The maze of independent streets west of the market: Pottergate, Bedford Street, Charing Cross and St Benedicts Street, with speakeasies and a tiny gin bar.
Last checked 11 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
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Speakeasy cocktail bar
A relaxed upstairs cocktail bar above Makers House on St Benedicts Street, reached by a side door, serving unusual and bespoke cocktails. Open on Friday and Saturday evenings.
📍 2-4 St Benedicts St, Norwich NR2 4AG
Speakeasy cocktail and whiskey bar
A speakeasy-style bar on Charing Cross for fun cocktails and whiskey, with drinks made to order and regular live jazz.
📍 14 Charing Cross, Norwich NR2 4AL
Art Deco cocktail bar
A lively Art Deco-inspired cocktail bar on Pottergate.
📍 23 Pottergate, Norwich NR2 1DS
Gin bar and tasting room
One of Norwich's smallest bars, a tucked-away gin bar and tasting room on Bedford Street run by the Bullards distillery. Open Thursday to Sunday.
📍 27c Bedford St, Norwich NR2 1AG
Coffee and cocktail bar
A coffee bar on St Gregory's Alley with its own list of coffee cocktails.
📍 4 St Gregorys Alley, Norwich NR2 1ER
Pub with a cocktail menu
A pub on St Andrews Street with live music, open until 1am. A new cocktail menu from September 2026 has three takes on the negroni.
📍 4 St Andrews St, Norwich NR2 4AF
Bar
A relaxed bar on St Benedicts Street at the bottom of Ten Bells Lane, with bespoke cocktails, craft beer, wings and a daily cocktail club from 4pm to 8pm.
📍 74-78 St Benedicts St, Norwich NR2 4AR
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Start with Bar Hawthorn, J. Doe & Co., The Drawing Rooms, Tipsy Anchor and Alchemista. Our full list has 7 bars.
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 Norwich'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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