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Dive down a dimly-lit flight of stairs at 411 MARE ST; Behind This Wall is a contemporary basement bar on the top of the NARROW WAY, Hackney Central. The bar was built and is run by friends, with a singular approach to design, music and drinking.
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Our menu - which changes seasonally -comprises carefully sourced products and ingredients made in-house to exclude artificial additives, colours & flavours, high fructose, corn-syrup and unnecessary sugar. To taste: walk-ins are always welcome but, you can book a booth with us (or hire out the whole space.)
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A note on the hi-fi: the system has been assembled from composite (storied) parts from a ‘golden era’ of our native audio industry; with a myriad of complementary elements from Tannoy, Papworth, E.A.R. & JBL.

Spring Menu

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All ingredients selected or produced in house to exclude artificial additives, colours and flavours, high fructose, corn-syrup and unnecessary sugar as standard. Seasonal house sour is ponzu kombucha. Please ask your tender for wine and beer selections; or to make up your favourite drink.

 
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∹ Back in stock in time for the long weekend ∖ Remember we're going late Friday ≻ Sunday ∸⠀ ⠀ ∴ BTW Honey & Ginger CBD Syrup ∵⠀ ≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋⠀ Behind This Wall’s Honey & Ginger CBD syrup. Great in cocktails, hot drinks or as a food supplement. One tablespoon (15ml) contains about 30mg of CBD. Recommended dose is between one or two tbsps per serve dependent on consumer. Be wise: start smaller and work up! ⠀ ⠀ Once open refrigerate and consume within a month. Shake before use.⠀ ⠀ 150ml bottle⠀ ⠀ #CBD #CBDcocktails #CBDsyrup #bankholiday #bars #bartenderlife #cocktailoclock #talesofthecocktail #imbibe #homemade
≁ A man walks into a bar...⠀ ⠀ "Can I have a Faith Collins?"⠀ "No, it's F-A-T-I-H Collins..."⠀ "What?"⠀ "Like, Fatty"⠀ "Excuse me!"⠀ "No, it's kind of Turkish..."⠀ "What is?"⠀ "The drink, it's a Turkish Collins."⠀ "Why?"⠀ "It has Grapefruit and Sumac in it."⠀ "Why didn't you call it a Turkish Collins?"⠀ "Fatih is a Turkish name..."⠀ "It's not a very nice name and it looks like Faith."⠀ "That's the point."⠀ "What is?"⠀ "To play on words."⠀ "Ok - it's not very funny though."⠀ "Do you think Sex on the Beach is a funny name?"⠀ "I quite like it."⠀ "Nevermind."⠀ ⠀ 𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗛 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘀⠀ ∡ Highball – Served long ∗⠀ ⨓ Sumac infused Jensen’s Old Tom gin, Trois Rivières cuvée de l’ocean agricole; Maggie Beer’s verjus, Trois Rivières sirop de canne, saline water; white grapefruit juice, Peter Spanton soda; grapefruit & sumac ⨒⠀ ⠀ #Collins #cocktails #banter #bartender #bartenderlife #oldtomgin #gin #gincocktails #agricole #rhumagricole #sumac #turkey #turkish #hackney #bars #grapefruit #tomcollins #cocktailoclock #imbibe #talesofthecocktail #highball
✿ Staff picks 𝙄𝙄 ~ more new bits for Spring ❃⠀ ⠀ Des goes for Domus Grappa. Torino to Turin.⠀ ⠀ ∘ Made from Piedmonte ruché, this little stunner elevates the liquid from after dinner niche into something softer & more rounded, packing legs of flavour that really show off the grapes.⠀ ⠀ ∙ Stars in our ⟓ 𝚜𝚘𝚏𝚝 𝙴𝚇𝙸𝚃 ⟔ dessert cocktail.⠀ ⠀ ∠ Re-think Grappa ∠⠀ ∖∗∘∙ Led-by-mules ∙∘∗∖⠀ ⠀ #grappa #Piedmont #italy #digestif #staffpicks #des #bartenderlife #bartender #design #graphicdesign #cocktail #grappacocktail
Uber 𝙓𝙇 ⟟⠀ ⩶⩶⩶⩶⩶⩶⩶⩶⩶⩶⠀ Our sour for Spring spins on an oft-maligned classic: the Sidecar.⠀ ⠀ Everything is there: Armagnac (sic), lemon, triple sec... even the dusted sugar rim; except we take to add a bar spoon of our house cured lemon paste for thickness and tang. ⠀ ⠀ The original, which essentially set the bar for the Margarita, was invented in Harry's bar in Paris and was named as such as most guests arrived and left in a motorcycle sidecar. Since most people do the same for us in an Uber XL that's what we called our drink.⠀ ⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⩷⠀ #sidecar #brandycocktails #armagnac #armagnaccocktails #margarita #cocktailoclock #drinkstagram #paris #harrysbar #diy #bartenderlife #bartender #bars #cocktail #classiccocktails
Be like Thom⠀ Book a booth with us and see⠀ ⠀ cc. Google Reviews 14.5.2019⠀ ✰✰✰✰✰⠀ "Alex, the man behind the wall, makes his own kombucha. I start with this fact because how you feel about that will accurately forecast how much you'll like Behind This Wall. And I want you to know how you'll feel before going, because Behind This Wall is the perfect bar. And if you're not going to like it, I want you to stay away forever. So, what makes it perfect? The cocktails are individual and considered. The wine list is small and interesting. The beers... let's not talk about the beers (RIP Omnipollo. You were too good for us.) Kidding. The beers are fine but why would you drink beer at a cocktail bar? I've sat in Behind This Wall for five straight hours so believe me when I say the seating is acceptable. They spin records most nights on a lovely sound system Alex wipes with a silk cloth. I've never actually seen him do this, but I assume he does. He looks at it like he wants to gently wipe it down with the finest and softest cloths known to man. He loves that stereo. I've spent many a night sitting at the bar chatting with the staff who are not slow. Have you considered that your sense of time may be disrupted by the huge amount of privilege you're wearing around your head? It can't be ruled out. Drinks arrive at the appropriate time and the pacing is lovely unless you're an on-call doctor and need to go save lives. And good for you! We thank you for your service. I miss Gwill."⠀ ⟝ @supergranular ⠀ #customerreviews #design #booth #judd #aalto #ply #bars #London #feedback #kombucha #makeyourown
⩧ Our stirred and served ↥ offering for this Spring is the Flight Of The Concords. Slanting on the Boulevardier / Negroni equal triptych with a truly special ingredient making up ⠀ each third, ⠀ to get stirred & ⠀ served⠀ up ⠀ ⠀ ⪦ Equal parts ⪧⠀ ∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺⠀ ∴ Four Roses Bourbon⠀ ∵ Argala Amaro Alpino⠀ ∴ Discarded Cascara Vermouth⠀ ∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺∺⠀ Jack Rudy Bourbon Cherry⠀ ⠀ #negroni #boulevadier #bourbon #bourboncoktails #whiskeycockatils #vermouth #amaro #cocktails #cocktailoclock #bars #london
𝐁ack 𝐵ar 𝑩oocha⠀ ⨬⠀ On today's 𝘼𝙍𝘾𝙃𝙄𝙑𝙀 post (follow tab on site) ➫ a snip of insight into using home-brew kombucha to mix up your sour game ∻ Or, how to get started on making your own at home.⠀ ⨫⠀ #homebrew #kombucha #sours #bars #bartenderlife #recipies #growyourown #scoby #booch #diy
Leading light on the Spring menu ⥇ 𝐿𝑜!⠀ ∗⠀ Starts with charring an orange zest pressed in smoked salt and an Argala pastis rinse. Snuffed with a cut base of Calle 23 reposdao tequila and Amores verde mezcal; agave syrup, Ancho Reyes verde; hopped grapefruit.⠀ ∘⠀ Deep, smoky & intoxicating. A sazerac of sorts for the season. Curing those Mardi Gras ailments.⠀ ∙⠀ #spring #cocktails #behindthiswall #promethueus #bowie #lo! #mezcal #agave #tequila #bars #bartenderlife #london #drinkstagram
Watersports -/ Aperitif /- Bitter •• 3 up on our light selections. Apero, lemongrass tonic and pour-over coffee liqueur. Pick you up after the long weekend. £4.50 during happy hour, £7.50 after eight. Added bottle for fitness. ••• #bars #happyhour #aperitif #nolo #bartenderlife #aperitivo #london

Phone:
(020) 8985 3927

Location:
Basement,
411 Mare Street
London, E8 1HY

Hours:
Tue—Sun, 6—Late

 

& everything in-between

‘Happy Hour’ — 6 pm to 8 pm daily
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All ingredients are selected or produced in house to exclude artificial additives, colours and flavours, high fructose, corn-syrup and unnecessary sugar as standard
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Menu changes seasonally but do request your favourite classic: we will do our best to match it
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Respect your fellow patrons
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No shouting or fighting
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No drinks or toasts near selectors, records, deck or amplifiers
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Hooks are provided for hats and coats
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Women should introduce themselves to Men and not vice versa
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Patrons are responsible for their guests — choose wisely
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Respect our sleeping neighbours — smoking and departing should be swift and silent
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Please make onward travel plans inside before exiting — wifi is available
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Music levels should remain comfortable — signal the selector if too loud; record collectors are often hard of hearing