"A basement bar hidden behind a bookcase inside an old-school whisky shop? Soho really has thought of everything. A cosy little downstairs space with coves, big leather sofas, and guys with beards having intense conversations about single malts, The Vault is a good bar. And it's definitely worth dragging the one dissenter in your group here, even if they complain loudly that they ‘just wanted a vodka red bull’. As well as a good selection of whisky, from bourbons to Japanese varieties, there’s also a coconut butter old fashioned that will set the mood for a PDA-fuelled date night. " - David Paw, Heidi Lauth Beasley