Crocketts
Gin and cocktail bar
A small gin bar in a Grade II listed building on Upper Paul Street, just off Gandy Street, specialising in artisan gins distilled in the South West. Open since 2017.
📍 2 Upper Paul St, Exeter EX4 3NB
Date night: 4 bars
Swipe to see all 4 bars →
Badavis Lounge
Cocktail and tapas lounge
A cocktail and tapas lounge on Longbrook Street with an outdoor terrace.
📍 47 Longbrook St, Exeter EX4 6AW
Becketts Rooftop Bar
Rooftop hotel bar
The rooftop bar at Hotel Indigo, with views over Cathedral Green, champagne and cocktails, wood-fired pizza and sharing boards.
📍 3 Catherine St, Exeter EX1 1EU
Hotel du Vin Bar
Hotel bar
The bar at Hotel du Vin in the former Eye Infirmary on Magdalen Street, with a lounge that opens onto a terrace and garden.
📍 Magdalen St, Exeter EX2 4HY
Map: date night
Tap a pin for the bar. Numbers match the list.
Your questions
What are the best date night bars in Exeter?
Start with Crocketts, Badavis Lounge, Becketts Rooftop Bar and Hotel du Vin Bar. Our full list has 4 bars.
More Exeter bar guides
- Hidden and late-night barsHidden and late bars in Exeter: The Bootlegger, The Cocktail Club, Oriels and Luna Bar.
- Fun bars for groupsLively Exeter bars for birthdays, hen and stag dos and nights out: Crocketts, The Bootlegg
- Gin, rum, whisky and tequilaThe best Exeter bars for gin, rum, whisky and agave: Crocketts, Darwin's Gin Parlour, Quay
- Cocktail trailsReady-made Exeter cocktail trails on foot, Gandy Street and the centre, Fore Street to the
Who wrote this guide
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run cocktail festivals in more than 20 towns and cities across the UK and Ireland and have worked with hundreds of bars since 2022. We love Exeter'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.
Our nearest cocktail festivals to Exeter
Want your bar in this guide?
Run a cocktail bar in Exeter that should be here? Get in touch at alice@m-ad.co.uk and tell us about it.