Since opening in 2020, a Bauhaus-themed bar simply marked by the image of a yellow triangle, a red square and a blue circle at 232 Kingsland Road has given the rest of the London cocktail scene a run for its money. Otherwise known as A Bar With Shapes For A Name, and affectionately dubbed ‘Shapes’ by regulars, the lively, experimental, conceptual destination is the place to be past bedtime, and now its founders Remy Savage and Paul Lougrat are adding to their growing empire of drinking establishments (think Bar Nouveau in Paris, and Abstract in Lyon) with a second London spot, Warehaus.
Situated a few hundred doors up the road at 538, Warehaus will be an extension of A Bar With Shapes For A Name, and was originally a space dedicated to making ice and preparing drinks for the original. ‘It's the same bar [as Shapes], but just a different element of it. We are basically opening the door to our production area,’ says Savage. ‘We produce until 5PM, then there’ll be a little bell that just rings and then the vibe changes.’ Inspired by the moment factory workers ‘crack open a beer at the end of a long shift in a place where you shouldn't be drinking’, the pair will be encouraging an air of mischief. ‘It's a fun idea, the fact we shouldn't be there.’
