Bars & Pubs

This narrow pub is a splendid, if slightly affected, mishmash. There's all manner of clutter behind the bar, changing art on the walls (on our visit, a painting declared 'Will have sex for fish'), smart floor tiles and a wonderful aquatic mosaic out back. The most coveted spot is at the front, on scruffy sofas under a gorgeous arched window, where stained glass sets off a railway clock. Among requisitioned cinema seats and faded chessboard tables, Indo runs an espresso machine alongside an eccentric beer selection (Mort Subite beside Bombardier on draught) and a troupe of high-end spirits. You'll usually encounter grizzled barflies, young bohos and slightly adventurous City types, nodding to alt-folk or soul-jazz.

Time Out Bars, Pubs & Clubs Guide 2008/9