10 coolest cocktail bars in Liverpool

The Art School Cellars is part of the renowned Art School restaurant but it is also an atmospheric destination in its own right. Head to this charming, subterranean bar for a pre-dinner cocktail, a post-prandial port and cheeseboard, or make it the focus of your visit. The Art School Cellars offers a lighter menu than the upstairs restaurant but it’s no less delightful for that.

Follow the faint sound of live blues and jazz to find this ultra hip, hidden bar. With no sign and a closed door, Berry and Rye is a secret-knock, if-you-know-you-know type place. 

Inspired by summer evenings in the Iberian Peninsula, BoBo brings Spanish and Portuguese drinking and dining culture to Liverpool’s city centre.

One of the buzziest spots in the Georgian Quarter, Frederiks models itself on the neighbourhood bars of Brooklyn. Think casual eats, coffee and lounging, with live music and quality cocktails as the day turns into night.

Art Deco-style cocktail bar Hummingbird is one of Liverpool’s hippest spots for a chilled night out. 

Inspired by flavours from the Carribbean, Manolo offers a variety of exceptional cocktails that stem from the region. The bar takes inspiration from New York speakeasies and 5-star hotels with its exceptional level of service.

Present Company is a cocktail bar and a pretty good one at that. Not only does it have the seal of approval from us lot here at Confidential Guides, but it came at number 20 in the UK’s Top 50 Cocktail Bars 2023 and in 2022 it made the final five in the GQ Bar of the Year Awards. Decent.

Be transported back in time with a visit to Puffin Rooms; Liverpool’s specialist whisky and cigar bar. With over 200 rare bottles behind the bar, whisky fans are in for a treat.

The Royal Institution Bar was created for ‘those who enjoy the finer things in life’ and serves up well thought-out cocktails in an 1800s-style setting.

Hawksmoor Liverpool opened in the beautiful Grade II-listed India Buildings, to much excitement in late 2022.