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Review: Waltz may be London's most authentic Japanese cocktail bar

Reviewer Hamish Smith didn't realise something was missing from London's bar scene until a new venue waltzed in.

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03 July, 2025

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Review: Downstairs at Betty's, Edinburgh

Natasha Corfield dropped in on Betty's for the Spring issue.

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08 April, 2025

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Review: Ego Death, Manchester

CLASS reviewer for the North, Dave Marsland, headed out to one of this winter's biggest launches - Ego Death.

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24 March, 2025

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Review: Bloodsports - a sports bar with a sideline in blood, guts and cocktails

Hamish Smith waves the flag for sports bars at Meatliquor’s new Bloodsports.

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20 March, 2025

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Review: Louis, Manchester

Dave Marsland stops by Louis in Manchester.

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30 January, 2025

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Review: Cahoots Postal Office

With trading conditions becoming ever challenging, how does a bar create the kind of immersive experience that gives guests a reason to visit? Hamish Smith goes full theme...

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15 January, 2025

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Review: Bunny's Country Club, Manchester

Dave Marsland visited the latest in the Bunny Jackson's line of bars - Bunny's Country Club.

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22 January, 2025

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Review: The Juke Box, Bristol

New CLASS writer James March is in Bristol and at The Juke Box for his first CLASS bar review.

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20 January, 2025

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Review: Sebb's, Glasgow

CLASS' Glasgow reviewer Mark Murphy drops in on Sebb's.

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08 January, 2025

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Review: Muse at RSA House

Hamish Smith reviews Muse at Royal Society of Arts House on the Strand.

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06 January, 2025

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Review: Rhum Tavern, London

Tyler Zielinkski drops in on one of the bigger London launches at the back end of 2024.

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03 January, 2025

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Review: Little Capo, Edinburgh

Our Edinburgh reviewer Natasha Corfield stops by Stuart McCluskey's Little Capo.

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03 January, 2025

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Review: Oriole

Hamish Smith headed to Covent Garden for the second coming of Oriole.

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16 October, 2024

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Review: Glue, Liverpool

Dave Marlsand, CLASS reviewer for the North, visits Glue in Liverpool's Albert Dock.

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07 November, 2024

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Review: Peaches, Leamington Spa

Ellen Manning stops by Leamington Spa in the West Midlands and reviews Peaches.

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07 November, 2024

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Review: Sister Ray, Liverpool

Dave Marsland, reviewer for the North, visits one of Liverpool's big launches this summer.

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28 October, 2024

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Review: Maya, Manchester

Class reviewer for the North, Dave Marsland, stops by Maya in Manchester.

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25 October, 2024

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Review: Old Pal, Edinburgh

Natasha Corfield reviews Old Pal in Edinburgh.

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22 October, 2024

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Review: Archive & Myth at the Hippodrome

Hamish Smith takes a gamble on Archive & Myth at the Hippodrome.

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16 October, 2024

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Review: The Corset Club, Glasgow

Our new Glasgow-based reviewer Mark Murphy stops by The Corset Club.

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04 September, 2024

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Review: Stray, Manchester

Reviewer in the North, Dave Marsland, visits one Manchester's biggest opening of the year - Stray.

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15 August, 2024

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Review: No Nuisance, St Albans

Clinton Cawood takes a short train ride outside of London to St Albans, the home of Happiness Forgets' new sister bar.

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13 August, 2024

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Review: Pearl at Park Hill, Sheffield

Reviewer for the north Dave Marsland took his time to get to Pearl at Park Hill in Sheffield, but it was well worth the wait.

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12 August, 2024

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Review: Spy Bar at Raffles London

Tyler Zielinski visits Raffles London's 'other' cocktail venue - Spy Bar.

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31 July, 2024

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Review of Fenix in Manchester: "Step inside a troglodytic network of caves with (potentially) killer drinks"

Hamish Smith reviews Manchester restaurant-bar Fenix. There's a lot of style, but is there substance?

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25 July, 2024

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Review: Bar Lotus, London

Clinton Cawood reviews one of Kingsland Road's latest cocktail haunts.

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06 May, 2024

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Review: Finders Keepers, Manchester

Reviewer for the north, Dave Marsland, visits one of Manchester's more significant recent launches, Finders Keepers.

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23 April, 2024

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Review: Verve Lounge, Birmingham

Midlands reviewer, Ellen Manning, stops by Verve Lounge in Birmingham.

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19 April, 2024

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Review: Port of Leith Distillery, Edinburgh

Our Scotland reviewer Blythe Robertson drops in on The Port of Leith Distillery for his latest review.

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10 April, 2024

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Review: Twice Shy, London

Earlier this year Hamish Smith dropped by Elon Soddu's second London venue: Twice Shy.

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09 April, 2024