap, but this isn’t the kind of place you pop by for a quick drink after work, unless your the kind of person who like myself likes to make any moment an occasion. You’ll need to book in advance as entry is by reservation only.

Jay Newell
jay@betalabs.co.uk
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