Step into The Standard’s bright red bubble lift and ping up to this 10th floor party bar. It’s tasteful, boujee, and most importantly: vibey. Sweeties’s theme is ‘new wave glamour meets glorious misbehaviour’ – and while we’re not entirely sure what that means, there’s certainly something to be said about the sheer naughtiness this place radiates. One side of Sweeties is decked out with floor-to-ceiling glass, with views that make King's Cross somehow look glamorous.
If you're looking for some good old-fashioned glamour with your drinking, a cosy London pub might not cut it. You need to pull up a shiny stool at one of London’s best hotel bars where the service is seamless, the clientele is classy and every last drink is a showstopper. Sure, you’ll pay for the luxury, but you deserve a treat every once in a while. So here’s a list of London hotel bars where it’ll be worth making your Monzo wince.
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Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s Food and Drink Editor. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.