Bar 68, 68 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath. 020 8665 0683. Cosy pub popular with locals. Events most nights. Pub hours. Thornton Heath BR.

The Bird of Pride, 291 Sydenham Road, Croydon. 020 8684.1469 Popular Croydon local. Pub hours. East/West Croydon BR.

Buzz Bar, 136 Battersea High St, SW11. 020 7207 3895. Clap Junc BR

The Goose and Carrot, 128 Wellesley Rd, Croydon. 020 8689 3473. Hard-to-get-to local though friendly enough when you do make it. West Croydon BR.

Kazbar, 50 Clapham High St, Clapham. 020 7622 0070. Buzzing video bar, particularly popular with the pre-clubbing/party crowd. Open 4pm-midnight Mon-Fri, noon-midnight Saturday, noon-11.30pm Sunday. North Clapham/Clapham Common tube.

Marquis of Lorne, 117 Haydons Road, Wimbledon. 020 8542 3306. Friendly mixed local where there's always something happening and someone to bitch about it when it does. Friday DJ Stevie T spins his handbag; Saturday Kellie Stryker; Sunday singer Jan Francis; Monday Simon puts his balls on show for bingo; Tuesday Camp quiz with Miss C jackpot now a heart-stopping £400; Wednesday buy a drink, get a ticket and if your number's up, find out what's revealed in the box; Thursday Good Cop, Bad Cop, whatever that is. South Wimbledon tube.

Reflex, 184 London Road, Kingston. 020 8549 9911. The jury has been out for a quick pint and a large voddy and returned its verdict: this is the best nightclub in south west London, bar none. Intimate, yet somehow spacey, friendly and efficient staff, top name cabaret almost every week, good pricing all round, plus a genuine lighted dance floor what more could any self respecting boy want? Thursday Men Only, 10pm-3am, £3; Friday Night Funk with the Reflex Go-Go Boys £3 before 11pm, £5 after; Saturday Prince Charles' faves The Three Degrees £8; Sunday disco, with both downstairs and the upstairs Forum bar now open 9pm-1am, free. Next week Hazell Dean. Kingston BR.

Richmond Arms, 20 The Square, Richmond. 020 8940 2118. Long standing establishment which has seen competition come and seen it go. The place for a quiet pint and a natter. Richmond BR and tube.

The Two Brewers, 114 Clapham High Street, Clapham. 020 7498 4971. Hugely popular cabaret bar club with something on almost every night. Open 4pm-2am Mon-Thur, 2pm-3am Fri-Sat, noon-midnight Sun. Friday Jacqui Cann, DJ Paul Short, £3 after 9.30pm, £5 after 11pm; Sat tbc, £3 after 9pm, £5 after 11pm; Sun 5.30pm Pam Ann's Mile High Club, Sandra 9.30pm, DJ Chris Reardon, free; Mon DJ Grant Wilkins, free; Tues 10.30pm Mrs Jakaoke's Karaoke, £2 after 11pm; Thurs Dave Lynn's Crowd Control, £2 after 11pm. Clapham Common tube.

November 12, 2001 13:00