The reality of the London bar scene as seen by Mitsuhiro Nakamura, who works in London!

Mitsuhiro Nakamura, head bartender at The Churchill Bar & Terrace, Hyatt Regency London, held a master class for Japanese bartenders on a certain day last year and spoke candidly about the realities of the London bar scene. I see!" to the behind-the-scenes stuff that makes you want to think, "No way! We bring you a look at London today, from eye-opening information like "I see!" to the behind-the-scenes stuff that makes you want to think "No way!

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Mitsuhiro Nakamura, head bartender, The Churchill Bar & Terrace.

Why did you choose London!

Mitsuhiro Nakamura has been the head bartender at The Churchill Bar & Terrace, Hyatt Regency London, since January 2023.

One day after a year in London, Mr Nakamura visited Japan for a guest shift at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, and gave a lecture to Japanese bartenders about his activities in London and trends in the London bar scene.

He spoke passionately for about two hours!

Unfortunately, we can't possibly introduce everything, but we'll try to condense it down to the topics that caught our attention!

Mr Nakamura's career as a bartender has been covered by Drink Planet in the past.

(See Drink Planet 2017 article here!)

Why did Mr Nakamura, who has worked as a senior bartender at The Peninsula Tokyo's Peter Bar and has won numerous awards in various competitions, leave his stable position behind to fly to London?

I was 44 when I moved to London. I had spent many fulfilling days as a bartender in Japan, but as I was turning 50, I thought now was the time to try something new. ......

'The leading cities in the bar industry are London and New York, whereas in New York it's mainly street bars, but in London it's mainly hotel bars, so it suited my career. I also chose London because of the cocktail-specific titles and positions available, such as Head of Mixologist and F&B Director, so it was up to me to progress my career."