Bunga Bunga

Bunga Bunga is one of the coolest bars in London. You're in luck if you've been waiting patiently for a kitsch, ironic bar that celebrates the frivolous side of Italy and features party animal PM Silvio Berlusconi as its face. It shouldn't come as a surprise that it was created by Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling, the team behind Sloane bars Kitts, Bart's, and Lady Thatcher-inspired, 1980s-themed nightspot Maggie's.

There isn't a square inch of this bar-pizzeria that isn't plastered in some form of vibrant memorabilia, from humorous political cartoons to Roman busts on the walls to old mopeds dangling from the ceiling. Another feature is live music, again of the most bizarre (or dubious) variety: at the launch party, Wagner from "The X Factor" was in charge of the bongos, and on Saturday night, a mustachioed man dressed in Tyrolean garb is prancing around on the small stage while singing songs like "Valerie" and "Delilah" and strumming a tiny banjo.

A small range of Italian wine and beers, along with Prosecco, Martini, and Campari-based cocktails, round out the menu's beverage offerings. The Berlusconi Bellini, a straightforward concoction of spiced peach purée and Prosecco presented in a Champagne glass reminiscent of the 1920s with charming miniature flowers, is seductively girlie and ideal for luring a few barely-legal fillies in the wee hours of the morning.

Address: 167 Drury Ln, London WC2B 5PG, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 20 7590 3602

Rating: 4.2/5.0, 798 Google reviews

Website: https://www.bungabunga.com/battersea/