Competitive socialising

If there's one area of hospitality that seems to be doing well right now, it's competitive socialising. After years of bowling being the only real option for a game as part of a night out, we now have darts, curling and even axe throwing. And we're about to get the new version of a pool hall called Poolhouse. 

Opening near Liverpool Street station (so this is perfect for a City night out as well as the bridge-and-tunnel crowd), Poolhouse is going to be home to 20

One of the recent additions to the competitive socialising market in London is Fairgame, which opened its first grown-up funfair in Canary Wharf a few years back. That tirned out to be a big success and now they're opening a second venture, this time in the heart of the City of London, right by St Paul's.

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As Christmas approaches, expect London's competitive socialising venues - from darts to cricket - to do very well. Now another place is about to join the ranks and this one's all about indoor boules (or pétanque if you're being pedantic). 

Boulebar originally launched in the UK on the South Bank (it's also in Sweden and Denmark) and now they're coming to Spitalfields for round two. There

Here’s our guide to the best places to book for karaoke in London, where the food’s as good as the song list.

As we've previously written about, karaoke has become a big thing in London, with some places offering pretty great food to accompany the backdrop of occasionally on-tune warbling. Now here comes a new karaoke bar which has a strong focus on food, BAM

London's competitive socialising scene is going from strength to strength and the latest to join the crowd is Lane7 in Victoria, who are bringing Patty & Bun along for the ride. 

Described as a "boutique bowling venue", bowling will be the main event with 10

London's continued obsession with competitive socialising is continuing ever apace. They already have a venue in Moorgate, but now indoor clay pigeon shooting bar Clays is getting ready to open in Canary Wharf.

As you might expect, these aren't real clay pigeons (that would get very messy) but the virtual kind. You can pull together a team of up to 20 people for a 90-minute clay pigeon

The competitive socialising scene in London (here billed as "gastro gaming") is getting even bigger with a second dart venue for London (following the very successful Flight Club). This one is called Oche, and although it's their first London opening, they have already launched around the