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A Bar with Shapes for a Name

London, UK · Bauhaus-inspired conceptual cocktail bar · Europe

This Club Bauhaus venue treats flavour as part of a design curriculum, dividing the bar into classroom, workshop and showroom spaces. It opens daily from 5pm; after 10pm entry is walk-in only.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-09

Plan Your Visit

232 Kingsland Rd, Whitmore Estate, London E2 8AX, United KingdomHoxton / Haggerston

Style
Bauhaus-inspired conceptual cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours
Daily from 17:00; closing time not published.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Booking
Tables can be reserved before 22:00; walk-in only from 22:00.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Menu
The owner links a sample menu for this Kingsland Road bar. It is explicitly a sample, so its drinks and prices should not be presented as guaranteed current offerings.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

55.9 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
75.2
World's 50 Best
36.4
Top 500 Bars
71.8
Spirited Awards
51.4
Regional Recognition
45.1
Serious press
38.9
Social Vibes
58.8

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

positive2 professional reviews with differing opinions.· high confidence

Sentiment score

84/ 100

The existing 84/100 and high confidence remain the historical read. This source check clarifies attribution without recalculating the score.

Score context

Time Out’s July 2025 critic is enthusiastic about the design, drinks and service. The Infatuation’s April 2024 critic questions the concept and middle room and recommends freshly made drinks. These are differing professional opinions, not a verified customer consensus.

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Guest score details

What the cited sources say

  • Time Out praises the playful design, drinks and service.

Critic reservations

  • The Infatuation criticises aspects of the concept and middle room and recommends freshly made drinks.

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Editorial context

Editorial review checked:

Guest reviews · 2025–2026

Visitors praise the unusual, balanced cocktails, attentive explanations and minimalist setting. Some also describe a visit as pricey.

This editorial note is independent of the score and does not change it.

Editorial sources

  • restaurantguru.comReviewed

    Full page displayed three current Google-attributed guest excerpts praising cocktails, staff and atmosphere, with reported spends of £10–50 per person.

  • wanderlog.comReviewed

    Full page displayed late-2025/early-2026 Google-attributed reviews praising balanced and unusual drinks, staff and atmosphere; one February 2026 reviewer called it pricey.

Crowd signal

Google 4.6★ across 957 reviews.

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Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

UK Top 50 Cocktail Bars

Reviews & press