Flask (Bar)
77 Highgate West Hill, Crouch End, London, N6 6BU
“A naked chef? Over 300 years old, The Flask is getting old gracefully. A pub full of character and middle-class characters, it offers a formidable food menu and a good choice of drinks (decent wine...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 24 Jan 06

Macondo (closed) (Bar / Restaurant)
Unit B2, 8-9 Hoxton Square, Shoreditch, London, N1 6NU
“Me and my best mate had a brilliant idea. We were going to open a café that sold cocktails and cake, our favourite things (yeah, stuff the whiskers on kittens and raindrops on roses malarky). But dammit,...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 14 Dec 05

Nanobyte (closed) (Bar)
183-185 Wardour Street, Soho, London, W1V 3FB
“Closed in September 2009. Apparently opening as a Vegetarian Restaurant in Spring time..... watch this space. Bark worse than its byte? Let’s get this bit out of the way. The decor here is odd…...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 12 Dec 05

Hoxton Apprentice (closed) (Bar / Restaurant)
16 Hoxton Square, Shoreditch, London, N1 6NT
“For an engaging evening. I am pretty terrible at giving to charity. I am one of those people that zig zag across roads to avoid the bods in coloured bibs asking for my credit card details for some...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 11 Dec 05

EQ (closed) (closed) (Bar)
142 Essex Road, Angel & Islington, London, N1 8LX
“Closed until further notice - early 2008 EQ (short for Equilibrium) is pretty smart, in both senses of the word. Looks-wise, it’s an unfussy interior lit with spotlights with clean lines, brown and...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 29 Nov 05

Bar Music Hall (Bar / Restaurant)
134 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3AR
“With a recent transformation Bar Music Hall has returned to its roots. Having gone through a fleeting 'hot' time the venue has embraced what used to make the Old Brick Lane Music Hall the heart of Shoreditch's...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 25 Nov 05

La Maja (Restaurant)
43-45 Porchester Road, Notting Hill, London, W2 5DP
“So what’s La Maja? La Maja (so named after the lady in Goya paintings) is a lovely little spot. Actually I lie; it’s not that little. This Spanish restaurant is set on two floors (ground and basement),...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 06 Sep 05

The Pig's Ear (Bar / Restaurant)
35 Old Church Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 5BS
“Making a pig’s ear of it. That describes the bar food at this joint, though, I mean it literally. In this really quite lovely gastropub in Chelsea you can buy a pig’s ear to chew on for a quid. If that...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 03 Aug 05

Barrio Cocktail Bar & Cafe (Bar)
14 Battersea Square, near Battersea Bridge, Battersea, London, SW11 3RA
“You have to admit, that’s quite a good name for a South American styley drinking hole isn’t it? Barrio as in Mexican slum but also as in Bar Rio. Ha! Well, I like it anyway. This teeny bar is set in...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 01 Aug 05

The Devonshire Arms (Bar)
37 Marloes Road, Kensington, London, W8 6LA
“The Devonshire Arms Better the Devon you know. In the summer the Devonshire Arms is a handy place to know cos it’s the only pub in the neighbourhood with a beer garden. And what a cute outdoor area...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 20 Jul 05

The Games Room (Bar)
1a Chesterfield Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 5JG
“On the game. There is no denying that this private members club is a really seductive looking venue. The discreet entrance on Chesterfield Street leads you through a doorway (marked with antlers) to...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 12 Jul 05

Nell Gwynne (Bar)
2 Bull Inn Court, off The Strand, West End, London, WC2R 0NP
“One Gywenne, one out. With a capacity of 20 (at a push) The Nell Gywenne is a real bijoux pub. Thankfully, on the night I went (Tuesday) it wasn’t up to its full capacity hence I’m calling it bijoux...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 11 Jul 05

Adam Street (Bar / Restaurant / Club)
9 Adam Street, off The Strand, West End, London, WC2N 6AA
“There are two ways to make sure that no one forgets where your bar is 1) Be excellent 2) Call it after the address. Adam Street, then, is doubly memorable. A staircase leads you down to this private...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 05 Jul 05

Copyright (closed) (Bar)
110 Pennington Street, St. Katherine's, Whitechapel & Wapping, London, E1W 2BB
“Copyright issues. Copyright is a top bar come restaurant come club yet it's not as full as it deserves to be. This, I believe, could be down to its rather clandestine location in Wapping. Hidden...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 07 Jun 05

The Soho Lounge (closed) (Bar / Club)
69-70 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3SE
“Late expectations. It’s late, you’re in Soho, you want to carry on drinking, it shouldn’t be difficult to find a place, right? Yet try it in practice and it becomes a Krypton Factor style quiz. That’s...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 28 Apr 05

Holy Drinker (Bar)
59 Northcote Road, Clapham Junction, Battersea, London, SW11 1NP
“A bar… and a holy lot more. I was pretty sure I was going to dislike the Holy Drinker. There was something about the playschool colours on the outside (bright blue and purple) which, despite the bar’s...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 26 Apr 05

Number 22 (Bar / Restaurant)
22 Half Moon Lane, Brixton, London, SE24 9HU
“22 and all grown up. Though located between Brixton and Dulwich this Herne Hill gem attracts more of the mature Dulwich set. It does this, not by having a Stannah stairlift installed, but by concentrating...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 11 Apr 05

Octave Restaurant & Jazz Bar (closed) (Bar / Restaurant)
27-28 Endell Street, West End, West End, London, WC2H 9EX
“Was it something you eight? I’d eaten at this address, in the heart of London’s Covent Garden, when it had previously been an Italian restaurant. It was dire and overpriced. Thankfully Octave, launched...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 20 Mar 05

Catcher in The Rye (Bar)
315-319 Regents Park Rd, Finchley, London, N3 1DP
“A novel approach. The Catcher in the Rye is a welcome addition to the Finchley eating and drinking scene. Having recently been refurbished from being a grubby pub to a pub to go to for grub (by the...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 16 Mar 05

Fitzroy Tavern (Bar)
16 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 2NA
“£1.95 for man in a box. You know which lager I mean don’t you? It’s the one on tap with a little man wearing lederhosen in a see-through plastic box on the pump. Ayingerbrau or something. Well, anyway...”
Sophia Wong, Fluid London reviewer 14 Mar 05