Where to take a first date

10 April 2012

First date jitters are bad enough without having to take your chances on finding a decent bar.

Edward Sullivan

Noble Rot

3-5 Mill Street, W1 (020-7629 8877)

Hide away in a Moroccan souk This is a decadent-looking Moroccan-style souk bar in the basement of the eponymous restaurant. It is a good bar for a discreet liaison, and the comfy booths encourage you to snuggle up together. The bartenders prepare terrific cocktails.

Windows Bar

London Hilton, Park Lane, W1 (020-7493 8000)

Impressive views at a price Take the lift to the 28th floor of the London Hilton and you'll find this grownup piano bar with one of the best views in London. It should bring a thrill to the heart of even the most difficult date, but the prices, as you might expect, are almost as high as the bar itself.

Akbar

77 Dean Street, W1 (020-7437 2525)

Fragrant cocktails in Central London In the basement beneath the lavish Red Fort Indian restaurant, Akbar is one of the cosiest and most intimate bars in Central London. Cocktails have been devised using ingredients from the restaurant kitchen, so expect to find the liberal usage of jasmine, ginger, mango and sweet spices.

Lab

12 Old Compton Street, W1 (020-7437 7820)

Popular spot for invigorating concoctions Now an old hand on the martini circuit, Lab's small two floors fill up quickly with fans of their freshly prepared drinks.

Amber

6 Poland Street, W1 (020-7734 3094) Sip fine wines with a funky crowd Sister bar to Alphabet on Beak Street, and attracting a similar crowd of trendy funksters. Rums and tequila are house specialities and, as with the erudite wine collection, the list comes with helpful tasting notes.

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