Review: 69 Colebrooke Row, Islington, London

69 Colebrooke Row Interior

I can’t remember exactly how I came to know of this bar, but it’s name had floated around through my ‘research’ of nice places to drink, and there were quite a few good reviews of it. Though I was no closer to knowing what it’s called. . .surely it can’t just be called ’69 Colebrooke Row’.


I was wrong, my receipt calls the place ‘The Bar With No Name’ and even though I knew what road it was on, and what to look out for (a lantern with the number 69 on it). I still had stood outside on the street for two minutes, having to doubleback on myself before I realised that the place I had assumed was empty, had life. If you do go looking for this place, don’t expect it to jump out to you. It blends into the backstreets, which is exactly what it tries to achieve.

Review: Nuvo, 11 Brindley Place, Birmingham

Negroni, Novu, Brindley Place

Nuvo, 11 Brindley Place, Birmingham

It’s always good to see more bars opening, especially those that are literally moments away from my doorstep and seem to promise a good cocktail.

At first glance it feels like Nuvo might be onto a real winner, it’s early days (open for three days so far) and no doubt will take a while before the place beds in.