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The Pitch
Slim Jim's Liquor Store sits halfway up Upper Street in Islington, and it has held the same line for years. This is a late night rock and roll dive bar, dark and almost entirely candle lit, with a ceiling famously papered in donated bras and a jukebox loaded with rock. The Infatuation files it under the city's reliable dive bars for a reason.
The draw is the combination of cheap drinks, loud music, and free live bands most weeks. The bar runs a grassroots music programme that supports local acts and brings the occasional touring name, always with free entry. If you want polish, this is the wrong door. If you want a late, unfussy whisky and a band, it is one of north London's best.
