The Bar Hopper

The Bar Hopper

Mark Ludmon: freelance journalist writing about bars and drinks

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63rd and First Leicester cocktail bar

63rd & First: latest arrival on Leicester’s bar scene

March 13, 2020 markludmon 0

Long before the remains of Richard III were dug up and turned into a tourist attraction, Leicester has been a […]

40 Elephants bar Great Scotland Yard hotel

All-female crime gang inspires new London cocktail bar

February 10, 2020 markludmon 0

For more than 200 years, Great Scotland Yard was the headquarters of London’s police force. Now that the Grade II-listed […]

Boulevard bar soho

Walk up the Boulevard to Soho’s new bar

November 5, 2019 markludmon 0

Down an alley in the heart of Soho is London’s newest theatre, the purpose-built Boulevard. With its modern auditorium seating […]

Party Lobster Mister Paradise

New York City’s Mister Paradise

October 11, 2019 markludmon 0

Will Wyatt loves a good joke. Or more accurately, a stupid one. It is a key ingredient at his bar, […]

Bloomsbury Club Black Narcissus

Divine cocktails at The Bloomsbury Club

September 17, 2019 markludmon 0

In the dimly lit interior of The Bloomsbury Club bar, I am invited to hold out my hand for my […]

vermuteria coal drops yard

Aperitif time at Vermuteria at Coal Drops Yard

December 17, 2018 markludmon 0

Around Italy and Spain, you may sometimes stumble upon a vermuteria – a bar dedicated to vermouth. You can now […]

Bar profile: Scout finds new home in Hackney

September 21, 2018 markludmon 0

After opening nearly a year and a half ago in Shoreditch in east London, Scout quickly became one of the […]

Incognito Winchester

Bar profile: Incognito in Winchester

September 1, 2018 markludmon 0

Mark Ludmon writes in Bar magazine about the theatrical world of cocktail bar Incognito in Winchester in Hampshire From a […]

Savage Gardens for Roche Com

Bar profile: Savage Garden at DoubleTree by Hilton hotel at the Tower of London

August 18, 2018 markludmon 0

Mark Ludmon writes in Bar magazine about London’s new rooftop bar, Savage Garden, at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel by […]

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