Baba Au Rum

Arty design-it-yourself cocktail emporium
Tipple of choice: With over 60 brands on offer, rum is king here. If you feel like splashing out, try their original Mai Tai with 18-year-old Coruba rum.

Word to the wise: Come before 9pm for happy hour.
The 1970s favourite dessert doesn't make the most obvious name for a hip cocktail bar, but dark, bottle-lined Baba au Rum more than deserves its popularity. It attracts an easy-going crowd of twenty and thirtysomethings who love playing around with its cocktail-making manual, handed out to guests so that they can design their own drinks.

With a dauntingly large selection of quality drinks on offer, they certainly have what you'll need, while the bar's eclectic, beard-scratching soundtrack - they promise to play anything from early jazz to Boards of Canada - adds another layer to the lively atmosphere.