Fabric

This most impressive of superclubs is still the first stop on the London scene for many international clubbers, as the lengthy queues attest (worst from about 9pm to 11pm). A warren of three floors, three bars, many walkways and unisex toilets, it has a kidney-shaking ‘sonic boom’ dance floor. The crowd is hip and well dressed without overkill, and the music – mainly electro, house, drum and bass, and breakbeat – is as superb as you’d expect from London’s top-rated club. Superstar DJs often sell out Friday-night’s Fabric Live when big names such as Goldie, DJ Diplo, Plump DJ or DJ Hype take over.