Discount Suit Company

Nestled in the shadow of The Gherkin lies the Discount Suit Company, an intimate cocktail bar with a New York-style neighbourhood feel situated to London's famous Brick Lane. This underground cocktail den is hidden in the basement of an old suit tailor’s stock room – perfectly situated just a five minute walk from Liverpool Street, in one of the most unlikely locations around. Surrounded by markets, men pushing trolleys full of Indian garments and an unending stream of fabric and clothing shops like ‘Cockney Touch Clothing’ and ‘Nasseri Fabrics’, you’ll spot a dilapidated sign for the Discount Suit Company.

Push through a small black door at street level and – ignoring the shopkeepers’ suspicious glances – you’ll descend into a dimly-lit neighbourhood cocktail bar entirely composed of exposed brickwork, scaffolding planks, Victorian floorboards and Motown records. There you’ll find head bartender Dorian – a man who recently returned from travelling the world completely fluent in the language of mixing killer drinks – serving up their signature cocktails (and some forgotten classics) for £7.50 alongside beers, wine and cheese platters courtesy of Neal’s Yard, all to the background soundtrack of Motown, Northern Soul and people discussing whether the journey to a good bar really is just like foreplay…