England Guide
Kent and Sussex
Pubs and bars
1 The Fish Bowl 74 East St 
01273/777505 Popular pre-club choice for its range of music – sometimes better than the clubs themselves – and a good daytime menu.
2 The Font Union St 01273/747727 Spacious converted chapel with a bar in place of the altar and occasional live music.
3 Grand Central Bar 29–30 Surrey St 01273/329086 Cool, light and comfy bar opposite the station. Well-priced breakfasts and snacks, live jazz and funk at weekends and a theatre upstairs.
4 Guarana Bar 36 Sydney St Brazilian-style daytime bar in the North Laine quarter serving herbal cocktails and shakes made with guarana (extract of Amazonian vine).
5 Hector's House 52 Grand Parade 01273/681228 Big bare-boards-and-sofa student pub that has nightly pre-club music (except Mon) with in-house DJs and occasional live bands.
6 Kabuki 8–12 Middle St Designer-cool Pacific-rim bar with DJs spinning R&B and hip-hop.
7 The Marlborough 4 Princes St 01273/570028 Friendly pub with good food, popular with a lesbian and student crowd, and there's a small theatre upstairs.
8 The Prince Albert 48 Trafalgar St 01273/730499 By the train station, this place is often crowded with students drawn to the real ales, live rock, theme nights and big-screen football.