BRIX

The jazz band has been completely scrapped for an R’n’B act, but you can still trumpet about the live music at this long-established underground haunt. Occupying a vast space under the Grand Hyatt with three sizeable bar areas, a dance floor and a cigar smoking room. The vibe is classy until the regulars arrive at 10pm. Let’s just say there’s a reason the ladies – and not the men – get carded. Read: when Mariah Carey’s ‘Touch My Body’ comes on, it doesn’t feel out of place.