Potterrow

It might look like the poor relation on Bristo Square, but what it lacks in Hogwartsian charm Potterrow makes up when you get inside. The venue is home to a cavernous bar and club space upstairs, while downstairs offers a sprawling drinks lounge, and, by day, a pleasant café-bistro and shop. With a regular stream of live bands (of both the ‘serious’ and the ‘OMG, I thought they were all dead’ variety) ranging from The Cribs and We Are Scientists, to long-anticipated reunions of assorted members of S-Club 7, B*Witched and The Vengaboys, alongside some infamous student club nights, Potterrow is the archetypal student night out. Brave the queues and go forth and mingle with your fellow scholar!