When I was a student at Edinburgh Uni, we did a pub crawl where everyone wrote down their favourite (and least favourite) drinking establishment, and we picked eight of them at random. Long story short, we ended up going to the Slug & Lettuce in the Omni Centre three times in one night; and I would like to defend the Slug & Lettuce, and extol its virtues as a drinking venue. After the restaurant area closes, it’s always quiet and clean, the staff are lovely, cocktails are cheap and service is immediate! Plus it’s next door to Cosmo World Buffet and, in my opinion, every night out should end with curry, pasta, sushi, tiramisu and a full carvery on the same plate.

MC Hammersmith And Friends, Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh, Sunday 14 September; main picture: Empirical Photography/David Wilkinson.