The Cocktail Club - Cocktail Bar in Oxford Circus

You know that feeling when you walk into a bar and immediately sense they've got their act together? This is it. Tucked away on Great Portland Street in the thick of the West End, The Cocktail Club does exactly what it says on the tin—cocktails, done right, without any of the theatre or pretension. The space itself is refreshingly understated: exposed brick, good lighting, and a bar that's the proper focal point. Come here if you want a martini that tastes like someone cared about the temperature, or a Negroni that isn't drowning in ice. It's the kind of place locals slip into when they're fed up with the cocktail bar circus, and it's got the reviews to back that up. Expect to pay decent money, but you're paying for precision.