'Opulence and elegance' are the buzz words used by Paradise, a new venue on Kilburn Lane. Whilst this may leave you hankering after a donor kebab and a converted warehouse that smells of wee, it can't be denied that this is a useful place.

There are nooks and crannies a plenty from the music room with free wi-fi, heavy duty sound system and late licence bar to the chandelier-filled dining room with Saturday brunch served till 4pm and Sunday roasts cooked by ex Marco Pierre White chef Tim Payne. Then there's the 'Reading Room' filled with 'leather-bound books and portraits of forgotten lord and ladies', saloon bar with leather banquettes and gourmet snacks, courtyard garden, roof terrace and private rooms for hire; this is certainly a lot more than your average boozer or bar.

With an events calender that's rapidly filling up with regular funk and comedy nights, film screenings and live music gigs, there's a lot on offer but if it's a quiet pint and a fag on the terrace you're after, that's ok too. Paradise might be stretching it, but for Kensal Green it comes pretty close.