Palace Lounge at The Rubens Hotel

“Tea for two at the Rubens, darling”, the words can be heard uttered by the various drinkers and diners, invariably over 50 occupying the prestigious lounge at the Rubens hotel. Opposite the Royal Mews and perfect for a cup of English, scones and views of parading tourists, the tea at [...]

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Sheeba Coffeeshop

Without a doubt one of my favourite coffeeshops in the land. Sheeba sits just by the entrance to the red light district, with an American diner type feel inside, well lit up with a serving area in the foyer section, menu on the wall opposite the bar and a good selection of coffees behind [...]

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Hunters Coffeeshop Bar

One of the cooler hangouts in the Red Light District is Hunter’s Coffeeshop, a long dark tunnel with booths to the left of the walkway, counter in the middle and further seating at the back. Next door is an extension of the venue with more of a bar area with deals on pitchers [...]

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Tinsel Town Milkshake Bar

A small corner shop nestling on the hilly layout of Hampstead is home to the Tinsel Town Milkshake Bar, a world renowned venue where the famous and popular come to “hang out” in true American fashion and order some of the most extravagant Milkshakes known to man. Without a three-strong team of [...]

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Detroit Bar

So I went on a night out after work one fine Friday evening fully intent on visiting the best bars in London, so imagine my surprise to find online that fifteen minutes away from my office was one of the best bars in the world (according to one unmentioned website), I simply had to [...]

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Oceana NightClub

Another addition to Britain’s super-clubs, Watford Oceana sits nestled among other bars and clubs on this pedestrianised strip looking like a warehouse among a parade of cottages.outside queues form and at the little window a grumpy woman demands an eleven pound entry fee. I will let readers know at this stage that this is am [...]

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The Trafalgar Hotel Roof Terrace Bar

Separate from the Rockwell bar a few stories down, this wonderful rooftop experience is breathtaking, especially under the twinkling of the Lights of central London. Entry costs around five pounds at a small desk in a reception area of the hotel. The lifts, (lit up with neon blue) then take [...]

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The Warwick Bar

An upmarket bar, recently refurbished with wooden flooring throughout, booths upstairs and unfortunately, no longer a secret to the wider world. The bar upstairs has a continuous stream of drinkers ordering everything from cocktails to pints from the slower-than-average bar staff but downstairs service is much faster and (although it seems all tables [...]

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Exit Festival 2009 - Dance Arena Bars

One of the most amazing sites I have ever witnessed is the sun rise over a ten thousand strong crowd of racers in this dance area basin of the fortress in novi sad. The setup is a four storey deep valley with metal stairs at the far end of [...]

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Dva Andela Bar and Restaurant

Just another tavern-styled restaurant along the edge of this popular pedestrianised bar strip in Novi Sad, Dva Andela was actually “the big surprise upstairs”. Seeing there were diners outside we asked at the door if there were more cool tables inside and he eager took our hands and led us up [...]

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