Secret Bars in London
Hidden away from the tourist traps and chain restaurants, London’s underground scene has undergone a transformation in recent years. A whole host of secret bars have opened from Earl’s Courts Evan’s a Peel’s Detective Agency where guests must report a fictional crime scene in order to gain entry to the Marriott Grosvenor Square’s transformed ‘Luggage room’.
Barts Bar
87 Sloane Ave, SW3 3DW
Hidden away in the Chelsea Cloisters, just off Sloane Street, Barts’ is a popular speakeasy amongst the local Chelsea crowd. The bar is entered through the lobby of an old fashioned residential block, there guests must find an inconspicuous black door and ring the doorbell to see if they will be let in. Inside the bar is full to the brim of quirky and eccentric decorations.
The Luggage Room
Marriott Grosvenor Square, W1K 6JP
This summer the Marriot Grosvenor Square hotel converted its old luggage room to a secret 1930's cocktail bar. Guests must enter by knocking on a small unmarked door to the left of the hotels main entrance. The bar is a beautiful reflection of Art Deco design and opulence with lashings of chrome accents and leather.
Evans and Peel Detective Agency
310c Earl's Court Rd, SW5 9AQ
One of the most underground bars in London is the Evans and Peel Detective agency in Earls Court. Guest enter by ringing an unassuming door on a residential street, to which a detective answers by asking 'What is your case?' Guest must then go down into an interrogation room to unravel their story before finally entering the bar by going through a bookcase.