The Print Room at 21, Covent Garden

Sipping away on ice cold refreshments whilst overlooking the frenzy of Covent Garden is a London must; be it watching the street performers during the day or rickshaws weaving through the crowds in the evening. For most tourists, this experience is undertaken at the overpriced and overcrowded Punch and Judy pub. The cooler and less mainstream option is literally a stone's throw away, The Print Room at 21.

Entering through a ground floor kitchen (bear with us), which finding is an achievement in itself, up the narrow staircase is a small, yet lively cocktail bar. Although a DJ plays monotonous and meaningless funky house music more akin to a Euro nightclub during the evenings, and finding your way to the bar is much like navigating the maze at Hampton Court Palace, the narrow balcony overlooking the South West corner of the market more than makes up for it.

Head straight to the bar and order your cocktail of choice (doubles are standard at this bar, although location considered the prices are not heart attack-inducing) before climbing out onto the balcony and perching on a high stool. Chat away whilst the night passes by before descending back to earth and disappearing into the London night, date in tow!

Take note too, that there is a restaurant at 21 for the less price-cautious; with the option of eating top-class Italian food on the terrace. We at the daterbase, however, think this is far too cliché for a Covent Garden date. And anyway, we hate pigeons loitering around for our leftovers.