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Best Bars In Waterloo London

Last updated: 23/09/2021

Waterloo has fast become a great place to go out, with cosy gastropubs, riverside cocktail bars and sensational steakhouses. If not for any of those, it's certainly not short of a place to go for after work drinks. Check out our top picks of fantastic bars for all occasions in the mighty Waterloo!

BookableSkylon
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Skylon

Situated on the third floor of the Royal Festival Hall with floor-to-ceiling windows, Skylon offers spectacular views over the Thames and South Bank offering seasonal British food in the restaurant. NEW FOR 2020: Alfresco terrace bar seating up to 80 guests. Skylon is well known for the quality and diversity of its wine list and the cocktail bar is a destination in its own right.

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BookableLyaness
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Lyaness

Created by multi award-winning Ryan Chetiyawardana AKA Mr Lyan (“The World’s Most Awarded Bartender” The Telegraph; International Bartender of the Year 2015, Most Influential Britons 2017, Personality of the Decade 2017) and the team behind iconic venues White Lyan, Super Lyan, Cub, Dandelyan and more. Team Lyan has always had a curiosity to find new ingredients, and an ability to make these unus...

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The Green Room
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The Green Room

A bar and restaurant between the South Bank & Waterloo, we’re breathing life into the neighbourhood by re-using, re-loving and re-imagining this wonderful space. The Green Room is a lofty single-storey pavilion surrounded by a beautiful garden just behind the National Theatre. Designed by Benjamin Barfield Marks, the timber framed contemporary space won the top award in the temporary category of ...

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German Kraft Beer
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German Kraft Beer

We are German KRAFT Brewery. Brewing in accordance to the Reinheitsgebot, we serve all our beer Tank-Fresh on site. We've got Taprooms Mayfair, Dalston and run London's biggest Brewgarden in Elephant & Castle with our partners Mercato Metropolitano.

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Bar Elba
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Bar Elba

NAPOLEON’S EXILE IN PARADISE IT AIN’T THAT BAD Drunk on power, Napoleon almost achieved his goal of European domination, but he got himself exiled to the Mediterranean island of Elba. He took 600 of his closest mates and his favourite horse, Marengo, with him. He stayed for 300 days. Party. Island.

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Tonight Josephine Waterloo
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Tonight Josephine Waterloo

Joséphine knew what she wanted, she made her own rules and didn’t give a damn what anyone thought. She started as a nobody but with sass, hustle and a little bit of luck, she became the Empress of the French. After her first marriage ended with her husband’s brush with the guillotine, Joséphine was herself arrested but used cunning and seduction to get released the day before her own date with th...

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BookableThe BBQ Club
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The BBQ Club

The BBQ Club exemplifies everything we love about cooking - alfresco dining, drinks, music, provenance and sitting round the table with friends and family over long, lingering summer days. We’re going to make the most of every last drop of Summer this year on Southbank and making sure we can all have fun, relaxing and enjoying our infamous BBQ Club specials, secret marinades and sides whilst bein...

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Mercato Metropolitano
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Mercato Metropolitano

Our MMarketplace is where selected food suppliers, our trading partners and our visitors connect, breathing life into communities and helping them grow through stronger together through healthy living. Our flagship site on Newington Causeway, Elephant & Castle is built on the site of a disused paper factory. The site is owned by Peabody – one of the oldest and most well-respected housing associa...

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BookableSea Containers Restaurant
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Sea Containers Restaurant

A dining experience with stunning views across the river Thames. Enjoy a glass of champagne and delicious seasonal food on our Laurent-Perrier Summer Terrace. Designed by visionary Tom Dixon, Sea Containers Restaurant is an all-day dining experience along the River Thames. With a menu designed to be shared, the food offering celebrates seasonality and ingredient-led cooking, making it suitable fo...

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Bookable12th Knot
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12th Knot

A true reflection of South Bank’s vibrant energy, expect bright, striking décor and an open-plan layout which puts the panoramic views centre stage. So whether you’re curled up on a window seat, relaxing on the balcony, mingling at the bar or on the dance floor, London’s breath-taking skyline is the main attraction.

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