A small Italian café-bar on Old Compton Street for espresso, aperitivo and four house Negronis. The short cocktail list includes a Marsala Martini and rhubarb Spritz Termini, with burrata, cheeses and charcuterie alongside.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
7 Old Compton St, London W1D 5JE, United KingdomSoho
- Style
- Italian café and cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Monday–Thursday 10:00–23:30; Friday–Saturday 10:00–01:00; Sunday hours are not published.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- Bookings are open for one-hour slots with a maximum party of five; walk-ins are welcome when space allows.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Prices
- House Negronis £9.50; listed cocktails £15.50; other classics from £15.50. Coffee £3–4.50; hot chocolate £5.50. Discretionary service charge 14.5%.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Menu
- View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
50.8 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 77.5
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 66.0
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 93.9
- Serious press
- —Outside window · Evidence exists, but falls outside the scoring window; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 63.0
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:
Sentiment score
90/ 100
The existing 90/100 and high confidence remain the historical read. This source check clarifies attribution without recalculating the score.
Score context
Two historical critic reviews praise Bar Termini’s coffee and classic cocktails. Richard Ehrlich describes a balanced Marsala Martini in 2014; David Paw praises its Negroni focus in 2016. These are selected professional reviews, not a current customer consensus.
Guest sources checked:
Historical critic coverage from 2014 and 2016; source dates are separate from the retained score-read date.
Guest score details
What the cited sources say
- Critics praise classic cocktails and coffee
- Ehrlich praises the balance of the Marsala Martini
Cautions and context
- Both reviews describe a small room
Source excerpt
“A model of simplicity and balance, this is one of the best cocktails in London.”
Richard Ehrlich, Time Out, 27 November 2014: his Marsala Martini assessment. The stored excerpt is authentic; the stored 2026 source date is not the review date.
Source: timeout.com (linked below)
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- timeout.comTime Out — Richard Ehrlich, critic · 27 November 2014; page modified metadata February 2016
Richard Ehrlich’s critic review is visibly dated 27 November 2014; modified metadata says February 2016. Its Marsala Martini excerpt is authentic. The original stored 2026 label is not the review date.
- theinfatuation.comThe Infatuation — David Paw, critic · 11 December 2016 shown; publication metadata differs
David Paw’s critic review visibly says 11 December 2016, while publication metadata differs. The historical coffee, cocktails and small-room description is not a current customer survey.
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 1,563 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
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
The Bartender's Edit
Peer recommendations from working bartenders. All editions are shown for context; only the strongest placement after recency decay contributes to the score.