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At the tender age of 31, I decided to quit my cushy life in Toronto to see if I could move to London successfully. Much to my surprise, things worked out well and I'm looking forward to being a long-term tourist in my adopted city....

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July 08, 2008
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Freud Bar

When I first visited London I spent almost all my time hanging around Neal Street in Covent Garden. Mostly shopping and eating at the Rock & Sole Plaice. On my subsequent visits to London and since I moved here, I’ve spent most of my time avoiding the crushing crowds in one of the busiest areas in central London.

Needless to say, the first time I was told that I was to meet some friends for drinks on Shaftesbury Avenue in Covent Garden, I was bracing myself for a bad tourist trap. Boy was I wrong.

Tucked away underneath Freud the house wares shop, down a fairly steep set of metal stairs, Freud’s is the perfect place to have a nice cocktail when you’re out and about in Covent Garden. While beer drinkers will have to make do with bottles of Starobrno, Freud’s is really a place for the cocktail lover.

With over 30 choices to whet your whistle, it’s hard to decide. My list of favourites include the Japanese Slipper and the Acapulco. My boyfriend has had at least one rip-roaringly drunken evening thanks to their Homeboys (triple sec, rum and brandy with juice). Of course the classics are well represented — Cosmopolitans and Vodka Martinis with a twist are standouts.

Freud’s vibe is very relaxed and casual, but definitely very stylish. Don’t go unless unless you're kitted out in the best of the high streets. It tends to get crowded with the after-work crowd on a nightly basis, so arrive early if you plan on grabbing a table to drink the night away. It’s a great place for travellers to mix with local Londoners.

One word of advice though. Eat before you go if you don’t want to find yourself looking for something deep fried to soak up the booze at the end of the night. Freud is not know for its food. Unless you count microwaved nachos as food.
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Freud Bar
198 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JL
020 7240 9933
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