The International Nightlife Association has just released its list of the world's top 100 clubs - and two are in North London.
The non-profit organisation was founded in 2012 in Barcelona to champion the global nightlife economy, including restaurants, bars, clubs, discos, lounges, and hotels.
Every year it names the best places to boogie on the planet and it's fair to say that Spain dominates the 2025 list - with the top three entries on the party island of Ibiza.
But a few London venues make the cut, including the Ministry of Sound in Elephant and Castle at number 28.
And at 24 is legendary Farringdon club Fabric, which was founded in a former Victorian meat warehouse in 1999 by Keith Reilly and Cameron Leslie to bring underground electronic music to a wider audience.
Banksy turned up on opening night and got caught spraying his tag - but Leslie didn't press charges and the following year the artist returned and 'donated' a new artwork of a girl hugging a bomb.
Famed for its trailblazing DJs, pioneering the likes of Drum & Bass, House, Techno, and diverse electronic genres, and immersive bodysonic sound systems, the industrial space has survived financial troubles, major renovations and threatened closure by Islington Council in 2016 following two drug-related deaths.
But a Save Fabric campaign rescued the venue and it remains an institution and beacon of club culture celebrated for its commitment to music, sound, and its enduring role in UK nightlife.
At 47th on the list is a club in an area more people associate with the Cutty Sark and all things naval.
But Studio 338 is nearer the O2 than the Royal Naval College, and its Boord Street address means the bass is unlikely to disturb anything beyond the road to the Silvertown Tunnel.
Newer to the scene and listed at Number 72 is Tottenham superclub Drumsheds.
It opened in 2023 in a former IKEA as part of the Meridian Water regeneration.
Operator Broadwick Live, which is behind iconic venue Printworks, converted the huge warehouse space into a 15,000 capacity club with halls for music, events and filming.
It has since hosted huge names like Sam Smith, Charli XCX, Leftfield, Bicep, Skepta, and Peggy Gou, along with festivals and film shoots.
On the website they say it's a place where "the dancefloor is always bigger than the DJ".
"Housed in a vast and iconic former warehouse in North London, this blank canvas is where once-in-a-lifetime music moments happen at scale. Its multi-room, multi-level design, combined with cutting-edge sound and production, pushes the communal experience of music further than ever before."
They add: "From era-defining big-room shows to intimate, sweat-soaked moments where new stars are born, the space hosts genre-spanning club nights and outside-the-box performances alongside fashion, exhibitions, filming, brand activations, and more."
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