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Carina Soto Velásquez

Bartender · Owner / operator — Cocktail bars in London and Paris; classic drinks and the martini in particular; bar operation and openings.

Listed with the bar people, owners and locals in London.

Carina Soto Velásquez was one of seven bar-industry insiders Time Out London polled to find the city's best martini in June 2026. Time Out describes her as "co-founder of Hackney bar Equal Parts".

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• Time Out London, seven-expert best-martini poll ↗their pick · 2026-06-17
  • Connaught BarMayfair

    “The Connaught Bar makes an incredible classic martini. All the work they do around the martinis there is brilliant. The classic gin martini with a lemon twist is gorgeous.”