The most Instagrammable cocktails in London

You may have dressed to impress on your night out, but London's cocktails are having a fancy dress party of their own.

From fire-breathing dragons to Michelangelo statues, these are the seriously Instagrammable drinks you have to try (and snap) in London.

The Jewel of the South at Nightjar

Speakeasy-style Nightjar has many a quirky cocktail to choose from, but for devastating glamour, go for the Jewel of the South. A sea of Belvedere vodka, cherry liqueur, golden sultana and an invigorating combination of sansho pepper and electric bitters comes topped with a dazzling azure blue jewel.

129 City Road, Hoxton, EC1V 1JB, barnightjar.com

Way of The Dragon at The Gibson

The allure of the East comes to Clerkenwell bar The Gibson in the form of this smoking, serpentine drink. The curious rum cocktail features the exotic combination of seabuckthorn, mangosteen, rambutan (all fruits, in case you didn’t know), and comes with a steam-billowing dragon-shaped pot.

44 Old St, Clerkenwell, EC1V 9AQ, thegibsonbar.london

The Very Hungry Caterpillar at The Blind Pig

Literary fans and big kids alike will get giddy over the menu at The Blind Pig, the bar at Jason Atherton’s Social Eating House. Cocktails themed around children’s books include the BFG, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, and this incarnation of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which features ice cubes in the flavours of the fruits the caterpillar chomps his way through. ​

58 Poland Street, Soho, W1F 7NR, socialeatinghouse.com

Bunga Bunga at David's Punch

The cocktail menu at these Silvio Berlusconi-themed pizza party palaces is suitably kitsch. Drinks served out of the heads of famous (and fictional) Italians, from Berlusconi himself to Mario, the plumber of Nintendo fame. The David’s Punch of rum, cherry liqueur and mulled wine syrup takes as its chalice the visage of Michelangelo’s famous sculpture.

Prairie Oyster at 69 Colebrook Row

The Prairie Oyster has long been the saviour of many a difficult Sunday morning. In the hands of cocktail extraordinaire Tony Conigliaro, the kitchen-cupboard cocktail gets high-end makeover featuring a tomato yolk, horseradish vodka, Oloroso sherry and celery salt, and is served to look like its seafood namesake.

69 Colebrook Row, N1 8AA, 69colebrookerow.com

Fluff & Fold Royale at Dandelyan

Multi-award winning London mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana has enchanted the world with his cocktails – and now he’s pairing them with the very British tradition of afternoon tea. Among the four cocktails served with the Wyld Tea at Dandelyan is this Fluff and Fold Royale, a prosecco-based drink with cacao liqueur, lime, basil and orange bitters, served with a delicately perched lemon and pistachio marshmallow.

20 Upper Ground, South Bank, SE1 9PD, dandelyanbar.com

Mr Fogg’s Residence – Upon Kiouni The Elephant

Transporting its guest into the globetrotting world of fictional Victorian explorer Jules Verne, Mr Fogg’s Residence is quite the giant of London’s cocktail scene. Almost as big is this six person cocktail of gin, Cointreau, cinnamon tincture, white wine and zingy fruit juices, which comes served out of the Howdah (or carriage) of a large Indian Elephant statue.

15 Bruton Lane, Mayfair, W1J 6JD, mr-foggs.com

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