Guide by Vana

Where to drink in Notting Hill

6 places to drink in Notting Hill, each one on the Guide on merit.

1. 

   Caia

   Wine bar / records

   Food, wine and vinyl from Notting Hill locals, open till 1am at weekends.

   Sit downstairs near the turntables; the vinyl is the whole mood.

2. 

   Naked & Famous

   Agave cocktail bar

   A small agave bar under Zēphyr on Portobello Road, open late.

   It holds thirty-five at most and promises nothing at the door, so come midweek. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 6pm.

3. 

   Sova

   Vinyl wine bar

   A wine and vinyl bar off Portobello: low-intervention bottles from Eastern Europe, Rough Trade records and clay-toned calm. Sit at the counter.

   Sit at the counter and ask them to pour you something Georgian.

4. 

   The Latimer

   Gastropub

   A gastropub from the Spiteri family, with Jon Spiteri (St John, Sessions Arts Club) and Melanie Arnold (Rochelle Canteen) joining forces with their children Fin, Lorcan and Molly. The pub-first space has stools and steel-topped tables up front, white tablecloths further back, and big windows that flood the high-ceilinged room with light. Masala monkfish with tartare sauce features on the bar menu.

5. 

   Trogolo

   Tuscan wine bar · European

   Serious Tuscan wine pedigree and a courtyard, even if early reviews were split.

   Head downstairs for crostini and a cocktail before the table upstairs.

6. 

   Viajante87

   Subterranean agave bar

   A love letter to agave hidden under a cinema, serious about the bottle and ambitious with the glass.

   Open till 2am Friday and Saturday; ask the team to steer you through the mezcals rather than ordering off the list.