{"id":1175076,"date":"2026-08-29T07:29:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1175076\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T07:29:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:29:34","slug":"award-winning-manchester-bar-schofields-one-of-the-best-cocktail-bars-in-the-world-is-moving-to-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1175076\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Winning Manchester Bar Schofield\u2019s \u2013 One of the Best Cocktail Bars in the World \u2013 is Moving to London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since bursting, with a bang, onto the UK cocktail scene in 2021, <strong>Schofield\u2019s Bar<\/strong> in Manchester has hoovered up more accolades than it can feasibly stack on a single shelf. Recognised by The World\u2019s 50 Best Bars in 2022 and 2023, it has twice scooped the title of best bar in the UK at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/uk\/news\/this-classy-cocktail-bar-has-been-named-the-best-in-the-uk-052523\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Class Bar Awards<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/uk\/news\/britains-best-cocktail-bar-is-officially-in-manchester-020724\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">topped the UK\u2019s Top 50 Cocktail Bars in 2024<\/a>. Yep, to say the bar is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/uk\/news\/the-uks-top-50-cocktail-bars-have-been-crowned-for-2025-full-list-of-award-winning-bars-021225\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">well decorated<\/a> feels like an understatement.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily for us Londoners, we soon won\u2019t need to venture north to try out these prize-winning pours, because Schofield\u2019s Bar is opening a second site right here in the Big Smoke.<\/p>\n<p>Mancunian brothers Joe and Daniel Schofield, who run the eponymous bar, are veritable veterans of the global cocktail scene, with big-name bars including Tippling Club in Singapore and Coupette and The American Bar at The Savoy in London gracing their combined CV. Their southern sequel, the creatively named Schofield\u2019s Bar London, is set to open in early November, though we\u2019ll have to wait until closer to the time to find out the exact date of its debut.<\/p>\n<p>The duo have reportedly been hunting for the perfect venue for close to three years, and have secured a site in Covent Garden. The exact location is also currently under wraps, but we do know that, once open, the space will consist of three main areas \u2013 a ground floor with capacity for 20-30 guests, a basement which can squeeze up to 50, and a terrace with 15-20 seats.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"af62ad4b-cafe-11b8-d16c-8a62c3fb5594\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787988574_573_image.webp\" alt=\"Schofield's Bar Manchester\" data-caption=\"Schofield's Bar Manchester\" data-credit=\"Photograph: Schofield's Bar\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106441018\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhotograph: Schofield&#8217;s BarSchofield&#8217;s Bar Manchester&#13;<\/p>\n<p>As for the all-important drinks, well, around 90 percent of the OG menu will be making the commute daan saaf, and we can expect classics from the Manny menu including the Irish Coffee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Joe Schofield said of the new venue: \u2018We\u2019re really excited to bring Schofield\u2019s Bar to London and to continue the legacy we\u2019ve built in Manchester. For us, that legacy has always been rooted in genuine hospitality, classic cocktails and creating a bar that feels timeless.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018London will have its own personality, but those values will remain at its heart. We want it to feel unmistakably Schofield\u2019s Bar whilst beginning a new chapter in a city we have both called home during our careers.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you see that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/uk\/news\/best-hotel-britain-2026-gleneagles-townhouse-082726\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this is the greatest hotel in Britain, according to Time Out<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Plus: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/uk\/news\/best-pub-every-region-uk-camra-082726\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here is\u00a0the best pub in every UK region, according to beer experts<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke \u2013 from news and reviews to events and trends. Just\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VabxG0jK0IBqoptkHH3i\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>follow our Time Out London WhatsApp channel<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay in the loop: sign up for our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/newsletter?cid=uk~editorial~acquisition~newsletter~contentlink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>free Time Out London newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0for the best of the city, straight to your inbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since bursting, with a bang, onto the UK cocktail scene in 2021, Schofield\u2019s Bar in Manchester has hoovered&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1175077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,13285,393,4884,2465,15144,280,16,15],"class_list":["post-1175076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manchester","tag-britain","tag-categories-restaurants","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-manchester","tag-news-drinking","tag-restaurants","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117177627379692396","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1175076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1175077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1175076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1175076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1175076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}