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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Josh Barrie

The best affordable date night bars in London

Date night so often presents the difficult question of where to go, made considerably more taxing when budgets are limited. Then there are daters who, even if comfortable financially, probably need to take heed of menu prices because they’re still searching for that special someone, and they’ve got one following another. Whatever the situation, London can be preventative. The list below may assuage that. 

From Italian spots in Bethnal Green to drinking dens in Soho, these cocktail bars that lend themselves to frugality — sure, you can visit and spend big, but you might also remain calm, have two or three good drinks, and not break the bank.

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