New Cocktail Bar & Lounge on Hornsey High Street

Walking along Hornsey High Street recently I noticed a new kid on the block. Whisperz Cocktail Bar and Lounge opened its doors a month ago and seems to offer a new entertainment alternative for N8.

You won't be surprised to learn that I went back with my camera when the bar was quiet. I  also got an opportunity to have a chat with owner Mehmet Yuca.

Mehmet has quite specifically created a space that aims to offer something new in the neighbourhood. Sunday to Thursday, the tempo is set by unobtrusive Spanish chillout, soul and jazz. On Fridays and Saturdays, the pace gets nudged up and a live DJ gives Whisperz customers a mix of rare grove, soul, jazz, rnb, commercial and funky house.

There's a full menu of snack food and of course there are the cocktails - but at Whisperz, Mehmet provides cocktails as full on entertainment. As well as all the Tom Cruise moves, his bar staff specialise in fantastic flaming cocktails. The particular one I want to see - I need to go back with my camera for this one - involves stacking glasses and lighting the alcohol as it tumbles down the stack!

Pyrotechnics aside, Whisperz is a great new addition to the N8 scene and well worth giving a try (and if you get there between 6 and 9, cocktails are two for one!).

Learn more on the Whisperz website: www.whisperz.co.uk

(All Photos: ©Hugh)