"Soma has an inauspicious exterior—an unmarked door and a bouncer—that descends into a cool metallic bunker of 007 nature. The impressive oval bar acts as a giant sharing table and there’s a short but excellent list of remixed, and sometimes even improved, takes on classic cocktails like the enticing kumquat zing of the mezcal margarita. It’s open until the early hours and if you’re in a group, there are a couple of very elite-feeling rooms that look out onto the bar." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna