Our main event: the Southend bars where the cocktails are the reason to go.
Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
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Cocktail lounge and comedy bar
A cocktail lounge on Hamlet Court Road owned and run by three professional comedians, with signature drinks like the Amaretto Punchline, classics, mocktails, comedy nights and quizzes.
📍 128 Hamlet Ct Rd, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 7LN
Italian restaurant and cocktail bar
A cocktail bar and Italian restaurant on Leigh Broadway with classics from an espresso martini to a Manhattan. Open Wednesday to Sunday.
📍 41 Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 1PA
Cocktail bar and restaurant
A stylish cocktail bar on Southchurch Road with bold drinks, food and bottomless brunch.
📍 6-8 Southchurch Rd, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2NE
Cocktail bar and small plates restaurant
A cosy, tropical-feeling bar and restaurant on Leigh Broadway with classic and inventive cocktails and Caribbean and Mediterranean small plates.
📍 119 Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 1PG
Seafood restaurant and cocktail bar
A seafood restaurant and cocktail bar on Leigh Broadway with live entertainment, open until 1am from Monday to Saturday.
📍 71 Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 1PE
Restaurant and cocktail bar
A restaurant and cocktail bar on Alexandra Street for fine dining with drinks before or after.
📍 43 Alexandra St, Southend-on-Sea SS1 1BW
Cocktail bar
A cocktail bar on Nelson Street.
📍 12 Nelson St, Southend-on-Sea SS1 1EF
Seafront restaurant and cocktail bar
An Italian restaurant and cocktail bar on Eastern Esplanade with sea views.
📍 208 Eastern Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea SS1 3AD
Lounge bar
A laid-back lounge bar on the High Street serving food, cocktails and live music. Dogs are welcome.
📍 195-197 High St, Southend-on-Sea SS1 1LL
Restaurant and cocktail bar
A small bar and restaurant in Nelson Mews with exposed brick, leather sofas, cocktails and mocktails.
📍 2 Nelson Mews, Southend-on-Sea SS1 1AL
Games and cocktail bar
A games bar and cocktail bar on Queens Road.
📍 23 Queens Rd, Southend-on-Sea SS1 1LT
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Start with Up The Road, Bocca, Skylah's Bar, Magic Monkey and The Sand Bar. Our full list has 11 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 Southend'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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