Pub and Bar of the Year

We already know that we're the capital of cool when it comes to the world's drinking emporia, writes Edward Sullivan, but in a city that provides us with so many alternatives, which pubs and bars are we most proud of?

Our spies have been drinking their way through the list of possible contenders for the Evening Standard 2003 Pub and Bar of the Year Award, and here we present our top 10 in each category. Your vote will reduce this short list to five finalists in each: print out the voting form (right).

All those who vote will enter a prize draw with two readers receiving £500 each to spend at the pub or bar of their choice.

The finalists in each category will be announced on Friday 21 February and our team of celebrity judges will choose the winners in March.