Cocktails in the City: Summer Edition, Bedford Square Gardens

Fancy sipping the concoctions served at 25 of London's best bars? Without having to travel across the city to try them? Of course you do. Cocktails in the City returns to the capital from 12 – 13 July, with many of London's most innovative bars (in pop-up form), arriving for a weekend of alfresco drinking and show-stopping cocktails.

Meet the bartenders at the top of their game and look on as experienced mixologists muddle together ingredients to create liquid delights, all against the beautiful backdrop of Bedford Square Gardens. One of the most vibrant cocktail events in the calendar, Cocktails in the City offers a 'whirlwind tour of cocktail exploration'. Pop-up bars to make a beeline for this summer include Genuine Liquorette, Bourne & Hollingsworth, Mint Gun Club, and Ella Canta (we're still dreaming of the pink margaritas they served last summer).

And if all this cocktail sampling leaves you peckish, the Lost Boys Pizza are bringing their Instagram-ready black dough pizzas to Bedford Square Gardens. Meanwhile, gyoza experts Rainbo and Indian-meets-hotdog kings Rock a Dolla are also present, both of which serve meat, vegetarian and vegan options.

Keep an eye out for the Champagne Laurent-Perrier pop-up bar which, as well as serving delectable bubbles, is celebrating London’s top female bartenders with a menu of exquisite champagne cocktails created exclusively for the festival.

Entry tickets include a complimentary cocktail of your choice upon arrival