Hoi Polloi at the Ace Hotel

Hoi Palloi London hotel bar
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SUNDAY - WEDNESDAY: 7 A.M. - 12 A.M. | THURSDAY - SATURDAY: 7 A.M. - 1 A.M.
+44 20 8880 6100 | WEBSITE

This all day brasserie in the Ace Hotel (the British sister venue of the U.S. group) can satisfy every human hunger, from banana soy shakes at breakfast to afternoon cocktails—so as long as you can tolerate the atmosphere of a very hip college campus canteen (Apple computers, denim, beanies) with expensive Scandinavian wooden paneling, cream booths and retro tunes. But the cocktails are accomplished, and it serves food late, in case your tech startup meeting runs into the wee hours. A smaller bar with a limited selection in the lobby hosts DJs on the weekend.

Known For
  • craft cocktails
  • bar snacks
  • full menu
  • craft beer
What to drink
The cocktail names may sound like nonsense, but in fact are from "polari" the secret language used by gay men when being out was still illegal. The Bijou Basket (London-distilled Sipsmith Sloe Gin, ginger wine, rhubarb bitters) is satisfyingly British.
Neighborhood
Shoreditch
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