The Piano Works - Farringdon

You're walking into controlled chaos on Farringdon Road. Two pianists are battling it out, the crowd's three drinks deep, and someone's inevitably butchering a Britney track whilst everyone else loses it. The Piano Works operates on pure energy — it's the sort of place where shy accountants become air guitarists and mates who haven't sung together since secondary school suddenly remember every word to 'Mr Brightside'. The drinks aren't cheap (you're paying for the spectacle), but the atmosphere is genuinely infectious. It's sweaty, it's loud, it's unashamedly fun, and somehow it never feels try-hard.