Frontline Club

Head through the understated doorway on Norfolk Place and you're stepping into the kind of place that feels like it matters. The Frontline Club has positioned itself as a meeting point for people who actually do things—writers, photographers, broadcasters, activists—rather than just talking about doing them over overpriced cocktails. The wood-panelled rooms have real character, all low lighting and serious conversations, though it never tips into pretentious. You'll find yourself rubbing shoulders with documentary filmmakers one night and activists the next, all drawn by their respected events programme.