If jazz jazzes you, you could do a lot worse than heading to the Backstage Bar at The Spice of Life, where you'll find some of the best live [more...]

The Spice of Life is a true London institution. Good food, good beer, great music and right in the heart of the West End. What more could you want from a night [more...]

At the the Tabard Theatre in Chiswick you'll find a great range of plays - everything from Shakespeare to experimental modern work. It's above the Tabard Pub [more...]

Open mic night on Tuesdays is a hoot at Monkey Chews (2 Queen's Crescent, NW5 4EP). The music will vary from the novice to the signed, from the eccentric to inspirational. If you fancy yourself on stage with your three-chord riff and [more...]

Local theatre with a reputation for plays, stand-up and cabaret. It's over a lovely Victorian-style pub that now has live music - jazz, rock, cajun and folk - once the theatre ends, making for a great night out all round. Oh, and the [more...]

The Nag's Head on James Street (runs between Covent Garden tube and the Piazza) looks like a perfectly ordinary pub - but I went there at lunch time and had possibly the best ham, egg and chips I've ever eaten in a cafe. The beer was [more...]

Camden Lock in London is a crazy, busy place where you can buy anything from inexpensive fashion and bargain bric a brac through to luxury designer wear and pricey antiques. Heaving with people, it is still cool to wander along the Lock [more...]