Tucked away in the heart of Hackney on the corner of a street, through an unsuspecting door and down an unsuspecting staircase, is a cracker of a cocktail bar that promises to make you warm and fuzzy inside. Behind This Wall inhabits the basement of 411 Mare Street - a skip and a hop from Hackney Central Overground. Complete with a DJ deck, candles and fresh flowers brightening up the bar, there's an air of cool sophistication without trying too hard. One thing they do care about is good drinks. After ordering the £9 Vieux Over Manhattan, I watched mesmerised as the bartender gradu...
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Daily we are faced with the longing cries of claustrophobic and unworn items from our wardrobes; ball gowns wailing for a gala, halter necks hankering at you to give up that mid-morning biscuit and harem pants sulking on the hanger, longing for the dusky alleys of the souk. Come at those grumbling pants like a snake charmer, and whistle at them the news: Mamounia, the subterranean late-night den has opened in the heart of Mayfair. From a haze of purple smoke, or perhaps pouring from the spout of a magic lamp, the second site has launched on Curzon Street. Evoking all the allure and myste...
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