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For anyone that may have followed this story: Earlier this summer we painted the exterior of Bunga Bunga in the colours of the Italian flag only to be told (firmly) by the council that we had to repaint it white ASAP. So owners Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling decided to use the smallest paint brushes they could find and personally start to re-paint it….

Thank you to everyone who supported #SaveOurStripes, we were truly touched!

What ho! Spiffing news: Our secretive dynamic duo, hidden cocktail bar Barts  and underground sensation Cahoots, are popping up at Cocktails in the City Summer Edition. Taking place on 29th and 30th of July in the leafy surroundings of Bedford Square Gardens, both venues will be doing what they do best: showcasing the latest in illicit, black market concoctions with a twist.

Click here for more about the signature cocktail.

For the ultimate cocktail weekender, the scoundrels of Cahoots are teaming up with their allies in France, Sauvelle Vodka, for a shindig that won’t soon be forgotten. Guests will be immersed in high spirits, scoundrels and swing and can look forward to exuberant libations inspired by the most romantic city in the world, Paris.

For more information on the siganture cocktail click here.

Uncle Barts’ gangsters will be fleeing the apartment for the weekend and will operate their bootlegging activities with his fellow shady associates, Copperhead Gin, to create a range of both delightful and wicked tipples.

For tickets please click here.

We are very proud to be collaborating with The Latina Cook to celebrate the Rio 2016 Olympics this August.

Cocobananas will host an official Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, 5th August as well as a closing ceremony on Sunday, 21st August with a Brazilian-inspired Supper club hosted by talented Natalie Salmon, The Latina Cook.

Make sure you get your tickets before its too late:
The Latina Cook Supper Club
Opening Ceremony: Friday, 5th August 2016 at 7pm
Closing Ceremony: Sunday, 21st August 2016 at 7pm
Tickets: £25

Please click here to request your tickets.

CocoBanans will transform into London’s ultimate Brazilian hub, featuring an exclusive Olympic-themed pop-up supper club with the Latina Cook. The pop-up will include a Caipirinha bar, a dedicated Olympic-themed cocktail menu, POPS frozen Bellinis, a Brazilian-inspired food menu and Samba dancers, making it London’s top destination to watch all the action of the Olympic games in August.

We are pleased to announce we have secured the site for our second Bunga Bunga site which shall be on Drury Lane in Covent Garden.

‘The Inception Group shows so night of slowing this summer in the city as their Battersea Bunga Bunga name is set to head to the heart of Covent Garden. While guests can expect authentic Italian pizzas, and a regular roster of cocktails and beer, Bunga Bunga are infamous for their late-night antics, so hearty Central Londoners can be sure of a wild one’ – Design My Night

Read more here.

Bunga Bunga will be fully unveiling its magnificent makeover on the 5th June 2016, just in time for Negroni Week, a celebration of some of the world’s greatest Italian cocktails.

Bunga Bunga has been transformed into the Italian flag with the exterior of the venue being painted in Italy’s signature colours, red, white and green, making it Battersea’s most show-stopping building. The interior features additional quirky Italian paraphernalia hanging from the ceilings.

To keep up to date with the latest offerings from Bunga Bunga please click here.

On Saturday 14^th May the scoundrels of Cahoots ventured forth from their illicit subterranean Soho hideout to celebrate their 1^st Birthday on the good ship HMS Belfast. It was a spiffing evening of high spirits, scoundrels and swing.

Upon arrival, the Captain of Cahoots greeted guests with delightful Veuve Clicquot champagne before heading up the apples and pears to the upper deck for a BBQ feast, complete with delightfully British cuisine circa 1946. The evening was then filled with classic cocktails made with Bombay Sapphire gin and Bacardi Carta Blanca rum, black market liquor and post war favourites served in hip flasks, milk bottles and old mugs. The wildest cats in town entertained guests all evening long, including performances by the Shirt Tail Stompers, the Roustabouts, Carradine’s Cockney Sing-a-Long and the Hotsie Totsie’s all the way from 1940s New York City.  

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On Thursday 12th May Maggie’s members attended a private screening of Top Gun to mark the 30th anniversary of the iconic film coming out. Members drank special Bacardi cocktails both at the cinema and then at the after-party at Maggie’s. Everyone was given a Maggie’s + Bacardi branded jumpsuit and aviators of course! For more photos click here.