LVLS

You're walking through Fish Island, that weird pocket of Hackney that somehow feels miles away from the rest of London, when you spot LVLS rising up above the converted warehouses. The rooftop here isn't some afterthought—it's properly thought through, with the kind of bar design that makes you feel like you've stumbled into somewhere actually worth your time. The cocktails aren't trying too hard, the drinks list actually makes sense, and there's enough space that you're not pressed up against seventeen other people fighting for the bartender's attention.