Opium Cocktail Bar, Cocktail bar in Soho, London, United Kingdom.
Opium Cocktail Bar is a three-level cocktail establishment in Soho where each floor features distinct spaces mixing early 20th-century design language with contemporary interiors. The layouts create separate social environments throughout the venue, from intimate zones to more open areas.
The building dates from an earlier period and has been transformed into this bar while keeping some original architectural details intact. This combination of preserved elements and modern renovation shapes what visitors experience today.
The bar draws from early 20th-century Shanghai design while reflecting how London's nightlife evolves with global influences. Walking through its rooms, you encounter visual details and menu choices that speak to this cross-cultural conversation.
The bar opens in early evening with extended hours on weekends, making visits flexible throughout the week. Arriving earlier in the evening helps secure seating more easily, especially on Friday and Saturday nights.
Expert bartenders lead hands-on sessions where guests learn to mix the bar's signature cocktails themselves. These workshops often pair drink preparation with small plates, creating a more complete tasting experience.
Address: 15-16 Gerrard St, London W1D 6JE, UK
Opening Hours: Monday-Tuesday 17:00-01:00; Wednesday-Thursday 17:00-02:00; Friday-Saturday 17:00-03:00; Sunday 17:00-00:00
Phone: +442077347276
Website: https://opiumchinatown.com
GPS coordinates: 51.51179,-0.13145
Latest update: December 6, 2025 19:00
London houses a notable number of unconventional drinking establishments and concealed bars that extend well beyond the ordinary pub experience. In former Underground stations, converted Victorian lavatories and behind unassuming facades, resourceful operators have created spaces that transport visitors to different eras and worlds. These venues often require a degree of discovery: entrances hide behind refrigerator doors, in apparent detective agencies or through small red doors that only the informed notice. The range extends from historic vaulted cellars like Gordon's Wine Bar, which has existed since 1890, to themed concepts such as Cahoots, housed in a disused 1940s Underground shaft. The Attendant uses a former Victorian public toilet as a café, while bars like Evans & Peel Detective Agency guide their guests through a role-playing scenario before granting access to the actual establishment. At higher elevations, Duck & Waffle and the bar at Heron Tower offer views across the city from the 40th floor. Most of these establishments concentrate in neighborhoods such as Soho, Shoreditch and the West End, where traditional pubs sit alongside experimental cocktail bars and specialized coffeehouses.
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