London's very cool place to be seen

By Sarah Getty, Metro

Last updated at 10:24 08 May 2007


If you fancy hitting London's latest bar, remember your mother's advice and take something nice and warm to wrap up in.

Taking the concept of the chill-out room to a new extreme, the bar is built from ice and has an average temperature of 5°C. You'd get terrible goose bumps - not to mention frostbite - in that skimpy party dress.

It's fair to say the freezing air will turn your nose scarlet before you've even had a drink. But the chilly atmosphere is a must, because even the bar and glasses are carved out of ice.

Guests to the Absolut Icebar in London, which opens tomorrow, pay £12 for a 45-minute drinks session, which includes a hearty slug of vodka. And, if you do favour revealing partywear when you hit London's first permanent ice bar, fear not - insulated cloaks and black suede gloves are provided.

The ice bar is part of a new venue in the West End, which will also house a restaurant. Guests enter the frozen area through an air-locked doorway.

The 8m sq ice room has walls, seating and a bar carved from ice imported-from Sweden's River Torne, 500km inside the Arctic Circle.





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