The Lansdowne Hotel

On the corner of Broadway, The Landsdowne is a certified instituion – turn up here on any given night you're guaranteed to leave with a story. The 250-person venue miraculously manages to feel intimate for a folky show, but gives you room to cut loose when more raucous acts are on the stage. Visit Thursday through Saturday for a live gig, or swing by for trivia and other more low-key pub activities Sunday-Weds. Time Out tip: Stay around after the bands are finished, the DJ programming downstairs is always fun (and often delightfully left-of-centre).