Brigade Bar & Bistro (Bar / Restaurant)
The Fire Station, 139 Tooley Street, London Bridge & Bermondsey, London, SE1 2HZ
“Best for: beautifully cooked food which tastes as good as it looks; eating out with a social conscience. Great: portion sizes; alcoves for a bit of secluded dining...”
Claire Roberts, Fluid London reviewer 26 Jun 12

Umami (Restaurant)
100 Cromwell Road, Kensington, London, SW7 4ER
“Best for: pan-Asian cuisine in Crowne Hotel serenity without the hotel price tag. Great: service, desserts. “Look, look! Let’s go in there!” she says, as if she’d...”
Claire Roberts, Fluid London reviewer 26 Apr 12

Grubser's Cocktail Bar & Lounge (Bar)
22 Fish Street Hill, Monument, London Bridge & Bermondsey, London, EC3R 6DB
“Best for: great tasting made-to-order cocktails. Great: place to go if you want City drinking without the heaving masses. Madame is in the house. Well, Madame is...”
Claire Roberts, Fluid London reviewer 20 Nov 11

108 (Bar / Restaurant)
108 Marylebone Lane, Marylebone, London, W1U 2QE
“Best for: quality food from local Marylebone suppliers. Great: service; all-day restaurant for relaxing and escaping the drama of Oxford Street. EXT. OXFORD STREET...”
Claire Roberts, Fluid London reviewer 13 Sep 11

Chinese Cricket Club (Restaurant / Hotel)
Crowne Plaza London - The City Hotel, 19 New Bridge Street, City of London, London, EC4V 6DB
“Best for: sophisticated Chinese food of a quality you’d expect from a high-grade City hotel. Great: warm and personable service. “You’re going to the Chinese Cricket...”
Claire Roberts, Fluid London reviewer 12 Aug 11

Grand Union Kentish Town (Bar / Restaurant / Club)
53-79 Highgate Road, London, Kentish Town, London, NW5 1TL
“Best for: loads of comfy seating in relaxed spacious surroundings after a scout round Camden. Great: quality burgers and fries. OK, it’s time to get serious. About...”
Claire Roberts, Fluid London reviewer 14 Apr 11

Indian Zing (Restaurant)
236 King Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 0RF
“Best for: Fragrantly spiced Indian food cooked with award winning flair. Great: Service; for serious food in the guise of warm family run local restaurant. My love...”
Claire Roberts, Fluid London reviewer 09 Mar 11

The Fine Line (Bar)
Equitable House, 1 Monument Street, Monument, City of London, London, EC3R 8BG
“Best for: Fine dining in a relaxed atmosphere in The City; good range of beers. Great: Portion sizes, service. In my lifetime, I’ve often been compared to Nell Gwyn....”
Claire Roberts, Fluid London reviewer 31 Dec 10

The County Arms (Bar)
345 Trinity Road, Wandsworth, London, SW18 3SH
“Best for: Weekend lunches, time out by Wandsworth Common. Great: Service, pub garden, specials. Blessed, as I am, to live in this fantastic city called London,...”
Claire Roberts, Fluid London reviewer 03 Nov 10

Camino (Bar / Restaurant)
3 Varnishers Yard, The Regents Quarter, Kings Cross, London, N1 9FD
“Dear Camino, Thanks very much for dinner on Tuesday evening. I always find Tuesday is one of those odd nights in the week. Tuesday: just the sound of it is a bit dull, like March (as opposed to, say,...”
Claire Roberts, Fluid London reviewer 24 Jun 10

Cicada (Bar / Restaurant)
132-136 St John Street, Farringdon, Clerkenwell, London, EC1V 4JT
“Crab: it’s fair to say, still an exotic item in the diets of most people from the not so sunny climes of the UK. That, despite Norfolk’s legendary brown Cromer crabs and Rick Stein’s devout seafood mission...”
Claire Roberts, Fluid London reviewer 24 May 10

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Bars, Pubs, and Clubs