Archer Street is a cocktail bar at 3-4 Archer Street in Soho, W1D 7AP, where the waiting and bar staff are also singers. Between taking orders they stop to sing, with a DJ playing behind them. The group has a second bar at 3-7 Northcote Road, Clapham Junction, SW11 1NG.
The essentials
- Address: 3-4 Archer Street, Soho, London W1D 7AP
- Open: Monday to Thursday from 4pm, Friday and Saturday from 2pm, until 1am. Closed on Sundays except bank holiday weekends
- Second bar: 3-7 Northcote Road, London SW11 1NG
- Private hire: Soho’s lower-ground room holds up to 250 standing, Northcote Road up to 100
- Bookings: archerstreet.co.uk
What it is like
The Soho bar is decorated like an old hotel lounge, with French windows, low armchairs, chandeliers and oak tables. It is lit mostly by candles. The upstairs room fills up as the evening goes on, and staff clear the smaller chairs to make a dance floor. A second bar and dance floor in the basement plays different music.
When Made in Shoreditch reviewed it in 2017, many cocktails were named after songs, including I’m a Believer, Summer of 69 and Mambo No. 7, and the kitchen served charcuterie and cheese boards, among them nduja and baked camembert. Check the current menus on the bar’s website before you go.
Who it suits
Archer Street is built for groups, birthdays and office parties as much as for couples. Its lower-ground room in Soho can be hired for up to 250 people standing, and the Northcote Road bar takes private bookings for up to 100 on any day of the week.