The Anthologist is the Drake & Morgan bar and restaurant at 58 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7BB, in the City of London between Bank and St Paul's. It runs from breakfast to late on weekdays, with cocktails, an all-day menu and a run of private spaces, and on selected Saturdays it turns into a ticketed brunch party with a DJ. This guide covers the opening hours, how to get there, what it costs, the Saturday brunches, groups and private hire, and where to carry on once it closes. Details are as of November 2026.
The Anthologist at a glance
| Address | 58 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7BB |
| Area | City of London |
| Nearest tube | Bank, or St Paul's |
| Run by | Drake & Morgan |
| Type | Bar and restaurant, all day on weekdays |
| Weekday hours | Monday to Wednesday 8am to 11pm, Thursday and Friday 8am to midnight |
| Weekends | Closed, except selected dates for ticketed brunch events |
| Cocktails | Around £14 to £15 |
| Bookings | Direct with the venue |
Time Out's Anthologist listing has the same address and gives St Paul's and Bank as the nearest stations. The name gets misspelt in searches surprisingly often, as "Anthropologist" or "Antologist", and some older listings still carry a separate Anthologist bar website: the venue now sits under the Drake & Morgan group, which runs 18 bars and restaurants across London.
What The Anthologist is like
The Anthologist is an after-work City bar first and a restaurant second. The main room is a large, open bar and dining space with an open kitchen, a chef's table, and a small outside seating area on Gresham Street. During the day it works as a breakfast meeting and lunch spot for the offices around Guildhall and Moorgate; after work it is a natural meeting point for office groups, and on Thursday and Friday it stays open until midnight.
Food is seasonal, with breakfast, an all-day menu, sharing dishes and desserts, plus set menus and pre-ordered food and drink packages for groups. The drinks list is cocktail-led: house classics and twists, spritzes, margaritas, martinis, sharing cocktails and zero-proof options, plus craft and world beers and a full wine list. As of November 2026, a Classic Mojito, a Negroni or an Old Fashioned is £14 and the Champagne Paloma is £15.
There is no published dress code. It is a City bar, so office wear and smart casual fit in; there is no door policy of the kind you get at a West End club, and no entry charge on a normal weekday evening.
Opening hours and the best time to go
As of November 2026, The Anthologist's published opening hours are:
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday to Wednesday | 8am to 11pm |
| Thursday and Friday | 8am to midnight |
| Saturday | Closed, except selected dates for ticketed brunch events |
| Sunday | Closed, except selected dates for ticketed brunch events |
Hours can change around bank holidays, and the venue itself says to check its listing on Google for the latest. Some older directory listings show it open until 1am on Thursday and Friday and late on Saturday night: those are out of date, so plan around the hours above.
The best time to go depends on what you want. Weekday lunch and early evening are the easiest times to get a table without booking. Thursday and Friday from 6pm are the busiest, with the after-work crowd at its loudest, so book an area if you are bringing a group. If you want a Saturday at The Anthologist, it has to be one of the brunch dates below, because the doors are otherwise shut at the weekend.
Saturday brunch parties: Full Fat Season 10
On selected Saturdays the room becomes a daytime party. The current series is Full Fat Season 10, a ticketed brunch with resident DJ Fat Tony, billed by Drake & Morgan as London's longest-running brunch. As of November 2026 the listed dates are Saturday 7, 14, 21 and 28 November, and there are two ticket types, both £55:
- Seated brunch experience. Take your seat from 12pm for a two-course brunch, and the table stays yours for the whole event, so you can move between the table and the dancefloor.
- Dancefloor brunch experience. Arrive from 11:30am for a two-course brunch; tables in this section are held until 2pm, when the room is cleared for dancing.
Both tickets include the two-course brunch and event entry. Drinks and desserts are paid for separately, so budget for cocktails on top of the £55. Dates and prices change from season to season, so check the current list before you plan a group around one. If a daytime party is the start of a longer day, our guide to bottomless brunch followed by a club night covers how to pace it.
Groups, private spaces and corporate events
Group bookings are where The Anthologist earns its keep. It has a run of private and semi-private spaces, with capacities as published in November 2026:
| Space | Capacity |
|---|---|
| The Panel, set back from the main bar | 50 standing, 30 seated |
| Private dining room, with mezzanine and its own bar | 50 standing, 25 seated |
| The Snug, semi-private | 30 standing |
| The Deli, with its own street access | 30 standing |
| Mixo | 20 standing, 9 seated |
| Deli and Mixo combined | Up to 50 standing |
| Bar area | 15 to 20 standing |
| Chef's table, facing the open kitchen | 8 seated |
Half venue hire (a roped-off section of the main room) and full private hire are also available for larger events, on terms set by the venue.
Two set formats are popular with office groups:
- Mixology classes. As of November 2026, £30 per person to learn two cocktails, £45 for three, or £65 for a two-cocktail masterclass followed by a sit-down meal from the set menu. They are pitched at birthdays and team building as much as at cocktail fans.
- Sip & Sing. Private karaoke in the private dining room, sold to corporate groups. The Corporate Mic Drop premium package is £45 per person for three hours with an arrival drink and a sharing platter; a shorter two-hour package is also offered. Minimum 10 guests, maximum 50, with a £10 per person deposit to confirm.
If singing is the point of the night rather than a work social, our karaoke night out guide covers private booths across London. For a team night that ends somewhere louder, see how to plan a corporate night out in London.
How to book
Bookings are made directly with The Anthologist, not through us, because it is a bar and restaurant rather than one of the clubs we book. As of November 2026 the venue's online booking system has a temporary fault, and it is asking for all table bookings to go by phone on 020 7726 8711 (option 2). Private hire and Christmas party enquiries go through the Drake & Morgan contact form. For the brunch, buy tickets for a specific date rather than booking a table.
Where to go after The Anthologist closes
The Anthologist closes at 11pm early in the week and at midnight on Thursday and Friday, which is right when the West End clubs open. The City itself has little late nightlife after midnight, so the usual move is the Central line from Bank to Oxford Circus, or a taxi west. These are clubs we book that suit an after-work group, with details as of November 2026:
- 99 Regent Street, formerly Cuckoo Club, entrance on Swallow Street by Piccadilly Circus. Open Wednesday to Saturday, 11pm to 4am, so it works on a Thursday. Hip hop and RnB upstairs, house downstairs. Tables from £600 minimum spend, 19 and over with physical photo ID.
- Rumour, formerly Tabu, 1 Dover Street by Green Park. Open Wednesday to Saturday, 11pm to 4am, with red velvet booths and open-format music. Booths from £1,000 minimum spend; ladies' guestlist free to £20.
- Cirque le Soir, Soho. Circus performers and a dancefloor on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday until 3:45am. Tables from £800 minimum spend; 18 and over, 21 and over at weekends.
- Tape, 17 Hanover Square. Open Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday until 3:45am, with Little Tape next door running to 5:30am on Friday and Saturday. Tables from £750 minimum spend.
A smart City outfit usually passes at these doors, but trainers and sportswear do not, so anyone who changed out of office clothes should check before heading west.
Before you go
The Anthologist is one of the easiest after-work bars in the City to get a group into: big, central, open from breakfast, with spaces from an eight-seat chef's table to full venue hire. Go on a weekday, book by phone if you are more than a handful, remember it is shut at the weekend unless a brunch is on, and plan the next stop before midnight on a Thursday or Friday. If you want a table at 99 Regent Street, Rumour, Cirque le Soir or Tape to follow it, message us on WhatsApp with your date and group size and we will send the options.