The Gibson

Each Monday this month we're getting together with Tarquin's Cornish Gin and serving up some dry martinis at a special price of £9. We'll have complimentary house #pickles and shaved #parmesan on the side for you. From 8.30 to 10.30 they'll be joined by live piano to get your week off to a swinging start! #MartiniMonday #tarquinsgin

Just for tonight, we will be opening the bar at 6pm. A bit later than our normal opening time due to a private event beforehand. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you and we look forward to seeing you very soon!!

Find the peacock doors at 44 Old Street and step into a parallel dimension for our special Sunday service at The Gibson. From 1pm until 10.30 at night we’ll be serving up Rhubarb Negronis, Gibson Martinis, Red Snappers & Bloody Marys with some great food including grass-fed beef tartare, oak smoked salmon, pheasant terrines, pickled octopus, lobster bisque and acorn-fed Serrano ham..And if you need a little boost we have our All Day Breakfast Espresso with GreyGoose, espresso liqueur, fresh coffee, marmalade & sea salt, to help finish your weekend on a fun note. #TheGibsonbar #sundayspecial

LOCH, STOCK & BARREL
Monkey Shoulder ,Crystalised Ginger Fresh Lemon, Tobacco Leaf Smoked Honey, Damson & Pataka Ginger, Scottish Thistle & Heather, Solerno Blood Orange, Bamboo Charcoal, Salty Cacao Butter Ice #thegibsonbar #saturdaynight #timeforcocktails 🍸

We love to host parties at The Gibson so we created delicious punches that you can share with friends at special prices 🎉🥂 #TheGibsonbar #fridaynight #sharingiscaring

ALPUCINO GreyGoose Vanilla Vodka, Amalfi Lemons Gianduia & Pistachio Cream, Salty SV Amaretto, Sweet Spices, Fresh Espresso, Buckwheat Milk, Rosted Date Oil #cocktailoftheday #TheGibsonbar

Today we were honoured by a visit of very special friend of ours George Nemec the global brand ambassador of the unique bohemian Becherovka to share the knowledge with us in order to pass the message from Becherovka makers to our guests. Thank you George Becherovka Nemec for your truly exceptional masterclass held at the Gibson to share your passion with the rest of the team. #TheGibsonbar #becherovka

#Repost @welcometomybar with @get_repost ・・・ ❤️Beauty & the Birch❤️Another fantastic serve I shot over at @thegibsonbar 🙌🏻 . Here are the ingredients:... - Whisky - Birch leaf - Pink mead - Mirto Lucano - Fresh lemon - Sea grass - Honey - Fresh gherkin juice - Qujnce jam - Pacific ale Cheers😊 . . . . . #craftcocktail #drinkstagram #cocktailsofinstagram #cocktailbar #imbibe
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Each Monday this month we're getting together with Tarquin's Cornish Gin and serving up some dry martinis at a special price of £9. We'll have complimentary house #pickles and shaved #parmesan on the side for you. From 8.30 to 10.30 they'll be joined by live piano to get your week off to a swinging start! #MartiniMonday #tarquinsgin

Find the peacock doors at 44 Old Street and step into a parallel dimension for our special Sunday service at The Gibson. From 1pm until 10.30 at night we’ll be serving up Rhubarb Negronis, Gibson Martinis, Red Snappers & Bloody Marys with some great food including grass-fed beef tartare, oak smoked salmon, pheasant terrines, pickled octopus, lobster bisque and acorn-fed Serrano ham..And if you need a little boost we have our All Day Breakfast Espresso with GreyGoose, espresso liqueur, fresh coffee, marmalade & sea salt, to help finish your weekend on a fun note. #TheGibsonbar #sundayspecial

We love to host parties at The Gibson so we created delicious punches that you can share with friends at special prices #TheGibsonbar #sharingiscaring #punchbowl

#Repost @welcometomybar with @get_repost ・・・ Voodoo Lady💀This is the last drink I shot over at @thegibsonbar ❤️Which makes me think I should go back there soon...!😇 . Here’s what’s inside:... - Gin - Sf aperitif - Eau de Vie - Raspberry - Fresh lemon - Rowan jelly - White mulberry preserve - Fresh egg white Cheers🥃 . . . . . #cocktailbar #imbibegram #cocktailphotography #drinkstagram #cocktail
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#Repost @pachyta with @get_repost ・・・ And this was the cocktail: Midnight Cowboy. #yeahthatispopcorn and a baby corn with chocolate .. .... . . . . . #midnightcowboy #cocktail #london #datenightinlondon
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Please do let us invite you for the very first masterclass of Becherovka held by one and only George Nemec the global brand ambassador at the Gibson bar on 16th of Jan from 12:00 🙂 #thegibsonbar #becherovka #masterclass

#Repost @charis.pmichael with @get_repost ・・・ Cocktails are like a present you give to yourself..!#angel_tears #cocktails #london2019

Each Monday this month we're getting together with Tarquin's Cornish Gin and serving up some dry martinis at a special price of £9. We'll have complimentary house #pickles and shaved #parmesan on the side for you. From 8.30 to 10.30 they'll be joined by live piano to get your week off to a swinging start! #MartiniMonday #tarquinsgin

Find the peacock doors at 44 Old Street and step into a parallel dimension for our special Sunday service at The Gibson. From 1pm until 10.30 at night we’ll be serving up Rhubarb Negronis, Gibson Martinis, Red Snappers & Bloody Marys with some great food including grass-fed beef tartare, oak smoked salmon, pheasant terrines, pickled octopus, lobster bisque and acorn-fed Serrano ham..And if you need a little boost we have our All Day Breakfast Espresso with GreyGoose, espresso liqueur, fresh coffee, marmalade & sea salt, to help finish your weekend on a fun note. #TheGibsonbar #sundayspecial

#Repost @cocktail_trooper with @get_repost ・・・ “That light is sooo atractive!” Electric Earl At @thegibsonbar Thanks to @marian_beke and @martina.breznanova .... . . . . #design #glasses #photooftheday #starwars #stormtrooper #love #bar #bartender #design #passion #electric #travel #organic #food #drinks #cocktail #gin #rum #whisky #whiskey #figure #toy
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#Repost @welcometomybar with @get_repost ・・・ 🥃The Pollenator🐝Another delicious sip I recently had over at @thegibsonbar ❤️ . Here are the ingredients🐝:... -Rye -Bee skeleton infusion -Calendula -St Germain -Yuzu & bergamot tea jam -Passion fruit honegar -Fresh lemon Hope you are having a great weekend😊Cheers🥃🐝 . . . . . #cocktailbar #imbibegram #craftcocktail #drinkstagram #cocktailphotography
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wow wow wow wow and WOW!!! That is all I can say! The drinks are amazing, the staff know their stuff and nothing is too much. Absolutely incredible experience!

one of the best place in London where you can try delicious cocktails made with an amazing attention with all the details.

Great and friendly staff, good vibe inside with enjoyable music.

I really suggest to go there.

Wow :) Brillant place with very unique coctails and live piano music. The stuff is very professional and friendly ( thank u Sarah). See you next time :)

This place is amazing the staff and cocktails are fantastic. Definitely worth the money, I can't wait to go back xx

The best signature bar in London. Thanks a lot.

The Gibson is exactly what a cocktail bar should look like: an intimate, dimly-lit space, a sizeable but not overly long bar counter, and a vintage piano, complete with a talented pianist. I tried the signature Gibson martini – it was one of the best of my life. A great bonus at Gibson is the jar of pickles and small plate of cheeses served alongside your drink. Marian is a sight to behold as he prepares his cocktails, which vary from twists on classics to wild new creations. I’d like to give a special mention to the staff, who were extremely polite, always kindly asking permission before passing by our big crowd standing up at the bar.

So unique and charming! Amazing cocktails and a wonderful pianist. If you like an old school style and something different then this adorable little place is for you!

Our favourite place! Secret gem in old street! Our lovely little local so lucky to have it so near! Gorgeous bar and cocktails with great staff and live music Xx

One of the best bars in the world. Innovative drinks with excellent service. I love it here.

My friend held a private party at the Gibson's - it was immaculately handled by the staff. I have also been there on a regular evening. The cocktails and the service are top notch. I can't recommend this place warmly enough!!

I’ve been to lots and lots of cocktail bars all over the world...

This place tops them all!

In an unbelievable display of balletic, manual dexterity, the bartender at The Gibson – an Edwardian Time Machine in Old Street kept me mesmerized for much longer than planned. Watching her and her team work was exhilarating and exhausting (in a good way!).



Having discovered this architectural cocktail establishment via Google Maps which indicated a mere 5 minutes' walk from my hotel, I approached to find a woman standing guard at the door. Communication device in-ear and a welcoming smile, I was asked if I had a reservation. For a bar? Well, it was Friday night, but still... No, I admitted sheepishly. Was I alone? Yes, regretfully. Well then, allow me check with my colleagues. With the press of a button and a sotto-voce inquiry, this very accommodating Cerberus revealed there might be a place for me in this establishment that could, according to the fire marshal, hold but thirty-five souls. She entreated me to wait but a moment.



Lo and behold, there was room for this thirsty traveler and that space was directly in front of the hardest working bartender in London. She was not alone. In fact, she would have been unable to accomplish her feats of mixological miracles without the help of her trusted team.



Although I sat not three feet from the alchemist in question, a waitress came to take my order.



One look at the menu and I was stumped. Could she make a recommendation? "What do you like?" Fortunately, I was prepared.



"I enjoy a smoky peated Scotch," said I.



"Then I suggest The Garden of the Sun King." But of course.



I watched, entranced, as the bartender, accompanied by an equally dexterous colleague, proceeded to prepare vessels, concoct flavor-enriched libations, garnish them to a fare-thee-well and decorate them in the most amusing ways imaginable. My poor attempts at gobsmacked photography cannot do these creations justice. I can only commend you to their own Gallery for the faintest hint of what was fashioned before my eyes. One need only peruse the menu for a glimpse of the possibilities.



But I can tell you that the dizzying pace and gymnastic, free-style choreography was entrancing.



The waitress brought each order to an associate who fed the requests to the bartender, all the while, preparing certain ingredients that would be required in drinks he had not yet relayed. His deft anticipation put in place the dozen or so components required for each recipe.



Those ingredients were numerous beyond reason. Spruce Resin Infusion, Nut Brittle with Salted Yopol Pine Fir Smoke, and Forest Bee Skeletons to name a few. The crew arrives early every day to prepare what must be a thousand syrups, brines, oils, compotes, jellies, mulled cordials, macerated fruits, relishes, bitters and powders, and arraign them explicitly so that the bartender can take hold of without trepidation, wield without worry, and employ without embarrassment.



The bartender worked inside a sacred space. She gamboled while agitating the cocktail shaker. She swayed to and fro while pouring infused liquids from one metal receptacle to another at arms-length. She spun, reached, ducked and leapt about like a gravity-defying Cirque du Soleil performer.



She was tuned to a rhythm only she could hear and her movements were graceful, acrobatic, and rhythmic as she seized one tincture after another. All others gave her room to grove. After my second drink, I discerned the light tap on a shoulder, the brief brush of a hip, and the elegant exploit of an elbow to indicate who was moving in which direction in the exceedingly small working space.



These people were not a team, they were not colleagues, they were a troupe. They are a finely-honed, well-rehearsed, marvelously tuned ensemble, acting as one.



Almost forgot to mention. The drinks are beyond delicious and the piano player was extraordinary.



Five stars.

I was there for a masterclass, as a student I would like to say that Marian is an amazing mentor and really kind person. As a client it was a pleasure to be insight one of the best cocktail bar of the world and drunk their amazing creation. Best compliments to all the people that are working there, good job!

Cocktail flavour combinations to enrich, challenge and indulge your pallet and your love of great spirits and great Cocktails. Friendly relaxed and indulgent, a treat in the East.

Came across this place by accident. One of the best cocktail bars I've been to - exceptional attention to detail on the drinks and friendly, professional, attentive staff. Cosy and positive atmosphere also helps. I would highly recommend.

Amazing drinks, great atmosphere and attentive staff. Very quirky and cool. Loved it! Would definitely recommend.

Amazing bar, the staff is really professional, friendly and welcoming, and the cocktail... a flavored adventure��! And it all comes with a nice music or a live piano on the background! I really recommend this place! And I will surely come back!

Absolutely fantastic place. The staff and the cocktails where unique and tasted amazing. Doesn't look much from the outside but definite go. We where going for one cocktail and ended up having two as it was so great. The waitress was so helpful and informative. Will definitely go again when in London. ⭐️⭐️

Absolutely brilliant place. Amazing drinks, really friendly staff (including the doorman). Nice and relaxed vibe inside. Can't recommend the place enough.