Nineteen Below

Lipstick-red walls & a sleek, skinny bar perfectly match the clientele at this bar within the Crowne Plaza. A bevy of Sex & The City girls meet here for splendid cocktails including the regal abeja reina (a tangy mix of honey, cranberry, vanilla gomme, lemon & Bacardi), while City bucks – sitting elbow-to-elbow with the hotel’s suave guests – could be tempted to stay once the DJ gets started, even on school nights. A revamped food menu embraces ‘favourites’ (dim sum, hot beef sandwiches), ‘Eastern classics’ & ‘UK coastal’ (potted shrimps, dressed crab), plus sharing platters from the hotel’s flagship restaurant, Refettorio. But if drinking’s what you came for, order a cocktail, hook your heels on a high stool & bathe in the glow of the bar’s fuchsia spotlights.