Bars & Pubs

Having paid the £2 day membership fee (and thus skirting a local law concerning alcohol sales and nearby Buckingham Palace), walk through the ICA gallery to what at first appears to be a rather modest, raised café area of institutional atmosphere. But the ICA is in fact very much a bar, and a well-stocked, artily cool, late-opening one at that. Draught Budvar, Beck's Vier and Leffe and bottled Budvar Dark are complemented by a list of ten cocktails (£6-£7) - mojitos, manhattans and margaritas and the like. Some surprisingly decent wines are available by the glass, including a Chablis St Martin Domaine Le Roche (£8/£31), although if you're after a Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée des Sommeliers, you'll have to buy the bottle (£41). Sandwiches, pies, platters and specials comprise a substantial food selection.

Time Out Bars, Pubs & Clubs Guide 2008/9