Rasputin's

Walk into Rasputin's on Mare Street and you'll find yourself in a place that takes bartending seriously but doesn't make a song and dance about it. This is Hackney drinking done right—no faffing about with dry ice or edible flowers, just knowledgeable bartenders who know their spirits and can build a drink that actually works. The space has that comfortable, lived-in feel you want from a proper bar, the kind where regulars clearly outnumber the Instagram scouts. You'll get a drink that tastes like someone genuinely cared about every ingredient, not just a bottle-service circus disguised as hospitality.