Brasserie Harkema is a hip and updated version of the classic Parisian brasserie with a contemporary modern edge. The decor and menu are both minimally and excellently executed with an open kitchen, open-plan dining and cosmopolitan atmosphere all going together to offer a casual-dining loft experience. A large wine selection is displayed on shelves along one wall from floor to ceiling while Paul Smith-esque signature stripes are a statement piece opposite.

Supperclub: If you you prefer a bit of performance art with your food then this is the place for you. My usual version of ’supper’ is a bit of marmite on toast and a 2 finger Kit-Kat, but this places takes it into the realms of “art”.

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On arrival you’re asked to wait in the dark, leather clad S&M styled bar, before you embark upstairs to an uber-modernist white room with psychedelic backdrops. DJ’s spin ambient house music while performance artists play instruments to accompany the sounds all while you relax on beds and eat your 5-course surprise tasting menu (the night we went it had an oriental influence). If it all sounds a bit achingly trendy and Nathan Barley-esque then prepare to be surprised as it’s completely unpretentious and great fun!

The pace picks up when the plates are washed and the BPM’s shift up a couple of notches giving you the opportunity to burn off the calories on the dancefloor.