Renovated, splendidly refurbished and open again to all for the first time since 1980, this birthplace of British cinema (first screening moving pictures back in 1896) now features a foyer bar where audiences and the public can drink every evening and at weekends. Convene here for wines (from a list of over a dozen), beers, spirits, classic stirs and starry fancies such as whiskey sour, Humphrey Bogart, and Marilyn Munroe (sic), a White Lady in all but name. Then settle down for a nostalgic double-bill from the silver screen’s golden era – or perhaps dissect the meaning and merits of the latest arcane art-house flick. The indie cinema’s owners hope their smart mocha and cream art deco-style lounge will appeal as much to those in search of a cocktail as to those waiting to see Cocktail or some other cult revival. Whether ‘Regent Street’s secret bar’ will take off, given the plentiful number of full-on drinking venues within striking distance, remains to be seen.