1. Happiness Forgets (Rob Greig / Time Out)
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  • Bars and pubs | Cocktail bars
  • price 2 of 4
  • Hoxton
  • Recommended

Happiness Forgets

Hidden gem cocktail bar with a speakeasy vibe
Jordan Bassett
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Time Out says

This tiny cocktail bar has a motto, which actually reads more like admissions criteria: “Great Cocktails, No Wallies.” As a Time Out reader, you’ll obviously pass the test – which just as well, considering they can only squeeze around 50 people into the place at any given time and it’s standing-room only. As a result, you’d best advised to book (well) ahead. Even then, you’ll need to be eagle-eyed to spot the flight of stairs, just off Hoxton Square, that leads to the subterranean spot. Once you’ve managed to bag a seat, you’ll be rewarded with world-class cocktails in a refreshingly no-frills environment of exposed brickwork and tastefully muted colours. Great cocktails, no messin’, you might say.

Order this:

When so many cocktail bars in and around Shoreditch are focused on passing trade rather than regulars in the know, sensational mixes such as the super-sharp Pisco Highball really cut through the noise.

What’s nearby?

You’re less than 10 minutes away from the Kingsland Road Vietnamese restaurant scene, so for a low-key, high-quality night, head to Time Out faves Sông Quê or Viet Grill before a Happiness Forgets cocktail (or three) to cap it off.

RECOMMENDED: The best speakeasies in London.

Details

Address
8-9 Hoxton Square
London
N1 6NU
Transport:
Tube: Old Street tube/rail or Shoreditch High Street rail
Opening hours:
5pm-11pm
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