Lashings of vintage Americana line every wall and windowsill of this classic favourite, adding food for the eyes to a consistently fine and ambitious menu of seafood, pasta, fajitas, steak and plenty of other fun dishes. Both a restaurant and a bar, Skandalas has been packing them in for years, and for good reason. Recommended for a meal or a few cocktails accompanied by one of the live bands who grace the stage from time to time, there’s nothing quite like this one for atmosphere or style. If a place isn’t in the centre of the action as has been popular for more years than most care to remember, it’s impossible to deny that they must be doing something very right indeed.