Covent Garden Leicester Square Best Bars?

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We will be in the Covent Garden area around 9ish after dinner not through choice but anyway. Where can DH and I go for a couple of drinks after...open to anything but need to be walking distance dont want... touristy 'real english pubs' that arent😂

Sky or garden bar would be good.

Plume is nice if you enjoy wine. Fairly reasonably priced . Friendly staff too

There aren't really any non-touristy pubs around there as it is tourist central.

If you want to sit outside, Gordon's Wine Bar is really nice and shouldn't be too busy on a Tuesday. Otherwise The Crusting Pipe in Covent Garden Market.

Will check these out.
Anymore anyone...roof top???

Alligator bar

The bar at the top of the Royal Opera House. You don’t need to be going to see a show to go in there. Lovely location with views over Covent Garden.

Though it will close whenever whatever show is on today ends. That is likely to be late ish though.

https://1leicestersquarerooftop.com/

You'll overpay for drinks though.

There's also a rooftop bar on top of the Amano hotel which is fine.

Kittyhawk is another rooftop bar

The Marquess of Anglesey (corner of Russell Street and Bow St) has a bar on the top floor with big open windows - not completely uncovered but nice enough.

Could you pop up to Soho? Highly recommend the rooftop bar in the Broadwick hotel - about 10 mins walk from Leicester Square.

I like the bar in the Covent Garden Hotel and you can usually get a seat there. Or its sister hotel in Ham Yard.

A few to check out thanks

Anywhere else anyone?

Very sadly, this closed recently. It’s now a Mr
Foggs

The rooftop bar at the Royal Opera house is amazing - avoid pre-show times and it’s just lovely

Agree about the flute bar at Broadwick also bar swift is really nice in Soho , You need to book a table for that.

Gordon's wine bar is very much in the shade of this time of year yesterday looked a bit murky

Also https://www.evebar.co.uk/

Oh, I went here, this is opposite palladium. You got a lift to a really nice rooftop bar.
https://aquakyoto.co.uk/?utm_source=gbp&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gbp-website

Punch & Judy pub in middle of Covent Garden. Balcony overlooks the street performers.

When are you going? How will you be dressed? Do you want somewhere fancy or somewhere more fun/relaxed?

Forgot to say, there is a swift bar in Borough and it's a lovely chain and really great customer service

https://www.barswift.com/

@CloudPop can you go just for a drink?

Yeah, it's okay, but it's a bit kind of Facebook Mum
You just go up the escalators

Terrace Bar at the Royal Opera House is lovely. No more expensive than various other places, great view of Covent Garden. Anyone can go there, doesn't have to be for a performance.

The indoor parts are worth a visit if the weather is miserable. Drinking port for the barrel in the low ceilinged rooms is a great atmosphere.