Bars & Pubs

With venues in Singapore and, er, on the Red Sea, not to mention compilations released every month of the year, the Ministry of Sound makes no bones about being a mega-successful clubbing brand. The four rooms of its London base let promoters spend a pretty penny booking up talent; the Gallery shifted its hard house and trance nights here when Turnmills closed; and other nights bring mainstream urban and house sounds, and superstar DJs earning silly money to play to an international crowd. If you can spare £75 per person (you get £60 in drinks), buy a VIP table for a night and walk straight past the queues.

Time Out Bars, Pubs & Clubs Guide 2008/9