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Best Bars and Pubs in Westminster, London

Westminster bars for Whitehall pubs, hotel cocktails, polished political-district drinks, and quiet rooms near St James's Park.

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Best Bars and Pubs in Westminster, London

Guide: Whitehall Pints and Hotel Cocktails

Westminster's evening drinks divide between Whitehall pubs and the formal hotel bars around St James's and the Strand. Cask ale and pies suit an unplanned stop near Parliament; classic cocktails, courtyard seats, and live piano call for more time and a larger budget.

  • The Red LionThe Red Lion is a classic Westminster pub for cask ale, pies, political-drama atmosphere, and a proper central London lunch between Parliament, St James's, Whitehall, and theatre plans.
  • Blue Boar PubBlue Boar Pub serves pies, roasts, cask ale, and polished British pub food in a smart Westminster room close to Parliament, St James's Park, and Whitehall.
  • The Caxton BarThe Caxton Bar at St. Ermin's is a polished Westminster hotel bar for cocktails, whisky, and a quieter drink near St James's Park and Victoria, with enough intelligence-history atmosphere to feel local to Whitehall.
  • The American Bar at The StaffordThe Stafford's American Bar gives Westminster and St James's an old-school cocktail room with clubby history, courtyard seating, and the kind of hotel-bar ritual that suits a dressed-up night.
  • American Bar at The SavoyThe American Bar at The Savoy is London's legendary art deco hotel bar, built around classic cocktails, white-jacket service, and a live jazz pianist every night. Book it when the drink is meant to be part of the story.
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