This lively bar in Soho, with its sleek mirrored walls and cozy leather booths, serves expertly crafted cocktails and boasts an impressive whisky selection, making it a must-visit spot for both fun vibes and standout drinks.
"In Soho, it can be difficult to find a place to spontaneously drink good cocktails (classics, not the ones with umbrellas in them) without having to withstand a scene, or having your face pressed into a stranger’s armpit. Swift is a civil life raft among the chaos of Old Compton Street, even on a Saturday night. The ground floor bar has enough polished glass, mirrors, and Hollywood vanity-style bulbs to convince your vermouth-soaked mind that you could, in fact, be at a hair salon. It’s perfect for an early evening aperitivo deal and they have one of the best selection of mocktails in London. Downstairs there's a whiskey lounge with comfy leather booths for you and a few mates to bed into for the night." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing
"Swift loves a mirror. Upstairs, downstairs, your reflection is... everywhere. This is either a very good thing or a very bad thing, depending on what a few espresso martinis does to your ego. Either way, it makes for a well-placed birthday spot in Soho with the potential for lots of selfies and probably regrettable content. The downstairs is available to book for up to 12 people and cocktails start around the £10 mark." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna
"Whisky expert Mia Johansson is the woman responsible for Swift, a go-to cocktail bar in Soho. The easygoing atmosphere and excellent drinks here are difficult to match, even in this part of town. At street level, there’s a shiny art deco-style bar that’s good for grabbing a beer or sipping martinis, while downstairs there’s a moody whisky bar with red booths. When the cocktails are this good you can be forgiven if ‘one more’ turns into several." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"£7 aperitivos before 6pm, Monday to Friday One of Soho’s best cocktail bars, Swift is one-part moody, two-parts glam, and 100% perfect for an excellent cocktail on a Friday night. Thanks to their aperitivo deal, the shiny art deco-style bar should always be on your radar for a pre-dinner drink in the area. Get involved in their blood orange vermouth and passion fruit Solstice number or the mandarin bellini which includes Aperol, prosecco, sherry, and bitter mandarin. For seven quid, you can’t go wrong." - heidi lauth beasley, sinead cranna
"Aperitivo hour at this Soho bar means you can get some drinks for £6 until 7pm, every day." - rianne shlebak
