Cahoots

A venture from Inception Group (who brought you Beaver Lodge), Cahoots is the latest in London's subterranean ventures. An underground destination 'where spirits are high and the drinks never run dry'.

This Blitz inspired bar is situated in a ‘disused underground station’ underneath Carnaby Street. Upon finding the Underground tube sign in Kingly Court you will enter a triumph of post- war resourcefulness, from the old fashioned wooden escalators that lead guests downstairs, to the dramatic, tiled, platform bar set alongside vintage train carriages. The 1940s tube carriage seats, mismatched furniture and bunting draped throughout the space. 

As well as serving classic cocktails, black market liquor and post-war favourites are also available, in particular rum and gin based drinks are furtively knocked back from old mugs, hip flasks, vintage milk bottles and tins, finished with ingredients half-inched from nana’s pantry, picked from the allotment and foraged from the ruins. For those that simply want to enjoy the comfort of a classic ale, Spitfire Premium Kentish Ale is also available to sip, alongside a (rationed) portion of spam fritters. 

Regular entertainment is varied with homages to the 1940s stars of the stage and screen, with good time gals, Hollywood starlets, war veterans, politicians, aristocrats, milkmen and, of course, a ticket inspector, all on hand to fling another record on the gramophone.

Ideal For

A jolly good knees-up, roaring nights

Signature Drinks

Cahoots signature sharer cocktail, ‘The Tanqueray No. Ten Station Clock’, is served in an actual clock with a working clock face.

Highlights

First timers will be greeted at the entry ticket kiosk and asked to which station they wish to travel. Assuming the ‘correct’ station is requested they’ll be issued with a special one trip ticket that will gain them passage, not to the platforms, but to the staff service entrance. Regulars will be rewarded with a special ‘season ticket’ that unlocks the service door directly and allows themselves and friends to enter (slyly) under the nose of the old bill and without the assistance of a member of the undercover Cahoots team.


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