"The beauty of a well-made martini is that it can just as easily be enjoyed in your kitchen as it can elsewhere. But sometimes you want somewhere with a bit of old-fashioned energy. You want a room that you imagine Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother would’ve enjoyed a glass in. Gothic Bar in King’s Cross channels the energy of a Venetian palazzo, then decides to put it in a glass with gin, vermouth, and champagne bitters and call it a £50 martini. If that’s a little steep, it also has classic martini and you can choose your own eau de vie." - jake missing, daisy meager