Bradley's Spanish Bar, Fitzrovia, W1

Great after hours drinking den - although its hard to know quite how long it is open to - as google maps listing doesnt match what the bouncers say. Managed to blag my way in just after 11pm on a Friday and they seemed to be calling last orders at midnight. An upper bar and a packed subterrean bar - where there was a great atmosphere and it was packed. Stuck with the keg and Budvar Dark served in the correct glass. Will go again, now I know where it is. Assuming the bouncers let me in!

Official site of Bradley's Spanish Bar - www.bradleysspanishbar.com

Official site of Bradley's Spanish Bar - www.bradleysspanishbar.com

We used to frequent this place too many times to recall in the late '80s and early '90s and what a hoot. On warm summer evenings drinkers would spill out onto Hanway Street virtually blocking it. It was run by two elderly Spanish wrestlers(?) - their photos adorned the walls - and the price of drinks would vary throughout the evening; no two rounds would cost the same. The two-floor bar is very cramped and the men's loo was diabolical - so narrow that you'd risk ending up in the urinal if someone passed you. However, it did have a certain charm and today looks unchanged.