Elbow Rooms, Islington
Great space combining pool, music and cool in roughly that order. Famous for the male toilets, which have a one-way transparent wall, allowing girls to watch while blokes pee (although quite why any girl would want to do that is beyond us) the Elbow Rooms in Islington are laid-back but always have decent music playing, thanks to Arthur "the brakes" Baker overseeing music policy. At last, somewhere where you can play a game of pool to a background of the Beta Band!

The original Elbow Rooms in Westbourne Park has a slightly more hectic vibe about it, while the branch in Swiss Cottage is also beginning to put on a few club nights too.

89-91 Chapel Market, N1
020 7278 3244
Nearest Tube: Angel
Website: www.elbow-room.co.uk