Callooh Callay

Callooh Callay is a cocktail bar Shoreditch London located in United Kingdom.

9 / 10
626
ratings
  • Phone

    +44 20 7739 4781

  • Website

    calloohcallaybar.com

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  • Type

    Cocktail Bar

Address

65 Rivington St London Greater London EC2A 3AY United Kingdom

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi No
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 135


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Eva Ci

Amazing cocktails ! I would suggest to have a reservation as its a very popular place! Didn't know has a secret entrance for another cocktail bar so I should go back in the near future!

Lizzie P

Eccentric & super quirky cocktail bar . If you're a speakeasy fan you'll love this - be sure to walk through the wardrobe door into the back bar !

Angeliki Gkogka

Cocktails are really good ! I recommend the Devil Inside and Tocororo. Book in advance ! They didn't allow us to sit with some friends who joined us later , although there was space in our table.

Emily-jane

Really fun and cool bar . Over 21's. Secret room with extra seats through the wardrobe . Table service. Innovative and delicious cocktails . Book in advance for a guaranteed seat, but you can walk in.

Joely Tennant

Great cocktails , all hover around the £10 mark. Table service is quick and they're good at keeping you topped up on alcohol and tap water all night.

Ministry of Waxing

Callooh Callay has earned its reputation as the quirky cocktail bar with a wonderful, unique decor from the menu to the toilets (yes, they are taped with cassettes). Make sure to book a table!

Lele Buonerba

This place has the best cocktail list in Shoreditch. Awesome atmosphere and service, fairy pricey but definitely worth it. I had "La Marioposa" – a must have if you like good tequila !

Utku Can

Walk through the infamous wardrobe and you'll find a quirky bar with fun drinks. Want to take it up a notch? Make friends with the staff and ask if you can grab a drink at Jubjub, the upstairs bar .

Emma T

Book a table on the top floor- their bar called Jubjub- for Oysters and Absinthe . Their Absinthe cocktails will knock you flat and the oysters are simple and divine. Cute Aussie barman too...!

S Marks The Spots

Winner of World’s Best Cocktail Menu in 2012. Creative cocktails , funky decor and a members-only pop up venue. Reserve in advance, alk through the closet door and be seated at the hidden black room. Read more

Jaime T G

Good fun cocktails with a rearview retro homage look, simple and nice. Recommend the Harrison ford. Always very creative ways to present menues

Lee Hart

if you like cocktails this is your place to visit, sneak through the wardrobe for more surprises. If you are a very good guest you may be invited to the jubjub bar upstairs!

Danai Fassouli

Amazing coctails and great decor.Loved the tapes in the toilets very vintage! Very nice music only a bit low volume. You only hear the crowd.

Nick Bain

Will you get in to the JubJub Members bar ? Callooh Callay is a great cocktail bar in the heart of Shoreditch. You'll have a great time here, we just can't guarantee how your head will be in the morn

Kim Pham

A truly lovely cocktail bar . Stay away from the basic drinks and stick with the boozy stirred ones.

valeria velazquez

Great for cocktails and have a good talk. Music is not crazy loud and the place is just comfortable . The menu looks like an Oyster Card which you can take home.

Vic McGin

The front room is ok, but walk through the wardrobe to find an amazing david lynch-esque room full of mirrors and delights. Very good cocktails and service.

BarChick

Play your cards right and you could be one of the chosen few invited up to the Jubjub Bar . Hidden behind a curtain - it's the stairway to cocktail Heaven Read more

Jeff Byrnes

Incredibly inventive cocktails , a back room "through the looking glass", and a hip-hop atmosphere. Lewis Carroll looks on from a portrait at the back.

Yiota Pap

Quirky and funky little bar in Shoreditch. Cocktails are great and if you go through the wardrobe there is a whole new world... ;)

Sophie R.

First bar I came to when I arrived in England, still my favourite since then, the cocktails are amazing, the music & deco brilliant, and the staff lovely, what else could be added on top of that? :)

Evening Standard

Hang around at the back long enough, with a sullen face and impatient pose, and you may be lucky enough to be led through the magic wardrobe (so very Lion, the Witch and the…) and into a second room. Read more

Alexander Lobov

Bartenders free pour their cocktails , which made me suspicious initially. But the Manhattan was solid. Maybe because they do a free pour test every day (!) when they come to work.

Amanda Foley

Some of the most inventive, delicious cocktails in Shoreditch. This place is even more amazing if you can get a membership key to the secret bar upstairs :)

Jake Dylan

delicious drinks, great service. make sure to make a reservation or at least ask for a seat in the BACK

Angela Liu

Quirky and fantastic mixology . Make sure to walk through the closet into the secret room - much nicer ambience inside

Steph Miles

JubJub Bar...amazing. Being told to head to the back of the room & climb through the wardrobe was a great start! Staff were friendly , drinks were BEAUTIFUL (recommend "East of Eden")... toilets = cool!

Ross WS

This multi-level, ever-changing venue dropped out of the top 50 bars in 2015. London’s chameleon bar could yet climb back up the tree .

Neringa Da

If you don't have a reservation , but still determined to have a drink here, come back around midnight and there is a big chance that you'll get in.

Aimee Burton

We had cocktails made by Nathan that were inspired by the solar system. Really cool. The staff were very welcoming and utterly charming

Danai Fassouli

Great selection of coctails amazing decor and nice music only downside the music was too low.

Phil Clamp

Had a great time visiting here. Make sure you get a table and walk through the wardrobe . Decent spot for dates.

Cecile Campan

Amazing cocktails in this nice bar where you can access another room behind the dressing ....

Eamonn Carey

Amazing cocktails . Try the Ban Mi or the Beets by Callay. Also, drinks lots of water. They're strong...

Holger Lüdorf

Excellent little mixology bar with a speakeasy room in the back. The Sazerac here is top notch!

Sera Koç

excellent concept! very friendly staff ..you need to try 2nd coctail in the mixtape menu

María

I wasn't too impressed with the cocktails , but going through an old wardrobe to find the toilet was quite cool. The atmosphere is nice as well .

Mich Elle Arias

Liked the cocktails , excellent service ... Definitely recomended

Javier Deorador

One of the cocktail Bars you HAVE to visit in London!

Lila Bakar

Great themed bar of Alice in Wonderland. Check out the backroom for a chilled sitting area. Fantastic music too. Loved it! Could have extended the opening hour to 3 am instead of 1am though.

Simon Willison

The Scotch Egg 3some is pretty extraordinary - Haggis & Plum Marmalade , Rosemary & Red Onion and Black Pudding & Venison with Rhubarb Jam

Evina Diam

Try the Innovator & Tame the Shark. Veeeery nice cocktails ! ⭐️????

Ella Clucas

shots for the whole top floor in sync. short story in the menu relates to all the drinks and is totally boss

Megan Butler

They make really interesting cocktails and will help you decide based on your favourite drinks

Ross WS

Winner of "Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar " in the Spirited Awards (July 2016)

Kenney Marlatt

Friendly staff serving up quirky cocktails .

Steep Beach

Cool space, very well done cocktails . Maybe taking shabby chic a smidge too literally.

BarChick

This place is quirky all over, so naturally they’ve carried it through to the toilets . Step through the wardrobe and into the loo, where the walls are covered from head to toe in old cassette tapes Read more

Jessica Young

Cocktail menu changes regularly. Reserve in advance if you have a large group!!

Megan Allison

Just adorable. Get the Reposado in Peace , slip through the wardrobe to your mixtape youth. ????

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