![]() There’s a no-standing policy, but that doesn’t mean people won’t be up and dancing in the aisles.Īddress: Nightjar, 129 City Road, Hoxton, London EC1V 1JB Website: Live music: Every night 9pm-9.45pm and 10.15pm-11pm (plus late set 12am-1am on Fridays and Saturdays) Cover charge: Sunday to Thursday – £6 Friday, Saturday – £10, late session is £6 or an additional £5 if you stay on after the first set There’s live music every night from 9pm – a varied roster of some of the best jazz acts in the city who rarely fail to rustle up an atmosphere that’s pure, scintillating fun. The drinks list spans decades and celebrates cocktails revived from as far back as the pre-Prohibition era. This Shoreditch institution, and one of the best bars in London, is hidden underground, not far from Old Street roundabout, is full of dark, cosy corners, wood panelling and antique trinkets. On the night we went, the band had the whole crowd merrily singing along – no mean feat for a Wednesday.Īddress: Plaquemine Lock, 139 Graham Street, The Angel, London N1 8LB Website: Live music: Monday to Saturday evenings, 8pm-10pm, Saturday Jazz Brunch from 12.30pm-4pm and the first Sunday of every month, 7.30pm-10pm Cover charge: Free entryīest for: an old-timey setting and lively jazzįew bars pull off the speakeasy-style as well as Nightjar. From 8pm Monday through Saturday, order a heady Boulevardier (a bourbon-based Negroni) and settle in for two hours of live jazz or blues. The food menu has a strong Southern leaning, with the Creole jambalaya – a hot, tangy plate of rice, chicken, shrimp and homemade andouille sausage – and the fried green tomatoes being standout dishes. ![]() This buzzing, brightly decorated pub on a leafy green street next to Regent’s Canal somehow captures the feeling of a relaxed night out while away on summer holidays. ![]() Once you do, you’ll wish you hadn’t waited so long. Plaquemine Lock is a true Islington hidden gem – the sort of place you could wander past many times without ever quite making it inside.
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