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The team behind this gaming bar and restaurant in Shoreditch describe it as ‘next-level’. We like the pun but it’s accurate, too – this place is kitted out with eight booths, each featuring PlayStation 5s and Nintendo Switches, and games including Mario Kart, Fifa, Call of Duty, Super Smash Bros, Tekken, Super Monkey Ball (our favourite, FYI) and loads more. Like, a lot more. 

There’s also a massive esports stage, proper wood-fired pizza, and a cocktail menu that takes brilliantly nostalgic inspiration from games gone by (we’re talking Burnout Martinis and a Rainbow Road – a seriously retro mix of Absolut Vodka, Blue Curacao, orange, and grenadine). Keep an eye out for special promotions, including bottomless beer, prosecco and mimosas alongside gaming and pizza – available throughout the week.