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Fizz comes in many guises, from dry to sweet, expensive to cheap, and always somehow causes you to rely on porridge as your only form of sustenance until pay-day. If fizz is something you are keen on, we’ve made the ultimate guide to sipping your favourite bubbly in the capital:

#1 If you love… Champagne

What: The indisputable king of all things effervescent is Champagne. Ab Fabbers, city slickers and second-homers will have their own big-branded favourite pop. Sometimes the rich spritz of Champers is unbeatable:

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Where: Kettner’s Champagne and Cocktail Bar

Let the bubbles alone take you to a higher place in the comfortable surroundings of Kettner’s. Tucked neatly away down a Theatreland side street, this is the perfect post-work, or pre-show sipping spot.

Be transported back to the classic chic of the 1920s and sip the ‘Champagne of the Month’- the perfect way to try something that wouldn’t normally be on the menu. If you fancy something with a little bit of English fizz, plump for ‘Britz Spritz’ (Kamm & Sonns British Apperitif, Elderflower Cordial, Soda Water and English Fizz)- a garden in a glass, Pimms with pizzazz!

Kettner’s, 29 Romilly St, W1D 5HP

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#2 If you love… Prosecco

What: Prosecco is the Tinkerbell of sparkling wine- light, bubbly with a touch of sweet tartness. Prosecco remains the sparkle in vogue, with sales increasing by 90% from 2013 to 2014.

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Where: One Canada Square

Even if Canary Wharf is a little eerie at the the weekends, it is well worth attending one of the “Bottomless Brunches” at One Canada Square. For a £15 supplement you can indulge in as many glasses of Prosecco, or Raspberry Bellini’s, with your Eggs Benedict as you do desire (11am-5pm).

*careful bottomless daytime boozing, can lead to topless afternoon embarrassment.

One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, E14 5AB

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#3 If you love… Frizzante

What: Frizzante is Prosecco on tap. What Frizzante lacks in the satisfaction of the pop of the cork, it makes up for in price. This affordable fizz, should join your Weetabix as a diet staple.

Where: Homeslice

Head to Homeslice, where thin, Italian style 20” pizzas reside for a pound an inch. Share one of these moon sized beauties, which come slathered in Haggis, Scallops and the like- weird, I know, but just go for it! Wash the dough down with a couple of Frizzantes. For those who seek variety, or battle with indecision, you can even split the pizza topping 50/50.

Homeslice, 13 Neal’s Yard, WC2H 9DP

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2. Tozi, Victoria- The bar at Tozi is a hubbub of merry sippers and apple pie service. Bubbles fizz out on-tap, to offer light and zingy relief. That said, the real corkers are the ‘Prosecco & Co’: Try the ‘French Spritz’ (Lillet Rose, rasperries, Chambord, Prosecco and a dash of lemonade) or the Lychee Spritz (lychee, lemon grass, rose liqueur)- refreshing, if a little pokey, Prosecco based lovelies.

Tozi, 8 Gillingham Street, SW1V 1HJ

#4 If you love… Cremant

What: Just because Champers can only be made in one French region, doesn’t mean the rest of the nation aren’t making superb fizz (Cremant).

Where: Everywhere

1. At home: For home sipping turn to Waitrose: Cave de Lugny Sparkling Burgundy Blanc NV, £13.99. Purely made from Chardonnay grapes, this Blanc-des-Blanc would fetch well over one hundred smackers if it were from the Champagne region. Light, bubbly and lemony- you won’t want to share the bottle.

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2. Gordon’s Wine Bar

London’s best loved wine bar, is always packed with people who are better dressed than you. Try the Fat Bastard Brut Blanc de Blanc-  a dry, briochy and bready explosion. Afterwards pick up a case online for your dad, godfather and any other good humoured, ‘winos’ in your life.

Gordon’s Wine Bar, 47 Villiers Street, WC2N 6NE

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3. Brasserie Blanc: Restaurant mogul Raymond Blanc has just released a house sparkling wine for his Brasserie Blanc chain. It is Blanc’s answer to the Prosecco craze- ‘Blanc de Blancs’. The golden French fizz is made from a blend of grape varieties including Ugni Blanc, Airen, Macabeu & Muscat a Petits Grains.

Brasserie Blanc has 7 London Branches, try the pre-theatre menu!

The Southbank, 9 Belvedere Rd, SE1 8YP

#5 If you love… Lambrusco 

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What: Italian, frothy, red (usually) and often sweet, Lambrusco is back. For 70s kids, Lambrusco will bring back memories of falling for Mick Jagger, mini-skirts and luminous platforms. Most sippers have moved on to drier wine, but Lambrusco is once more on the up, topping the aperitif list at various establishments:

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Where: Bibo

Italian Bar and Restaurant, Bibo, is an emporium of warmth and foodie joy. Sit at the bar and sip glasses of Lambrusco Quarticello Nero Maestri 2012 (£6.50), homemade Focaccia bread & salted almonds.

Bibo, 146 Upper Richmond Rd, SW15 2SW

#6 If you love… Cava

What: Cava is often seen as poor man’s plonk. Resigned to the bargain basement, the five quid Spanish fizz is usually downed at new year, or masked with OJ. Cava is made in the same way a Champagne, by adding yeast to re-ferment flat wine in the bottle. Just like Champers, there are some great glasses to try:

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Where: Ben’s Canteen, Battersea

If you are not quite ready for bottomless brunchtime boozing, head to Ben’s. Kick out last night’s toxins, with an ice cold glass of Berocca (£2.50), followed by brunch and a cheeky glass of Cava (£5.00).

Ben’s Canteen, 140 St John’s Hill, Battersea, SW11 1SL

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Or: Copa De Cava

To ensure that you will have lip smacking Cava, which has been aged for a minimum of 9 months head to Copa- about as close as it comes to an authentic Spanish bodega! There is a choice of 29 fantastic Cavas, we suggest starting with the Villanau Brut (£5/glass). If cocktails are more your thing, sit back with a ‘Cheeky Chico’ (Triple Sec, OJ, Lemon Juice, Maraschino liqueur & Cava).

For an overview of Cava styles go for a ‘Cava Flight’ – (2 for one on glases of Cava/ cocktails- weekdays 5-7pm). 

Copa De Cava, 33 Blackfriars Lane, EC4V 6EP

#7 If you love… Moscato D’Asti 

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What: Last but not least is a little sweetie, which despite being marred by the more heady and violently fizzy Asti Spumante, is the perfect complement to your pud. The light bubbles and 5% alcohol, wont give you that Port headache, or pudding wine whirling pits.

Where: Head to M&S and snap up ‘Asti Spumante’ (£7.99). A wine that is floral, grapey, and when well chilled will cut through a rich cheese cake, fruit tart or slip down well with a little cheese.

And finally…

Wilton’s Oyster Bar is the ultimate champagne-lovers destination. Nestled snugly in one of London’s most well-loved ,men’s shopping parades where old fashioned shaving products are stacked in swollen shop windows, lies a little piece of history. Wilton’s Oyster Bar, Jermyn Street, is a restaurant where you wish the walls could speak of times gone by. A charmingly rare retreat to an age where sandwiches weren’t coated in plastic packets and coffee wasn’t ‘on-the-go’.

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It is fitting to lose a few gorgeous hours of indulgence to Wilton’s. Grin and enjoy first-class standards, heavy white tablecloths, accompanied by service with style.

Wilton’s is one of the finest places to enjoy oysters in the capital. Here the freshest, succulent beauties are best slurped with a glass of Wilton’s Special Cuvee Champagne. If oysters aren’t your thing, opt for unctuous morsels of smoked salmon, which melt in the mouth.

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