The Crackberry Times » Fulham

Amuse Bouche

crackberry — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:23:49 +0000

Amuse Bouche is the little black dress of drinking, and the Soho site is a recent expansion of the champagne bar format from their Parson’s Green outpost. The place is date-tastic, though just as familiar clientele are sophisticated girls nights out; boys looking for the aforementioned patrons or in touch with their metrosexual side shouldn’t be put off. Best of all, drinks here are really very reasonable, with the house bottle starting at just £22, and 2-for-1 bellinis all night Mondays and Tuesdays.

21-22 Poland Street, Soho, W1F 8QG. Tel: 020 7287 1661. Web: www.abcb.co.uk

Sugar Hut

crackberry — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:28:05 +0000

Sunday drinking is a rarefied taste reserved for the sorts of masochists that enjoy making a bad situation worse and have all the foresight of a grumpy toddler. If, however, you are one of those people, then Sugar Hut is the Xanadu to your inner Kubla Khan. On Sundays this opulently dressed Eastern bar has remarkably good live music and wisps of incense transport you to a better place – one where you can dance, everyone around you is a hottie, and tomorrow you’re not going to be slumped over your keyboard wishing you were dead.

374 North End Rd, Fulham, SW6 1LY. Tel: 020 7386 8950. Web: www.sugarhutworld.com

The Valmont Club

crackberry — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:26:24 +0000

Valmont Club is the kind of place you wished you’d known about earlier… Tucked away in a basement on the vibrant Fulham Road, it’s deceptively large and unpretentious (although annoyingly a guest list still applies) with three rooms to suit all moods. Start with the cream leather room when you’re still sober and sociable and as the night progresses you’ll find yourself veering towards the more forgiving dark room with its gothic tones of maroon, gold and black and before long, the twinkling neon lights pulsating through the walls in time with the music will force you to retreat into a private booth for some shady shenanigans behind the velvet drapes and beaded curtains… Put on your glad rags, order cocktails by the bottle (yes that’s right – this is no place for amateurs), and party with royalty as this is a hot spot for Prince William.

266-266a Fulham Road, SW10 9EL. Tel: 020 7352 6200. Web: www.thevalmontclub.com

The Blue Elephant

crackberry — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:25:23 +0000

Escape the dull dreariness of London and step into a tropical Thai paradise-the Blue Elephant is a haven away from it all. Here you will be seated in lush surroundings, dine with the sound of water trickling down the stream in the background and occasionally be granted the pleasure of Thai dancers performing at your request… tantalizing and mesmerizing with every swing of their hips, you could almost be in Bangkok, almost. With tea lights in abundance, authentic Thai food and cocktails to suit every taste, this is one place not to miss: romantic by night, bustling by day it can’t fail to impress.

Price: c.£20pp (lunch 2 courses for £12, 3 for £15). 3-6 Fulham Broadway SW6 1AA. Tel: 020 7385 6595. Web: www.blueelephant.com/london