The Fig
French wine and cocktail bar
A French-inspired wine and cocktail bar on Orange Street with an ever-changing cocktail list, small plates and a contender for the best negroni in the city.
📍 6 Orange St, Canterbury CT1 2JA
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The Falstaff Cocktail Bar
Hotel cocktail bar
The public cocktail bar of the Falstaff Hotel on St Dunstan's Street, with deep sofas, wood-panelled nooks, a terrace and 90-minute cocktail masterclasses.
📍 8-10 St. Dunstans St, Canterbury CT2 8AF
The Ballroom
Hidden cocktail bar
A hidden upstairs bar in a former ballroom on Orange Street, decorated in a mix of Baroque, bohemian and Victorian styles.
📍 15 Orange St, Canterbury CT1 2JA
Citi Terrace
Terrace bar and restaurant
A bar, restaurant and lounge on Longmarket with an outdoor terrace and drinks by an in-house mixologist, such as a spicy blue margarita.
📍 1 Longmarket, Canterbury CT1 2JS
Cosy Club
Restaurant and cocktail bar
Four floors of Art Deco glamour with a touch of steampunk on St Margaret's Street. Try the banana espresso martini.
📍 20-21 St Margaret's St, Canterbury CT1 2TH
The Ivy Canterbury Brasserie
Brasserie cocktail bar
A brasserie on the Parade with a marble bar, house cocktails and bespoke drinks from the bar team.
📍 16 Parade, Canterbury CT1 2SH
Map: date night
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Your questions
What are the best date night bars in Canterbury?
Start with The Fig, The Falstaff Cocktail Bar, The Ballroom, Citi Terrace and Cosy Club. Our full list has 6 bars.
More Canterbury bar guides
- Hidden and late-night barsHidden and late bars in Canterbury: The John, The Pound, The Ballroom and Alberrys and mor
- Fun bars for groupsLively Canterbury bars for birthdays, hen and stag dos and nights out: The John, The Pound
- Gin, rum, whisky and tequilaThe best Canterbury bars for gin, rum, whisky and agave: Pegasus Tap Room, Alberrys, Citi
- Cocktail trailsReady-made Canterbury cocktail trails on foot, The old city, Orange Street to the High Str
Who wrote this guide
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We love Canterbury's bars, so we put this guide together from our own research and trusted local guides.
No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.
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