On paper, London could probably survive without any new openings for quite a while. To say the capital is inundated with choices and places-to-go, is an understatement.
Nonetheless, an undeniable excitement builds when indeed something does open up – after all, it’s better to have too much choice than none at all. Right?
Enter The Lucky Pig. On 2nd December, this new cocktail bar will be opening in Central London, or more specifically, in the heart of Fitzrovia.
Classic cocktails, decadence and old-fashioned glamour are some of the three ways this new locale has been described by its launchers, Keith Tucker and Jeremy Hall.
On the walls, you’ll find strokes of Art Nouveau, on the floor, authentic wooden slabs. The bar will be designed in the style of old New York, while there’ll be other pretty touches dotted around: Chinese parasols, antique, stained mirrors and swish exposed brickwork noticeable behind and around some pricey works of art.
But more importantly, The Lucky Pig is claiming to be able to make some irresistible drinks. So what will you be served if you do indeed take up a seat in one of the private ‘cubby holes’ they’ll have lining the 150-capacity venue?
The cocktail menu, devised by Olly Hornby Smith (Soho House Group) will feature classic, simple tipples all served in ornate glassware.
A ‘Southside Royal’ (made up of Bombay Sapphire Gin, mint & cucumber, topped with Champagne for £8.50) and a Pontarlier Neuveax (Bombay Sapphire Gin, Absinthe, curaçao & grapefruit juice for £8). As you can imagine, there are many other things to try at this bar, whose atmosphere has been described as ‘night-time mischief’.
Oh and Champagne won't be served out of flutes. Cups are more The Lucky Pig's style.
Who said we didn’t need one more cocktail bar in the capital?
5 Clipstone Street, W1W 6BB
