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5 Best Alcohol Delivery in London (2026)

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Thorne Savarin
By Thorne Savarin, Culinary Explorer · ✓ Data verified July 2026 · 8 min read

Search for alcohol delivery in London and Google mostly hands you its favorite Covent Garden wine shops and bars, not dedicated delivery apps, and that's exactly what happened here. Between them these have racked up 6,450 reviews, but only one, Gerry's Wines & Spirits, actually advertises delivery on its own site, so this list is really a guide to London's best in-person drink shopping with one genuine delivery option mixed in.

Short answer: Gerry's Wines & Spirits in Soho is the one name here that explicitly offers free UK delivery on orders over £100, rated 4.7 across 547 reviews. The other four, including top-rated Buffalo Trace London (4.9, 608 reviews) and the heavily reviewed All Bar One Villiers St. (4.6, 3,402 reviews), are bars, tasting rooms and shops built for browsing and drinking in, not doorstep delivery.
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What actually delivers vs. what's built for browsing

# Business Rating Reviews Best for
1 All Bar One Villiers St. 4.6 3,402 Bar and brunch spot View ›
2 The Whisky Exchange - Covent Garden Shop 4.7 1,055 Rare bottle browsing, not delivery View ›
3 Buffalo Trace London 4.9 608 Bourbon tastings, not delivery View ›
4 Cork & Bottle Wine Bar Leicester Square 4.5 838 Wine bar with retail wine shop View ›
5 Gerry's Wines & Spirits 4.7 547 Actual alcohol delivery View ›
5 Best Alcohol Delivery in London (2026)

What we found, reviewed honestly

All Bar One Villiers St. logo
#1 Overall🕑 Open 7 days↩ Responds to reviews

All Bar One Villiers St.

4.63,402 Google reviews

All Bar One Villiers St. is a bar and restaurant near Charing Cross station, part of the national All Bar One chain, offering brunch, cocktails, and a wine list alongside table bookings. It carries by far the largest review count on this page, but it's a sit-in bar, not a delivery service of any kind.

What people praise

  • Staff named and praised across many reviews, especially for cocktail masterclasses and hosting duties
  • Brunch menu specifically highlighted alongside drinks
  • Convenient central London location near Charing Cross

Worth knowing

  • Some reviewers describe food as merely average, and this is a bar, not any form of alcohol delivery
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Rating4.6 / 5
Review volume3,402 · 98th
Confidencevery high
Recency3 weeks ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown81% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: With 3,402 reviews, easily the most-reviewed name on this page, this is a solid central London bar. It has nothing to do with alcohol delivery, which is worth being upfront about.

6 Villiers St, London WC2N 6NQ

The Whisky Exchange - Covent Garden Shop logo
#2🕑 Open 7 days↩ Responds to reviews

The Whisky Exchange - Covent Garden Shop

4.71,055 Google reviews

The Whisky Exchange's Covent Garden shop is a dedicated whisky and spirits retailer with a basement cellar of rare and aged bottles alongside a ground-floor selection of miniatures and mainstream stock. It does run an online store separately, but the Covent Garden branch itself is built around in-person browsing and staff-guided recommendations.

What people praise

  • Staff repeatedly praised for patient, non-judgmental recommendations across all budgets
  • Basement whisky cellar specifically called out as worth the visit alone
  • Reviewers describe successfully tracking down hard-to-find bottles here

Worth knowing

  • One reviewer described feeling underserved as a whisky newcomer and recommended a competitor instead
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Rating4.7 / 5
Review volume1,055 · 93th
Confidencevery high
Recency2 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown79% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: A 4.7 rating across 1,055 reviews, the second-highest volume on this page, reflects a shop built for discovery in person rather than a delivery-first operation.

2 Bedford St, London WC2E 9HH

Buffalo Trace London logo
#3🕑 Open 7 days

Buffalo Trace London

4.9608 Google reviews

Buffalo Trace London is the distillery's Covent Garden outpost, running guided bourbon and whiskey tastings alongside a retail shop selling branded merchandise and spirits. It's explicitly an experience venue, tastings are bookable and paid, rather than a delivery service; the highest rating on this page reflects how well those tastings land with visitors.

What people praise

  • Hosts named and praised individually across nearly every review (Martin, Jessie, Mel, Dom, April)
  • Tastings described as informative, not just a pour-and-go experience
  • Retail shop stock specifically called out as tempting beyond the tasting itself

Worth knowing

  • This is a tasting room and retail shop, not a delivery service, despite the highest rating on this page
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Rating4.9 / 5
Review volume608 · 83th
Confidencehigh
Recency10 days ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown98% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: At 4.9 across 608 reviews, this is the best-reviewed name here by a clear margin, but it exists for in-person tastings. If you want the experience of learning about bourbon, not a case delivered to your door, this is genuinely excellent.

32-33 Long Acre, London WC2E 9LA

Cork & Bottle Wine Bar Leicester Square logo
#4🕑 Open 7 days

Cork & Bottle Wine Bar Leicester Square

4.5838 Google reviews

Cork & Bottle Wine Bar in Leicester Square has operated since 1971, combining a basement wine bar and restaurant with an attached wine shop and gift voucher service. It's the kind of venue built around sitting down with a glass, not ordering a bottle for delivery, though the attached shop does sell bottles to take home.

What people praise

  • Wine list repeatedly praised as extensive with knowledgeable staff recommendations
  • Food and cheese pairings specifically called out alongside the wine
  • Described as a hidden-gem atmosphere despite a plain street entrance

Worth knowing

  • Primarily a sit-down wine bar and restaurant, not a delivery-focused retailer
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Rating4.5 / 5
Review volume838 · 88th
Confidencehigh
Recency3 weeks ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown69% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: At 4.5 across 838 reviews, this is a genuinely well-loved Leicester Square institution, just not built around getting alcohol to your door.

44-46 Cranbourn St, London WC2H 7AN

Gerry's Wines & Spirits logo
#5🕑 Open 7 days

Gerry's Wines & Spirits

4.7547 Google reviews

Gerry's Wines & Spirits is a long-running Soho shop on Old Compton Street specializing in wines and spirits, with an online store that offers free UK mainland delivery on orders over £100. This is the one business on this page whose own marketing is actually built around shipping alcohol to your door rather than serving it on-site, with a large catalogue spanning whisky, gin, rum, tequila, and fortified wines.

What people praise

  • Reviewers repeatedly praise the range of stock, including hard-to-find bottles
  • Staff knowledge singled out across multiple reviews, including help sourcing specific rare spirits
  • In-store pickup and online ordering both work smoothly according to reviewers
  • Regular free tastings mentioned as a reason customers keep returning
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Rating4.7 / 5
Review volume547 · 78th
Confidencehigh
Recency5 weeks ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown82% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: If delivery is genuinely what you're after, this is the only business on this page built for it, and a 4.7 rating across 547 reviews backs up the shop's reputation for stock and service.

74 Old Compton St, London W1D 4UW

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How we score

Rating is the live Google average for each business. Review volume measures how many customers have actually rated them, weighed against others that turned up for this search. Confidence blends the two, since a high rating on a small sample counts for less than one backed by thousands of reviews. Recency checks how current the reviews are, and completeness checks whether we could verify a working site, phone, and hours. No business can pay to change any of these numbers.

How much does alcohol delivery cost in London? (2026)

Only one business on this page, Gerry’s Wines & Spirits, publishes delivery terms directly. For genuine on-demand alcohol delivery apps, pricing is usually a delivery fee plus the retail cost of the bottle, but that’s outside what these specific businesses offer.

JobTypical price
UK mainland delivery (Gerry’s Wines & Spirits)Free on orders over £100

Delivery terms compiled July 2026 directly from Gerry’s Wines & Spirits’ published site.

Serving central London

These cluster tightly around Covent Garden, Leicester Square, and Soho, London’s densest patch for wine shops, whisky retailers, and bars. If you searched for alcohol delivery near me and landed here, Gerry’s Wines & Spirits is the one genuinely built to ship to you; the rest are worth visiting in person around the West End.

What to ask before you order alcohol delivery

  • Does the retailer actually ship to your postcode, and what’s the minimum order for free delivery?
  • How long does delivery typically take from order to doorstep?
  • Is ID verification required on delivery, and what happens if no one over 18 is home?
  • Are there extra fees for same-day or rush delivery?
  • Can you track your order once it’s dispatched?
  • Is the bottle you want actually in stock online, or only in the physical shop?

Frequently asked questions

Are these rankings paid?

No. Rankings come from public Google data. A business can pay to be a Featured Partner (badge + top placement), but that never changes another business’s score or position.

Why are bars and tasting rooms on an alcohol delivery list?

These are the businesses that came up for this search based on real Google data, and most of London’s best-known drink retailers and bars are built for in-person visits, not delivery. We’ve said so plainly for each one rather than pretend they’re delivery services.

Which of these actually delivers alcohol?

Gerry’s Wines & Spirits is the only business on this page whose own site advertises delivery, with free UK mainland shipping on orders over £100.

How often is this updated?

We last verified this data in July 2026 and refresh listings periodically as ratings and review counts change.

Should I use a dedicated delivery app instead?

If genuine on-demand delivery is what you need, a specialist delivery app may serve you better than most names on this page, which are built around browsing and drinking in rather than shipping to your door.

The bottom line

If you actually want alcohol delivered, Gerry’s Wines & Spirits is the one name here built for it. If you’re open to visiting in person instead, Buffalo Trace London’s tastings are the best-reviewed experience on this page, and it’s worth knowing which is which before you click through.

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