The Doodle Bar - review

The talk: The coolest watering hole to land south of the river is housed in an edgy warehouse — perhaps more Dalston than Battersea — where you can scribble all over the blackboard walls.

The deal: A hard-to-find rough-and-ready ex-dairy where creative juices — in the form of exhibitions, life drawing and gigs — flow alongside cheapish drinks for Chelsea’s intrepid boozers. There’s ping-pong for the sporty, and gourmet street grub for fuel.

Would suit: Nights out with friends bored with King’s Road.

Order: The refreshing Cucumber Cooler, with vodka, elderflower and apple juice, or a Meantime pale ale, microbrewed in Greenwich.

By the way... Closing time is midnight at the weekends so you can head to nearby Bunga Bunga for dancing.