Lab 22

Cardiff


The decor's all over the place (prohibition speakeasy meets Buddha bar meets mad-scientist's lair) but the bar staff are slick enough to distract from any design misdemeanours, and the cocktails are excellent. Some nights a live jazz band adds to the ambience.


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4. Principality Stadium

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5. Cardiff Castle

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6. Animal Wall

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7. Bute Park

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8. Gorsedd Stones

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