Joyeux Bordel

Amazing if expensive cocktails. Dim lighting, plush couches. Big plus because no cover (at least a few weekends ago around 1am). Big BUT though for the way-​too-​loud music. It’s not a club it’s a freaking cocktail club and screaming over the music to hear conversation just sucks. Won’t be returning for that reason.

An experimental cocktail club and one of London’s must-​visit bar. Make sure you have a reservation cause there are people at the door whose job is to decide whether you may enter or not.
Joyeux Bordel means a happy mess. But It’s not a mess at all. The decoration is amazing. But most of the seats and tables are at knee height, too low to lean into, so you better sit at the bar and enjoy your drink. #joyeuxbordel #bar #cocktailbar #shoreditch #london #foodie #drink #cocktail

Went for a French soirée evening to meet a colleague and his French (girl)friends. This lounge was a bit loud to talk with a French dj spinning tunes. Created a swanky feel.
I had one cocktail, the st Germain, which was excellent. Highly recommended with egg white, elderflower and gin. Very light but not in a summery way. Drinkable all year round.
I would go back to this underground place if given the opportunity.

Well, I have last night’s Unilocal open party to thank for my discovering of Joyeux Bordel. We spilled out of the venue and onto the street looking for a bar to have a quick drink in before we popped home. We encountered a smartly dressed man wearing a vintage hat and waistcoat and looking like he was dying to tell us about this new bar.
Open 28 days, it’s a newborn in Shoreditch cocktail territory. You go in, down the stairs, past large mirrors and dark wood walls into a very sexy looking space. It’s the perfect place for an illicit date or even, a not-​so illicit date, if you must.
I ordered a frothy gin St. Germain and my lovely accomplice ordered off menu and they happily created her drink. This place is nice, but obviously pricier than your regular bar. But not, actually, that much pricier than any other Shoreditch cocktail bar so definitely check it out. The staff are still eager and friendly as they are new so go along before they get jaded and horribly east London.