Baby M
Music and cocktail bar
A small bar on Sadler Gate for music, cocktails and beer, open since 2022.
📍 18 Sadler Gate, Derby DE1 3NH
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The Orange Tree
Cocktail bar
A long-running cocktail bar on George Street, just off Friar Gate, with its own cocktail menu and music.
📍 5 George St, Derby DE1 1EH
Cosy Club
Restaurant and cocktail bar
An all-day restaurant and cocktail bar in the old Royal Hotel of 1837 on Victoria Street, with cocktail and alcohol-free masterclasses.
📍 Royal Bldg, Victoria St, Derby DE1 1ES
Fat Cat
Cocktail bar and kitchen
A bar and restaurant over two floors on Friar Gate, known for its cocktails and home-cooked food.
📍 9 Friar Gate, Derby DE1 1BU
The Engine Room
Restaurant and cocktail bar
A restaurant and cocktail bar in the Riverlights development, with seasonal small plates, pizza and grills.
📍 Riverlights, Morledge, Derby DE1 2BB
Sadlers Café and Bar
Café and cocktail bar
A café and bar on Sadler Gate that works for a daytime drink as well as evening cocktails.
📍 47 Sadler Gate, Derby DE1 3NQ
Bar Sixteen
Hotel lounge and cocktail bar
The lounge and cocktail bar at the Cathedral Quarter Hotel on St Mary's Gate.
📍 16 St Mary's Gate, Derby DE1 3JR
Slug & Lettuce
Cocktail bar and restaurant
A busy cocktail bar and restaurant on Iron Gate, popular for bottomless brunch.
📍 11 Iron Gate, Derby DE1 3FJ
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Your questions
What are the best cocktail bars in Derby?
Start with Baby M, The Orange Tree, Cosy Club, Fat Cat and The Engine Room. Our full list has 8 bars.
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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 Derby'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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