There’s nothing like knowing you’re helping a good cause to make a (already very delicious) cocktail taste even better. From September 16-22, bars and restaurants all over the city will celebrate Negroni Week by serving their take on this iconic tipple.
Reimagined by some of London’s best mixologists, these Negroni Week specials will come in many different shapes and sizes – but they all have one thing in common, and that’s Campari. You can’t have a negroni without it after all!
Partnering with Campari for Negroni Week, Slow Food is a global initiative striving to ensure a world where there is good, clean, and fair food for all. Campari is donating to Slow Food on behalf of every venue in the UK that is getting involved in the occasion. Keep reading to find out where in London you can sip some of the best negronis around.
Campari have created a map to help you find tasty negronis near you – start exploring now!
1. Amano
Negroni Week? More like Negroni Season! The team at Amano in Covent Garden is professing its undying love for this iconic serve by transforming their rooftop bar into a Campari Negroni terrace from September 10, and it’s staying open until January 2025. Campari’s Negroni Nights will take place on Fridays and Saturdays, with a live DJ from 8pm each night. You can also enjoy 2-4-1 negronis Monday-Wednesday from 5pm-7pm. Drury House, 34-43 Russell Street, WC2B 5HA
2. South Place Hotel
We can think of few better places to drink a negroni than a special Campari terrace a-top one of London’s gorgeous hotels. South Place Hotel’s Angler Terrace has transformed into a chic homage to 1900s Florence for the occasion, and it’s open until October 1. You can also enjoy their expertly-crafted, bespoke Negroni Week cocktail menu at partner venues including Quagliano’s, Sartoria and German Gymnasium.
3. Bar Termini
Bar Termini may be small, but its reputation amongst London’s negroni-lovers most certainly is not. Their house negronis keep the punters coming back all year round, but you can also try out some new Campari-infused creations from their twist menu, for the whole of September. Old Compton Street, W1D 5JE
4. Cecconi’s at The Ned
Cecconi’s trifecta of Negroni Week specials truly has something for everyone. Enjoy hints of tea and orange marmalade in the Breakfast Negroni, green apple and cookie dough in the Apple Pie Negroni, and fruity fragrant notes from the Plum & Basil Negroni. Plus, if you book a table for dinner at Cecconi’s at The Ned on September 20, you’ll receive a negroni, on the house, to enjoy with your meal. 27 Poultry, London EC2R 8AJ
5. Hoppers
There’s no one we’d trust more to put a Sri Lankan twist on this iconic Italian cocktail, than the talented team at Hoppers. And if their mouthwatering Sri Lankan and South Indian food menu is anything to go by, there’s no doubt it’s going to be 11/10.
77 Wigmore Street, W1U 1QE
Unit 3, 4 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG
49 Frith Street, W1D 4SG
6. The Libertine
The Libertine’s Negroni Week specials can be enjoyed as part of a perfectly crafted dining experience. Feast on tasty dishes from their food menu, and sip an array of unique negronis alongside, until September 29. 1 Royal Exchange, EC3V 3LL
7. BFI Southbank
Whether you’re ambling along South Bank or dropping into the BFI to catch one of their latest releases, be sure to sample the bar’s Negroni Week twist menu before the film! BFI Riverfront, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XT
8. Polpo
Polpo has got Venetian fare down to a fine art, and the same has to be said for their negronis. Perfectly balanced and competitively priced, they’re the ultimate aperitivo to enjoy with one of their delectable cicchetti boards – just £25 with 2 negronis, everyday from 3pm-5pm! You can also sip a standard negroni for just £7 until the end of September – or why not try their special serve topped with a Campari marinated octopus?
41 Beak St, Carnaby, W1F 9SB
81 Duke of York Square, London SW3 4LY
9. Forza Wine
If you prefer to take your cocktail hour before a stunning view, then Forza Wine is the place to do so. Sit upon their rooftop terrace in Peckham Rye, or overlooking the Thames above the National Theatre and enjoy a delightful Last of Summer Negroni with strawberry-infused Campari.
The Rooftop, 133A Rye Lane, SE15 4BQ
National Theatre, SE1 9PX