Early Saturday, Laura Solon retreated into a dank basement pub here to practice her routine aloud.

Yet still he finds time, late at night, for a glass of beer and a joke at the basement pub in the back of his apartment block.

Essential stomping ground for partying Hamptonites, La Bec Rouge features eclectic local bands (rock, blues, reggae) playing in its basement pub and nice ocean views from its outdoor deck.

In Old Hamina, in the historic Hotel Seurahuone, is a brooding basement pub once used by visiting seafarers.

You can eat in the basement pub, with its low oak ceiling and stone walls.

It has an Irish-style basement pub, O'Kim's.

G Map The brick walls and dark wooden furniture in this basement pub, a hidden favourite for over 20 years, give it a distinctly Teutonic vibe.

The house always feels good, whether you dine downstairs in the basement pub or in the bright brick-wall dining room with a glimpse of the open and rocking kitchen.

Chef Ralf Kutzner and a 49-strong brigade service The Dining Room and Winter Garden and there is a basement pub, The Cellars, which attracts local lunchtime trade.

These come from Joe's half-barrel brewing operation in the basement pub, which is open at night.