Pad Thai Restaurant & Karaoke Bar

You're heading into the Cathay Building on Holloway Head, which already tells you this place has character. Pad Thai is the kind of spot where you can demolish a bowl of properly spiced pad thai, then accidentally end up singing 'Don't Stop Believin'' at 11pm because someone's ordered you a microphone. The food side is genuinely solid—they're not messing about with the flavours—but let's be honest, you're mostly coming for the combination. It's gloriously unpretentious and packed most weekends with groups of mates who've decided dinner should also be an event.