No.1 Sports Bar

You can practically smell the testosterone as you walk into this unashamedly blokey venue, festooned with traditional pub entertainment such as pool tables & dartboards, as well as a few gaming machines dotted around the place. Heineken & Birra Moretti are among the draught brews, & there’s a selection of serviceable wines, while the kitchen delivers homemade burgers, beer-battered cod & chips, & a range of platters including an ‘Uncle Sam’ version with hot wings & Southern fries. But these are mere bit-part players compared with the sport-fest: more than a dozen screens show all the big matches, & a Nintendo Wii room satisfies energetic videogame boys. If you miss your last train from Moorgate round the corner, there’s even a Travelodge upstairs.