Dress smart or you won't get in. Tottenham Court Road tube . It's a Sam Smith's pub, so the beer is astonishingly cheap. Credit AmEx, DC, MC, V.p399 L6. One of many painfully hip Covent Garden hangouts, Detroit distinguishes itself with pleasant table service, decent cocktails and some above-average food.
DJs provide the background noise.
There's a branch at 14-16 Ganton Street, W1. Credit AmEx, DC, MC, V. Red, brown and blue enliven the stone cellar of this former fruit store on Earlham Street. There are pizzas for the peckish, beers and wines for the thirsty, and a mixed clientele. Credit MC, V. Atmosphere is everything at this deliberately raffish basement wine bar. Chow down on some basic nosh, all the better with which to soak up the range of wines and sherries.