Ram

Ram is an airy café-bar tucked off Hamra's main thoroughfare on one of the neighbourhood's many side streets. With its roomy seating area (spread over two floors) and ample snug pillows, it's the kind of laid-back joint where you settle with a book and a Turkish coffee in the afternoon and don't stand up again until Happy Hour (6pm-8pm) starts reeling in the evening revellers. Wednesday and Sunday evenings are dedicated to their jam sessions, which all are welcome to join in with, regardless of instrument or musical talent; meanwhile, Saturdays see DJs rock up for some cooler-than-cucumber electro sets. Casual, eclectic and always welcoming, Ram is one of the best bars in the area.