Seed Library is Mr Lyan’s bar at One Hundred Shoreditch, built around stripped-back analogue forms, natural variation, maker-led drinks and weekend vinyl sessions.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
100 Shoreditch High St, London E1 6JQ, UK
- Style
- Analogue-inspired hotel cocktail barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Wednesday–Thursday 6pm–1am; Friday–Saturday 5pm–2am; Sunday 6pm–1am; closed Monday–Tuesday.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- Bookings for up to 15 guests are available online and walk-ins are accommodated where possible; larger parties and private hire use phone or email.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Prices
- The owner's sample cocktail menu lists KJ Daisy at £15, Golden Spring Fix at £16, Steel Cut Fizz at £18 and South Island Sour at £15.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Menu
- The rotating sample menu pairs stripped-back, maker-led cocktails and Lyan classics with alcohol-free drinks, snacks, beer, cider, wine and Champagne.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
28.3 / 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
- 71.3
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 72.2
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- 12.4
- 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:
Sentiment score
84/ 100
The existing 84/100 and high confidence are retained from the historical proprietary read dated 2026-09-18. This source check does not independently revalidate the score or confidence; cited links are not a count of verified customer voices.
Score context
Two editorial reviews praise Seed Library’s cocktails and basement setting. Julianna Barnaby reports helpful drink recommendations, while The Infatuation warns about loud weekend music. These historical reviews do not establish what regular customers currently think; the separately mentioned 2025 Standard criticism is not supported by the two cited pages.
Guest sources checked:
Source text checked 8 October 2026 through cached, parsed captures. Reviews were published 7 October and 22 September 2022. London x London shows a 21 September 2026 update, which does not establish a new visit; exact visit dates remain unknown.
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
- theinfatuation.comEditorial review — Heidi Lauth Beasley · 7 October 2022
Heidi Lauth Beasley’s 2022 editorial capsule describes drinks and weekend volume; not a current regular-customer sample.
- londonxlondon.comEditorial review — Julianna Barnaby · 22 September 2022; updated 21 September 2026
Barnaby’s 2022 editorial tasting includes helpful service. Its 2026 update is not a verified revisit.
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 438 reviews.
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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.
No recorded regional recognition in the scored window.