Kazbar, Oxford

They had me at the cocktail list: Moroccan iced tea spiked with Absolut?  Fig and vanilla daiquiri? Come to momma without further ado!

Kazbar on Cowley Road is one of my favourite drinking dens in our ‘hood, thanks to that magnificent cocktail list. Their tapas is decent too, the service is friendly and the vibrant decor whizzes you off on a magic carpet ride to Morocco with its lanterns and mosaic tables.

It’s part of the group that also owns Café Coco and Café Tarifa (both also on Cowley Road) so they know their stuff basically when it comes to buzzy, boho, Mediterranean inspired bars.