Pubs with live music

If you enjoy like something to tap your toes to when you're supping your pint, we've found the perfect pubs for you. From young indie bands seven nights a week to the big beat names from the world of jazz,

The Water Rats
328 Grays Inn Road, WC1
Anybody who's anybody in the music business has probably done time at this important London musical landmark. Young indie bands fighting their way up the music food chain can be seen here seven nights a week. (020 7837 7269)

Dublin Castle
94 Parkway, NW1
This Victorian local in Camden Town won't win many design awards but that's not what it is all about. It has long been established as an influential new music venue, serving rap, ska and rock to a clued-up audience. (020 7485 1773)

The Bull's Head
373 Lonsdale Road, SW13
Jazz and blues bands have been performing at the Bull's Head's since the late Fifties. Forty years, and some 17,000 gigs later, it still attracts the big beat names from the world of jazz. (020 8876 5241)

THREE CITY FAVOURITES... by Charles Campion

Paternoster Chop House
Warwick Court, EC4
This elegant City haunt showcases some excellent British produce. The long-matured beef is particularly good, whether you opt for steak or cottage pie, as are the British cheeses and puddings. £27pp ex-drinks. (020 7029 9400)

Café Spice Namaste
16 Prescott Street, E1
Chef Cyrus Todiwala offers sophisticated cooking from a menu that ranges all over the sub-continent at his stellar Indian restaurant. There's a bright interior and very suave service. £30pp ex-drinks. (020 7488 9242)

Singapura
1-2 Limeburner Lane, EC4
Singapura is an old established restaurant verging on formal, where the menu includes dishes from Singapore, Malayasia and Thailand. Expect interesting flavours and subtle spicing. £25pp ex-drinks. (020 7329 1133)