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The 10 best streets to open a cocktail bar in London (2026 data)

Late-night demand is concentrated and competition is fierce, so the ranking leans on Friday and Saturday station flows, nightlife context and recorded bars within 600 m. These ten streets come out on top.

Format scored: A cocktail and natural wine bar: £30 average ticket, 36 seats, trading Wednesday to Saturday nights.

Computed 12 September 2026 over 2,480 London street segments. Every figure carries its label: OBSERVED, AREA CONTEXT or MODELLED.

  1. 1

    Enid Street (Maltby Street, Bermondsey)

    Southwark · Zones 1/2 · side street

    301,193 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 31 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £313 per m².

    Fit score 72/100MODELLED Est. revenue £79,778/mo (range £43,878-£127,645)MODELLED Weekly station flow 301,193OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 31 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £313/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,778AREA CONTEXT
  2. 2

    St Johns station area

    Lewisham · Zone 2 · transport hub

    16,156 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 5 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £29 per person and modelled rent is £225 per m².

    Fit score 70/100MODELLED Est. revenue £29,202/mo (range £16,061-£46,723)MODELLED Weekly station flow 16,156OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 5 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £225/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,538AREA CONTEXT
  3. 3

    Druid Street (Maltby Street, Bermondsey)

    Southwark · Zones 1/2 · side street

    250,994 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 40 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £312 per m².

    Fit score 67/100MODELLED Est. revenue £61,269/mo (range £33,698-£98,030)MODELLED Weekly station flow 250,994OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 40 (3 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £312/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,778AREA CONTEXT
  4. 4

    Vauxhall Cross

    Lambeth · Zones 1/2 · transport hub

    470,579 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 25 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £40 per person and modelled rent is £361 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £96,039/mo (range £52,821-£153,662)MODELLED Weekly station flow 470,579OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 25 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £361/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,706AREA CONTEXT
  5. 5

    St Margarets station area

    Richmond upon Thames · Zone 4 · transport hub

    19,461 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £38 per person and modelled rent is £353 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £32,968/mo (range £18,132-£52,748)MODELLED Weekly station flow 19,461OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 4 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £353/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,569AREA CONTEXT
  6. 6

    Surrey Quays

    Southwark · Zone 2 · major retail street

    296,089 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £36 per person and modelled rent is £477 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £106,509/mo (range £58,580-£170,414)MODELLED Weekly station flow 296,089OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 4 (2 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £477/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,601AREA CONTEXT
  7. 7

    Prince Regent station area

    Newham · Zone 3 · transport hub

    23,286 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £29 per person and modelled rent is £368 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £39,368/mo (range £21,652-£62,988)MODELLED Weekly station flow 23,286OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 4 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £368/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,105AREA CONTEXT
  8. 8

    Druid Street (Bermondsey Street)

    Southwark · Zone 1 · side street

    36,135 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 50 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £36 per person and modelled rent is £304 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £16,927/mo (range £9,310-£27,084)MODELLED Weekly station flow 36,135OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 50 (4 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £304/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 1,989AREA CONTEXT
  9. 9

    De Beauvoir Town, Dalston

    Hackney · Zone 2 · side street

    177,538 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 23 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £35 per person and modelled rent is £294 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £63,379/mo (range £34,858-£101,406)MODELLED Weekly station flow 177,538OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 23 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £294/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,122AREA CONTEXT
  10. 10

    Nunhead Green (Queens Road Peckham)

    Southwark · Zone 2 · side street

    2,168 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 9 recorded cocktail bars competing within 600 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £293 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £34,829/mo (range £19,156-£55,726)MODELLED Weekly station flow 2,168OBSERVED Competitors within 600 m 9 (1 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £293/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 2,626AREA CONTEXT

How this ranking works

One fixed concept is scored against every one of the 2,480 London street segments in the Location Potential dataset: station entries and exits from TfL Annual Station Counts 2025 (National Rail: ORR 2024-25), recorded venues within the concept's competition radius (400 m to 1 km by type) from OpenStreetMap, Census 2021 residents for the local LSOA, business crime from data.police.uk, and rent context from Valuation Office Agency rateable values. Scores and revenue figures are MODELLED planning estimates with fixed, published rules, not observed takings. The full method, sources and limits are on the Method page.

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