Rolling into town for the month of August is the Carnivore Club, which will be overhauling the restaurant’s menu once a week to offer meat-lovers all kinds of exotic meats. Read more.
The best place in SoHo to see grizzly blues rock. A gem of a bar with some real atmosphere.
The friendly if occasionally hapless service & the atmosphere mean that the joint is usually packed to the rafters, especially on weekends when it offers free admission before 8:30 PM. Arrive early. Read more.
Bang in central London, you have to get there early to get a seat for 6 Nations Rugby viewing but there is such a good vibe it’s worth it.
This legendary jazz club in Soho has played host to some of the world’s biggest music greats such as Ella Fitzgerald, Jimi Hendrix who played his last live performance there and now Amy Winehouse. Read more.
There is absolutely no point coming here unless you like either garlic or shots. Ideally, you’ll love both and you’ll sit down and grab a bite, a beer and a Bloodshot for an essential rite of passage. Read more.
The beers are amazing and if you don’t know what you want, the staff sound like they’ve tried them all (thoroughly). You can sample anything before you settle on one. Read more.
Bar Nightjar is a hidden hotspot in London's East End. It entices with quality cocktails, attentive personal service & a vibrant and varied live music programme and late music nights on the decks. Read more.
The drinks are delicate and inventive. Begin with an appetiser cocktail made with pea puree & mint & finish with a digestive which brings together Havana Rum, tobacco candy floss & a cigar tube.
Opening April 28, it will comprise of 2 private dining areas & a bar stocked with genuine period gin bottles. The menu will be a thoroughly modern spin on dishes such as suckling pig & rabbit hot pot. Read more.
Go to Casita, a small bar hidden away on Ravey St in Shoreditch. Ask for the Tequila Verdita.
Strong case for being the oldest pub in London - may well be predominantly the original building dating back to 1602.
