Waltz serves a full conceptual cocktail menu from its bar seats, which are kept for walk-ins. Tables can be reserved, making it useful for visitors who prefer a planned stop near Shoreditch.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
28 Scrutton St, London EC2A 4RP, United KingdomShoreditch
- Style
- Concept-led cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Monday–Thursday 17:00–00:00; Friday–Saturday 17:00–01:00; Sunday closed.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
- Booking
- Counter seats are walk-in only; tables for 4–8 guests can be booked online.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
- Menu
- A conceptual cocktail menu served at the bar.Checked 2026-10-02 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
57.6 / 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
- 76.0
- World's 50 Best
- 69.0
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 97.5
- Serious press
- 46.1
- Social Vibes
- 64.4
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
92/ 100
Historical 92/100 and high confidence retained. This check qualifies source attribution, not proprietary calibration or a representative current sample.
Score context
Liv Kelly’s Time Out review, shown 2 July 2026, praises Waltz’s cocktails and service and describes its micro-season-inspired menu. This is one professional review, not a broad customer sample.
Guest sources checked:
Guest score details
What the cited sources say
- The critic praises drinks and attentive execution
Source excerpt
“A stellar Japanese cocktail bar with a menu inspired by micro-seasons”
Liv Kelly, Time Out. The page shows 2 July 2026; its publication metadata is 1 July at 23:00 UTC. This is critic prose.
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 — Liv Kelly, editorial source · 2 July 2026 shown; published 1 July 2026 23:00 UTC; modified 2 July 2026
Stored 1 July date is compatible with UTC publication; visible local date 2 July, not an inferred visit date.
Crowd signal
Google 4.9★ across 165 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
World’s 50 Best
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.
Class Bar Awards
Europe's 50 Best Bars
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.