Best Negronis In London For Negroni Week 2026
By
yvette legge
on
22nd September 2026
From classic Negronis in Mayfair to truffle, mezcal, pandan, rhubarb, Earl Grey and coffee-spiked twists, these are the best Negronis in London to drink this September.
In 1919, according to cocktail legend, Count Camillo Negroni walked into Florence’s Caffè Casoni and asked bartender Fosco Scarselli to strengthen his Americano by replacing the soda water with gin.
A man who looked at alcohol and thought, this needs less water. We respect that.
The result was gin, Campari and sweet vermouth in equal measure. More than a century later, Negroni Week returns from 21 to 27 September 2026, and London has interpreted “three ingredients” rather loosely.
Count Camillo started it. London has taken it from here.
At Samyukta Nair’s Mayfair Italian, Henry Southan’s Negroni Shakerato mixes Campari, Malfy Gin, sweet vermouth and orange juice.
There is also the Earl Grey and lavender laced Clay Pot Negroni and a cherry leaning Negroni alla Ciliegia, with seasonal stuzzichini from Head Chef Somaia Hammad alongside.
Three Negronis feels less like indecision and more like research.
Sale e Pepe: The Italian Tour
Sale e Pepe is serving five Negronis across its Knightsbridge original and Sale e Pepe Mare at The Langham, all £15 for Negroni Week.
Bar Director Pietro Collina’s menu travels through Italy, from the classic Florence Negroni to saffron led Messina, figgy Portofino and coffee and tobacco laced Trieste. There is also a No-Groni for anyone exercising suspicious levels of restraint.
Five regions. Five Negronis.
Fenchurch Restaurant, Sky Garden: Truffle At 37 Floors
Fenchurch at Sky Garden has taken Camillo’s “make it stronger” philosophy and added truffle.
The Truffle Washed Mezcal Negroni swaps gin for truffle infused Del Maguey Vida Mezcal with Campari and Antica Formula, served 37 floors above London.
Subtle, it is not. But then neither was replacing water with gin.
The Ned: Keeping It In The Family
At The Nickel Bar at The Ned, the Negroni finds itself among relatives. The American style cocktail bar pours classics including the Americano, the drink Camillo allegedly tinkered with in 1919, and its whiskey loving cousin, the Boulevardier.
Take your Negroni at the marble topped bar while The Nickel Stage supplies jazz, blues and emerging acts.
Americano, Negroni, Boulevardier.
Count Camillo has found his family reunion.
The Mirror Bar, The Landmark London: Negroni, But Make It Art
From 15 September to 5 October, The Mirror Bar at The Landmark London hosts a Campari residency with the tropical Mi-Ki Negroni and classic Campari Negroni.
Add lobster arancini, parmesan truffle fries and live guest sketches by Anna Obert on selected evenings.
Some people leave a bar with a receipt. Here, you may leave with artwork.
Bar Antoine, Mayfair: The French Affair
At Bar Antoine, the Italian Count appears to have run off with a Frenchman.
The Café-Calva Negroni combines gin and Calvados with coffee liqueur, bitter citrus and chocolate notes inside Yannick Alléno’s Pavyllon London.
We have travelled some distance from gin, Campari and vermouth.
Dangerous, really.
The Italian Greyhound, Marylebone: Four Ways To Misbehave
The Italian Greyhound has four Negronis for 21 to 27 September.
No Politics comes with a Parmesan crisp, Golden Rule brings yuzu gin and Luxardo Bitter, Second Degree adds grapefruit, peach and Campari, while Good Intentions keeps things alcohol free.
Add wild boar arancini or winter truffle orecchiette. A Negroni followed by pasta remains one of adulthood’s better decisions.
TOZI Victoria: Bring Out The Trolley
At TOZI Victoria, the Negroni gets its own trolley.
Three limited edition serves include coffee tinged Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day, herbal 50 Special and Beesou S(bee)gliato, while TOZI Battersea adds another three Negroni specials.
The problem with tableside Negronis is how quickly one becomes accustomed to tableside Negronis.
ROKA: The Japanese Chapter
ROKA is collaborating with Peddlers Gin and Karminia Vermouth from 21 to 27 September, with a special Negroni available across its London restaurants.
Charlotte Street’s Shochu Lounge goes further with three Japanese inspired Negronis.
One is an aperitif. Three is due diligence.
Hoppers: Colombo Calling
Hoppers’ Pandan Negroni Colombo combines No.10 Gin, Coconut Campari, pandan and vermouth.
Sweet, aromatic and slightly savoury, it takes the Count from Florence to Sri Lanka without losing the bitterness that matters.
Camillo probably did not foresee pandan entering his legacy.
KOKUM, East Dulwich: A Little Heat
KOKUM gives the classic Negroni a warm, spice-led twist with cinnamon infused gin, sweet vermouth and Campari.
Its Cinnamon Negroni works particularly well before dinner or alongside Indian nibbles.
Three ingredients became four.
By London standards, practically restrained.
Rosina’s Thorn Bar, Wandsworth Common: Five Negronis, No Half Measures
At Adam Byatt’s Rosina, Bar Manager Jason Duncan has created five Negronis including Cherry Sour, Amalfi Shaken and White variations.
Snacks include gnocco fritto with Salame Rosa, fried Taleggio and smoked sardines on sourdough.
Five Negronis and fried cheese.
Finally, some sensible lifestyle advice.
The Lucky Pig, Fitzrovia: Choose Your Fighter
The Lucky Pig offers four Negroni personalities: Classic, Smoked, White and Rosé.
Expect Chelsea Gin, Campari, Regal Rogue vermouths, Montelobos Mezcal and rhubarb or rosé liqueur depending on your chosen level of trouble.
Decisions were easier in 1919.
Image credit: Miles Worsfold, @thirsty_photographer
Songbird, Canary Wharf: The Yorkshire One
Songbird’s Yorkshire Negroni adds Yorkshire rhubarb aperitif to gin, Campari and sweet vermouth.
Tart, bitter and best enjoyed overlooking Canary Wharf, it is an Italian classic with an unexpectedly northern accent.
Yorkshire via Florence via Canary Wharf.
Kaya Great Northern Hotel, King’s Cross: One For The Road
Kaya’s GNH Bar stretches Negroni celebrations across September with a Classic, Mezcal Negroni, Sloegroni, Barrel Aged Negroni and alcohol free Nogroni.
Every Wednesday, Jodie Shankland adds live jazz from 6pm to 8pm.
One drink and some jazz sounds restrained.
We admire the intention.
Caractère, Notting Hill: Autumn Is Calling
At Caractère in Notting Hill, gin makes way for English rye whisky in the Rye Negroni.
Fielden Rye Whisky, sweet vermouth and bitter liqueur keep the familiar three part structure intact, but make it richer, jammy and decidedly more autumnal.
Same mathematics. Darker mood.
Lanes of London, Mayfair: Tea Has Entered The Chat
Lanes of London has two seasonal Negronis for September.
The Orchard Negroni adds apple liqueur and bitters, while the Merchants Negroni Sour combines spiced gin, Campari, Earl Grey, lemon and orange bitters.
Apple. Earl Grey. Campari.
Britain inevitably put the kettle on.
Dirty Dicks, Bishopsgate: Negroni Week Wasn’t Enough
Dirty Dicks is stretching Negroni Week across September with five bespoke Young’s twists.
The Savoury Negroni swaps gin for Altos Plata tequila with tomato and olive bitters, while Coffee, Tropical and Stonefruit variations take things in increasingly inventive directions.
At Bishopsgate, follow the neon downstairs to WM Barker or The Vaults.
One week was clearly never going to be enough.
One hundred and seven years after one Italian supposedly decided soda water was holding him back, London is still finding new ways to interpret the consequences.
Some are classic. Some contain truffle. One involves pandan. Another has Earl Grey.
But the original principle remains excellent. When life gives you soda water, replace it with gin.
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