Posts Tagged tottenham court road
Crazy Bear
Posted by crackberry in Everything, Fitzrovia, Fitzrovia, Places to Drink, Places to Eat on September 1, 2009
This cool little venue is a bit tucked away, but make the effort of finding it as it is a fantastic venue for settling in with a few of your best mates and drinking away an evening. The trick is to book one of the booths downstairs, then start piling through the menu of superior cocktails. The dark, plush interior feels just like an intimate club should do – relaxing, informal and mysterious. Upstairs there is a very respectable Thai restaurant, and if you start feeling peckish, then they’ll serve a variety of tempting bar snacks to your table.
26-28 Whitfield Street, nr Tottenham Court Rd, W1T 2RG. Tel: 020 7631 0088. Web: www.crazybeargroup.co.uk
Fino Restaurant
Posted by crackberry in Everything, Fitzrovia, Places to Eat on September 1, 2009
Fino is a modern restaurant offering some of the best Spanish food in London. Serving all the favourites you would expect such as Iberico Lomo and Gambas al Ajillo, the food is simple with sharp tastes, perfect for grazing through accompanied by a few glasses from the strong menu of Spanish wines. The atmosphere is warm, clean, and in spite of its basement setting, airy; equally perfect for a classy first date or a business lunch. If however, you prefer your Iberian experience with the passion and body of a flamenco dancer’s armpit, this may be a little urbane for you.
Closed Sundays. Price: c.£50pp. 33 Charlotte Street, London W1T 1RR. Tel: 0207 813 8010. Website:www.finorestaurant.com
Shochu Lounge
Posted by crackberry in Everything, Fitzrovia, Fitzrovia, Places to Drink, Places to Eat on September 1, 2009
Shochu Lounge is the other side of Japan – refined, secretive luxury. The subterranean bar of the restaurant Roka, this place is kitted out with dark wood and leather in a rustic minimalism that is achingly cool. An awesome date venue with tables hidden away in alcoves and bartenders hand chipping ice off blocks set in the bar. Worth booking a table so that you are assured a place to sit. Do go and try their speciality shochu cocktails, at £9 a pop it is on the pricier side, but well worth it for a treat.
37 Charlotte St, Tottenham Court Rd, W1T 1RR. Tel: 020 7580 6464. Web: www.shochulounge.com
Firmdale Film Clubs
Posted by crackberry in Everything, Places to Play on August 28, 2009
If you like the Electric Cinema then check out the Firmdale’s Film Clubs as they take the classy cinematic experience to a whole new level. Three of their top London hotels: The Charlotte St Hotel, Soho Hotel and Covent Garden Hotel host weekend food and film combos where for a fixed price you get a slap up three course meal and then an intimate viewing of a recent good film in their private screening rooms. Really this is all very civilised and, unless you love the incessant crunch of popcorn and musty tang at your local multiplex, the way forward for film viewing.
Price: £35. Web: www.firmdale.com
Bourne & Hollingsworth
Posted by crackberry in Everything, Fitzrovia, Places to Drink on August 28, 2009
Too cool for a proper website, too small for proper cat-swinging; what does B&H have going for it other than sharing initials with Oasis’ favourite cigarette brand (Noel’s cats were named ‘Benson’ and ‘Hedges’ incidentally)? Achingly chic with a floral backdrop and more than a nod towards subterranean prohibition bars, B&H, though small, is perfectly formed. Drinks are reasonably priced in the £5-7 bracket and on a Tuesday night they even manage to shoehorn in some decent bands for a bit of a spontaneous boogie. If all of that fails to convince you that B&H is worth your patronage remember that anywhere that serves cocktails in porcelain teacups deserves a visit.
28 Rathbone Place, W1T 1JF. Tel: 020 7636 8228. Web: www.bourneandhollingsworth.com
Bam Bou
Posted by crackberry in Everything, Fitzrovia, Fitzrovia, Places to Drink, Places to Eat on August 28, 2009
Dominating the south end of Charlotte Street this Georgian House reeks of old London but step inside and you are transported to French Indochina. Caprice Holdings know what they are doing and Bam Bou is no exception. With a touch of mahogany and the whiff of colonialism in the air Bam Bou has a dark corner for every occasion. The tastes are upmarket South-East Asian and despite the preponderance of similar cuisine up and down Charlotte Street, this is top drawer. And from top drawer to top floor, the Red Bar is a great place to round off an evening or to kick off a first date if you can manage all those stairs.
Price: £40pp. 1 Percy St, W1T 1DB. Tel: 020 7323 9130. Web: www.bam-bou.co.uk
Bar Chocolate
Posted by crackberry in Everything, Places to Drink, Soho on August 28, 2009
If New Year’s blues have kicked in and only lashings of chocolate will save you, this eponymous bar is a great sanctuary. Whilst there are plenty of cocoa free beverages, this is an ideal place to sate a craving of the brown stuff – their hot chocolate is divine and the themed cocktails are similarly Moorish. An open-plan, relaxed rendezvous, this bar has no room for pretentious types – here it is all about the casual continental café culture – media sorts engaging in intellectual discussions, and old friends catching up after extended separations. The décor is simple, but warm and homely, perfect for a quiet coffee or a late night tipple. For comfort drinking – chocolate or otherwise – this is the place…
26-27 D’Arblay Street, W1F 8EP. Tel: 0207 287 2823.