Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen

Packed to its industrial ceiling pipes come Friday night, this cavernous bunker is a popular stomping ground for Hoxton nights out. The post-work hordes come for a healthy line-up of well-known bands & DJs, as well as a decent selection of bottled beers (Modelo, Kirin, Anchor, Sierra Nevada) & £7 cocktails. The restaurant, with its canteen-style benches & booths, opens at 11am every day for food like momma used to make, with a little bit of Mexico thrown in. Tuck into the Big Easy breakfast, or pancakes with cream & maple syrup, when you stumble in on a Sunday morning. Grab a burrito during the afternoon or settle in for the evening with the Vegas surf & turf – a plateful of ribeye, langoustine & chicken wings with onion rings, creamy ’slaw & Cuban rice.