Bobbie’s

Neil Perry’s been dancing around the idea of having a bar for years now. And whether it’s people stopping by Margaret for a glass of wine, or the business crowd hitting up Rockpool for a liquid lunch back in the day, people have long treated his restaurants as such. But Bobbie’s, the counterpart to Perry’s Cantonese restaurant Songbird, is the veteran restaurateur’s “first real bar”. As you’d expect, this partnership with Linden Pride and Nathalie Hudson – who own revered New York Bars Dante and Caffe Dante – is a knockout. Visit for various iterations of the Negroni and Martini, a sumptuous clubby feel, and some truly excellent snacks (Perry just couldn’t help himself).