Fluid

Fans of Japanese pop art and sushi will be in raptures with this place. Fluid is a great pre-club venue for Fabric – grab a quick bite (slurp?) with miso soup at just £1 before descending into the throbbing mass. The Japanese ethos of convenience dominates this bar from the cutely packaged sushi to the Sapporo drinks dispenser in the corner. Tumble down the steep spiral staircase to a funky little room where you can sip your Nippon lager as if you’re really there – they’re even got a Letterman-style Tokyo city backdrop.

Behind its vibrant neon sign, this Japanese-themed bar oozes laid-back, unpretentious cool. Punters sit in the dim light sipping

raspberry-flavoured Tokyo martinis, losing the

freestyle sushi off their chopsticks or necking

Asahi beer, while others play the '70s video

arcade games or investigate the mothballed

beer-dispensing machine.