The Living Room

Pub trivia question: which Noughties-style London lounge graces the cover of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars? That’ll be the Living Room – although back then, it was a post office. London has come a long way since 1972. Searching for the ingredients to make bikini martini (cachaça, passion fruit & limoncello) would have been like a fool’s errand in those days, & as for porn star martini, honey & ginger cosmo, or an El Tesoro-based cactus cooler – not a chance. With a fair range of wines & designer beers, plus modish sharing platters & small plates for those who want something to go with the booze there have been some ch-ch-ch-changes here since Bowie’s heyday – especially when you factor in live lounge-lizard music at weekends.