Like the similarly named New York venture, this Fitzrovia bar and bottle shop’s handy – make that downright dangerous – USP is its offer of DIY drinks to go. It will deliver bespoke bottled cocktails direct to your party. The ground-floor’s look is inspired by the 1950s superettes that lined US highways: a pleasing pastiche kitted out in utilitarian deco. Here, Martinis and Old Fashioneds on tap hit the spot, as do the pizzas (with veal sausage, lemon, broccoli, sage and mascarpone among the toppings).
Upstairs, a cosier, soft-focus lounge plastered in tacky 1970s nostalgia is the sort of low-rent joint where Starsky and Hutch might have hit on Charlie’s Angels. This is where chilled dudes dispatch disco drinks – the likes of Strawberry Blonde (Jameson whisky, jam and blonde beer) and Garibaldi (‘Britvic’ OJ, Campari, bergamot, lavender, lemon liqueur and bitters). Off-menu evergreens such as a Vieux Carré are ably accommodated too.