🍸DrinksClosed · Opens 7:00 PM$$ · Mid-range

Nightjar

Name: Nightjar
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.6

4.6 ·

Track down Nightjar behind its unmarked door on City Road in Shoreditch. Slip into the dim, jazz-age room for live music and cabaret-style cocktail presentations that turn ordering a drink into a show.

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Reasons to go

Entered through an unmarked door with only a small plaque, a nod to Prohibition-era speakeasy design.
Cocktails are presented with theatrical, cabaret-style flourishes rather than served plainly.
Live jazz sets play later in the evening, set within a 1920s and '30s-styled room.

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Full description

Nightjar sits behind an unmarked door on City Road, identified only by a small plaque, in keeping with its speakeasy roots. Inside, the dim, intimate room leans into 1920s and '30s theatricality, with live jazz and cabaret-inspired cocktail presentations that have made it one of London's most consistently celebrated bars.

The mix of live music, elaborate drinks, and atmosphere designed for discovery gives it a sense of occasion that keeps demand high years after opening.

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Address

129 City Rd, London EC1V 1JB, UK · Hoxton

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Booking recommended

Duration

1h15

Best time

evening or late night

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Look for an unmarked door and small plaque — there's no obvious signage
book ahead, particularly for weekend evenings
come later in the evening to catch the live jazz sets.

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Reviews

Really good fun. Wonderful atmosphere, great live music and expect a bit of theatre with some of the cocktails. Friendly service too.. Cocktails start at £14 so it's not a cheap night but worth it.

Graeme Cunningham

3/5

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