Soho
Bar Termini is a small Italian bar on Old Compton Street, serving coffee by day and Negronis by night. The house Negroni comes four ways, from Classico to...
Leicester Square 2 min · Bookable
Cover story
Unique Date Spots Across Central London
Filtered for Alcohol Free Friendly, then ranked by journey fairness for your group.
The little black book
Unique Date Spots Across Central London
Filtered for Alcohol Free Friendly, then ranked by journey fairness for your group.
Central London
Chapter 1 · 9 date spots
Leake Street
Draughts Waterloo is a board game café and bar beneath the railway arches on Leake Street. Its library holds over 1,000 games, and food and drinks are ordered...
Waterloo 1 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Westminster
The Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon is on the fourth floor of Fortnum & Mason's Piccadilly store, and was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 March 2012. Afternoon tea...
Green Park 2 min · Bookable
Soho
Maison Bertaux on Greek Street has made cakes in Soho since 1871, when Monsieur Bertaux arrived from Paris. It is a tiny patisserie and tea room with no...
Tottenham Court Road 2 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Mayfair
Postcard Teas is a tea shop on Dering Street in Mayfair, specialising in teas from named small farms. It runs a bookable Tea School. The shop opens Monday to...
Bond Street 2 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Westminster
Sketch on Conduit Street is a Mayfair landmark known for its striking rooms. The Parlour serves tea, patisserie and drinks from 9am to 6pm. Daytime tea or an...
Oxford Circus 2 min · Bookable
Soho
Swift is a cocktail bar on Old Compton Street in Soho. It opens from 3pm daily, until midnight Monday to Saturday and 11pm on Sundays. Walk-ins are welcome,...
Tottenham Court Road 2 min · Bookable
Fitzrovia
The Attendant in Fitzrovia is a café in a restored Victorian public toilet on Foley Street. It is first come, first served, with no reservations, and pets are...
Goodge Street 2 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Camden
The Postal Museum lets you ride Mail Rail, a miniature train through the old postal tunnels under London. It opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm, with the...
Farringdon 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
North London
Chapter 2 · 5 date spots
Islington
BookBar on Blackstock Road is an independent bookshop, wine bar and social space. It opens until 9pm from Wednesday to Friday and is closed on Mondays. The...
Arsenal / Finsbury Park 9 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Highbury
Clay Time is a community pottery studio with sites in Islington, on Blackstock Road, and Highgate, on Bertram Street. It runs wheel-throwing tasters,...
Arsenal / Finsbury Park 8 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Ravenswood Industrial Estate
God's Own Junkyard is a Walthamstow warehouse full of neon signs, collected by the late Chris Bracey. It opens at weekends only, Friday and Saturday 11am to...
Walthamstow Central 4 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
King's Cross
Spiritland is a café, bar and radio studio on Stable Street, off Granary Square, built around a sound system by Living Voice. It is seated with table service,...
King's Cross St Pancras 5 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Dalston
Three Sheets Dalston was opened in 2016 by brothers Max and Noel Venning. Its cocktail menu is split into One, Two and Three Sheet sections by strength of...
Dalston Junction 1 min · Bookable
East London
Chapter 3 · 3 date spots
Greenwich
Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium is now on King William Walk in Greenwich, a cat café where the residents set the pace. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and opens...
Cutty Sark DLR 1 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Southwark
Nine Lives is a basement cocktail bar near London Bridge, championing Mexican spirits since 2017, with a taco kitchen. It has made Time Out's top 50 London...
London Bridge 2 min · Bookable
City of London
Sky Garden is a free public garden at the top of 20 Fenchurch Street, 35 floors above the City. Book a free timed ticket well ahead. The garden opens from 10am...
Monument 1 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Frequently asked questions
What does the “Alcohol Free Friendly” filter show on Unique Date Spots Across Central London?
This view narrows Unique Date Spots Across Central London to venues tagged for Alcohol Free Friendly. FairWhere can still rank that filtered shortlist by journey fairness when you start a plan, so the activity fit and the commute both work for the group.
How do we pick a date spot that is fair for both of us to reach?
Unique Date Spots Across Central London is a spread of date spots, from quieter rooms to louder, quirkier nights. Add both origins in FairWhere and it ranks by journey fairness, so nobody starts the evening exhausted from a one-sided commute.
Should we book ahead?
Filter for Booking Advisable where it matters, shortlist fairly, then book before you travel: a fair journey to a fully booked table still wastes the evening.
How does FairWhere rank places on Unique Date Spots Across Central London?
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Do I need everyone in the same area of London?
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