Cocktail Bar at The Zetter Townhouse

The cocktail bar at The Zetter Townhouse in Clerkenwell — an eccentric parlour of taxidermy, mismatched antiques, and velvet sofas that feels like drinking in a wealthy, slightly mad relative's front room. The cocktail menu is built around characters; pick one that speaks to you, though the Flintlock is a reliable classic. Come for afternoon-tea cocktails or early evening, before it gets cosy in the cramped sense later on, and reserve for larger groups. It is a beautifully realised piece of theatrical interior design with the drinks to back it up — peculiar, plush, and entirely charming.