Places to Drink
For a full selection of places to drink in Liverpool go to
www.visitliverpool.com. Here
is a selection of some of the best.
PanAm
Britannia Pavilion Albert Dock L3 4AD
T: 0151 709 1156
At night the Albert Dock puts on its coolest threads and
metamorphoses into the place for Liverpool’s glammed-up crowd. Pan
American is one of the main hangouts for the hip and trendy, a
classy bar-restaurant with huge bay windows that look out to the
Liver Building in the distance.
www.panam-venue.co.uk
The Blue Bar and Grill
Edward Pavilion Albert Dock, L3 4AE
T: 0151 709 7097
Another achingly cool place to drink and dine down at Albert Dock,
with a balcony overlooking the waterfront and a high celebrity
count.
www.blue-venue.co.uk
Babycream
Atlantic Pavilion, Albert Dock L3 4AE
T: 0151 702 5826
Joint venture between restaurant group Lyceum and the legendary
Cream club empire, this is described as a DJ Restaurant- i.e.
you get ambient lounge live DJ sets thrown in with your trendy bar
and dining experience. Notable for its flamboyant ladies Powder
Room - complete with black satin padded ceiling.
www.babycream.co.uk
Korova
39-41 Fleet Sreet, L1 4AR
T: 0151 709 7097
Trendy, independent bar, part owned by Liverpool band Ladytron,
that sets itself out as “a music-focused venue enveloped in cutting
edge design and illustration.” There’s a bar and ‘canteen’
and the club in the basement showcases live music from established
acts and up-and-coming bands.
www.korova-liverpool.com
The Philharmonic
36 Hope Street L1 9BX
T: 0151 707 2837
Not the Hall, but the staggeringly ornate pub across the road,
which boasts the only gentleman’s toilets in the country that a
lady may visit – they’re listed. Despite being definitely
old-world, this temple to Victorian exuberance attracts a
lively-mixed crowd that gives an indication of the level of
affection it commands - John Lennon famously complained that the
price of
fame meant ‘not being able to go to the Phil for a drink’.
Ye Crack
13 Rice Street L1 9DB
T: 0151 709 4171
For the antitheses of Albert Dock-style bar chic, head for this
legendary boozer, yet another place where John Lennon used to
drink when he was at art college. It’s all a bit rough tables and
cracked lino but what it lacks in style it makes up for in
character.