Where to... find a date

Go to Pacific Oriental for an exuberant party atmosphere, Revolution's vodka bar for fun and flirting with Soho office workers, or Keston Lodge for close body contact. Here are our five favourite venues for finding a date.

*** PACIFIC ORIENTAL 1 Bishopsgate, EC2 (020-7929 7117)

Halfway between Monument and Liverpool Street Tube stations, this party venue, packed with youthful exuberance, is the place to chill out after a day in the office with like-minded, young-at-heart revellers.

** EXHIBIT B 13 Old Town, SW4 (020-7498 5559)

Vast, modern bar with plenty of room for cruising round and exploring the opportunities. Weekends are the busiest times, when young Claphamites on the pull congregate, revving up with drinks from a reasonably priced cocktail list.

** ARAGON HOUSE 247 New King's Road, SW6 (020-7731 7313)

This former working man's club is now a designer bar with two floors of Sloaney lads and chicks in desperate need of each other's company. Good beer garden with barbecue on warm evenings.

*** REVOLUTION 2 St Anne's Court, W1 (020-7434 0330).

Vodka's the theme and cocktails are the fuel in this modern, contemporary bar that fills up quickly in the evenings with Soho office staff out on the pull.

** KESTON LODGE 131 Upper Street, N1 (020-7354 9535).

This contemporary bar has established itself as an essential pit stop on the Islington social circuit. Expect close body contact on weekend evenings.