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Cougar Travel: Meeting Boys in London

Where: 80 Haymarket, London, United Kingdom, SW1Y 4TE
April 2, 2008 at 3:55 PM | by | Comments (0)

Ladies, need a lad or two to brighten up your dreary trip to London? Hit up the Sports Cafe on Haymarket, smack near all the touristy action of Piccadilly.

We hit up the Sports Cafe on Easter Sunday which just happened to be the day that Manchester United played Liverpool, followed by a match between Chelsea and Arsenal. Probably the biggest day of football for the year which means lots of dudes watching the games and drinking beer.

That day, the girl-to-guy ratio was approximately 15 to 1. We huddled in a corner on the 2nd floor to watch our NCAA basketball game on the lone screen that was playing it--the bar is friendly to American sports--and when we looked around there were no other girls in this section. Score.

At first, you'll think it looks like the UK equivalent of the ESPN Zone in Times Square but minus the screening room with the leather Lazy-Boy Chairs and skyboxes. There are two floors--with sit-down dining areas on each level--and tons of flat-screens everywhere. There's even small TVs in the dining booths. In total, there are four bars, 11 pool tables and even a small-ish dance floor for when the games are over.

Considering that we were in an ESPN Zone wannabe, we needed to down some beer fast. And there's plenty of that here. We split a pitcher with a friend and then managed to ask some boys who they were rooting for. (Red: Arsenal. Blue: Chelsea.) If their team is doing well, they've got all the time in the world to chat with you. If not, well then keep looking.

Also, most of the blokes in this place are young, like 24 and under, making the Sports Cafe also a good place for cougars. Not that we are or anything.

Related Stories:
· Sports Cafe [Official Site]
· Bars coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Tavalli]

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