The Food Diaries

The George - A Room with a View in Paris

Sitting atop the Centre George Pompidou - the museum of Modern Art designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rodgers - The George, has one of the best views in town.

Don’t bother with a meal - the best way to enjoy the venue is over a drink in the 2001: A Space Odyssey-styled interiors or on the large terrace in the summer.

Don’t forget The George has its own private lift/entrance (look out for the entrance on the piazza side).

Here’s some more info (location, opening times, access).

Hix Bar - Drinks in Soho, London

The Hix Bar on Brewer St is an ecclectic hideaway with a speakeasy feel. A perfect way to ignore the January Blues. My superb Avenue cocktail was conjured up expertly by the friendly and sexy in-house mixologist team. Our lovely Brazilian waitress Claudia took great care of us throughout the evening; finding us a new home when we complained of a draught and plied us with lovely foodie freebies such as Finnan haddock cakes with horseradish cream and posh pork scratchings with apple sauce to make things up to us. We also ordered off-menu (a request from a memorable previous experience) a roasted marrow bone with a herbed bread crumb topping. January diets are so 2009.

Other speakeasy bars to try in London: Callooh Callay, Lounge Bohemia, 69 Colebrook Row