Swift

First opened in Soho in 2016, the multi-award winning Swift (including Best New Bar at Tales of the Cocktail and regular listings in The World’s 50 Best Bars) has grown to three bars, with sites in Borough and Shoreditch. All three showcase the team’s superb hospitality and devotion to craft – the Irish Coffee is iconic – but we have a soft spot for the Soho original, with its bright upstairs bar; cocktail list divided into Delicate, Bright, Stiff and Rich sections; and moody downstairs drinking den, where there’s also an extensive whisky list on offer.