Inside Fab Café where the force awakens for sci fi film lovers

Nineteenth-century architect Alfred Waterhouse designed this grand hotel, bar and restaurant, and what a job he did. The iconic joint on Oxford Street has long been a landmark and made even more so by new owners and a million-pound facelift. The bar was put into the capable hands of DJs-turned-restaurateurs Justin Crawford and Luke Cowdrey. Expect similar fare to their award-winning restaurant Volta in Didsbury – think small plates, cocktails and an inspired wine list. And although the pair have since moved on, their influence is stamped throughout. A fairy-light-lit courtyard and fabulous DJs in the basement mean there’s no need to go on anywhere else.

Yes, it's primarily a music venue but Yes is also home to a wonderful attic bar in what used to be an old auction house. The blue-beamed space invites the outside in with a huge array of plants, while the space itself opens into an outdoor terrace area, so you can be inside or out. The idea of the building, with its four floors of music, dining and drinking, is that you can stay there all night and feel like you’re in different places – but once you hit the attic, why go anywhere else, anyway?