"If you want a quiet, grown-up evening where all the memories of your birthday could be soundtracked by Enya, do not go to Meatliquor W1. Go here if you want your birthday memories to be soundtracked by Fred Durst and Black Sabbath—or realistically, drink so many of the absinthe-packed cocktails that you don’t even have any memories past 10pm. Just off Oxford Street, this shout of a bar is open until 3am every night of the week (including Sunday) and can take bookings of up to 20 shot-ready friends. " - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna