The Bootlegger
Speakeasy cocktail bar
A Prohibition-style speakeasy on Fore Street with freshly made cocktails and live jazz, swing, blues, soul and rock and roll.
📍 162-163 Fore St, Exeter EX4 3AT
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The Cocktail Club
Cocktail bar
A two-floor cocktail bar on Gandy Street with party playlists and cocktail masterclasses, open until 2.30am on several nights.
📍 23 Gandy St, Exeter EX4 3LS
Oriels
Cocktail bar and venue
A cocktail bar and venue on the High Street with live music, resident DJs, karaoke and bottomless brunch.
📍 223-226 High St, Exeter EX4 3RH
Luna Bar
Basement bar
A basement bar on Queen Street.
📍 44 Queen St, Exeter EX4 3SR
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Your questions
Where are the best hidden and late-night bars in Exeter?
Start with The Bootlegger, The Cocktail Club, Oriels and Luna Bar. Our full list has 4 bars.
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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.
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