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What for: Take a date, or some mates for killer cocktails and comedy.

Vibe: With bar schools across the globe to their name, the boys at Shaker and Company were more than well trained for this job. Their "New Orleans-inspired cocktail saloon", filled with leather sofas and brass lanterns, is a great addition to this no man's land part of town. You can sit at the bar and watch those boys shakin' and stirring; kick back and listen to the bands and open mic comics; or join in the Popbitch quiz. But for BarChick the best bit was downstairs, which when we visited was a Benedictine Monastery with old school desks for you to sit at. Next month who knows what it'll be but we were promised a big change.

Best drinks: Mid-19th century and early-20th century cocktails. BarChick loved the Potato Sack Sour, and the banana-based Polmos to Polynesia. If you're not feeling that, then tell 'em what you fancy - with a back bar that big you won't ever go thirsty. Soak it up with crayfish popcorn and hushpuppies (that's cheese, sweetcorn and ale fritters to you and me).

Cash or credit card: Card, because although drinks are perfectly priced at £7.50 you will want more than one.

Find it: Shaker and Company, 119 Hampstead Road, NW1 (020 7387 5474, shakerandcompany.co.uk)
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