The coolest bars are usually found off the beaten track, and Napier’s is no exception. Set in a repurposed industrial warehouse tucked down a historic lane, it’s still hard to miss Monica Loves. “Who shot the barman?” reads the neon sign outside.
The popular watering hole opened in December, and
Meanwhile its globally-inspired snack menu — think Levantine-style scallops, Moroccan halloumi, and Italian-meets-Spanish wild venison chorizo — adds to the sense that you could be anywhere in the world.
What could be more romantic than perching at one of Monica Loves’ blue-painted beer barrels in an alleyway patio lit by fairy lights and candles? No wonder then, that the name and interior were inspired by a graffiti wall close to the Romeo and Juliet balcony in Verona.
