If ever you needed proof that even the most jinxed of sites can, in the right hands, turn into a regular ‘must-visit’ location, take a walk down the steps of Aloha: for years Bar Fresa….
Alehouse, eatery and live music space in one shipshape venue - The Shipping Forecast is rough hewn, glitter free and implanted like some alien cell into the heart of Slater Street. And suddenly, the Ropewalks….
Attached to the old lock-keeper’s cottage of the Leeds Liverpool Canal, this out-of-the-way hotel bar is perfect for illicit trysts, and secret rendezvous. And, as hotel bars go, the White Room’s competent cocktails and mood….
For the ultimate room with a view, the Panoramic’s widescreen vision of the city, from the 34th floor of the West Tower, is hard to beat. At this elevation you feel strangely removed from it….
Sleek and stylish - if also a little self conscious - Palm Sugar is Liverpool One’s premier after-dark playground for those who despise the concept of dressing down. And why not? Friendly staff, a bubbly….
Huge, sociable, and split-level, Zelig’s is the best spot in Liverpool One for those who seek to grab a light bite, enjoy a few drinks on the patio, shuffle around to a few funky tunes,….
Taking its name from the building it occupies (New Zealand House) Newz Bar is home to a tiresome parade of perma-tanned micro-celebs and their wannabe catamites, over-priced fizz, and lacklustre, phoned-in beats. Still, it’s incredibly….
Home to the city’s premier comedy club - The Laughterhouse, downstairs - The Slaughterhouse is a genial pub with a calendar of events ranging from karaoke and quiz nights to turns from local singers. Usually….
Hugging the corner of what’s become, almost by accident, Liverpool’s ‘Gay Village’, the below-street-level Lisbon has been a gay-friendly pub well before Frankie went to Hollywood. Snooker, cheap beer, an anthem-filled jukebox and a bizarrely….
Ready to give your tonsils a proper work out? Have you been practicing your Brandon Flowers impersonation? Or maybe your Tina Turner? The friendly Cheapside pub, The Rose and Crown, is the best place in….
Tight little drinking den squeezed into a back alley off Dale Street, with a history stretching back to 1726 - plenty of time to perfect the pouring of a fine pint. The pub’s cellar is….
Wonderfully atmospheric Victorian boozer, with central bar, etched glass, snugs, dark wood and more single malts than is (sadly) humanly possible to sample. One of the city’s landmark pubs, and as alive as ever. Stop….
