Tequila Mockingbird Covent Garden

You're walking down William IV Street, past the theatre crowds and tourist chaos, and you duck into something that feels genuinely different. Tequila Mockingbird isn't trying to be clever about it—they've just committed to doing tequila and mezcal properly, with a menu that goes beyond margaritas (though theirs are excellent). The space has that cosy, intimate vibe where you can actually hear your mates talk, and the bartenders are the type who'll chat through the differences between a reposado and an añejo without being pretentious about it. It's become the place locals actually go to in Covent Garden, rather than getting stuck in one of those generic beer barns.