Italian fine dining in Mayfair Sparrow is a swanky modern dining establishment in Mayfair set across three floors of a Georgian townhouse, complete with an uber sexy cigar lounge and a rooftop terrace. Helmed by the Noble 33 Group, also behind hotspots in New York, Miami, and Downtown Los Angeles, it offers a mix of […]
Mazarine at the Mandarin Oriental
Does Mayfair’s Mazarine have London’s Most Interesting Fish Menu? Mazarine is a relatively new addition to the Mayfair dining scene, having opened in December 2025. It sits on the corner site of the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hanover Square, although the restaurant is not part of the hotel. In charge of the kitchen is Thierry […]
Lírica Restaurant, Cumberland Hotel
The Cumberland’s New Tapas Restaurant Impresses All too often, hotel restaurants lack character both from a design and gastronomic perspective. Trying to please an international clientele with different tastes and expectations, and to make sure that all generations and food preferences are catered for, often leads to bland, identikit menus built around classic crowd-pleasers. I […]
Inside Bar Encore – London’s Stylish New Listening Bar Hiding Beneath TOUM
Experience Toum and Bar Encore in Mayfair – a modern Lebanese-French dining destination, brasserie style, for standout rotisserie chicken and a vinyl-focused listening bar with innovative cocktails.
The Lansdowne Club Cookery Masterclass
An intimate affair with white truffles at the Lansdowne Club London’s members’ clubs are grand yet discreet enclaves of polished manners and quiet privilege that seem to exist in a time warp of elegance and latter-day etiquette. Part of a secret London seldom mentioned in tourist guides, they offer a glimpse into a world that […]
El Pirata of Mayfair – Spanish tapas favourite
It’s a great sign when many of your friends rave about somewhere you’re about to visit:
Mayfair institution, El Pirata, was buried in their minds as a great treasure. Navigating rough seas rocking the hospitality industry of late, El Pirata has now been open for over 30 years, but I had never been.
Nobu, Old Park Lane
Nobu is a brand with cachet. Founded in 1994 by chef Nobuyuki ‘Nobu’ Matsuhisa, Robert de Niro, and Meir Teper, there are now upwards of 60 branches worldwide, from Cape Town to Kuala Lumpur.
A taste of the Signature Afternoon Tea at The Peninsula London
The spacious lobby at the luxury Peninsula London Hotel is the perfect location for an exquisite afternoon tea. Handily situated in the heart of London, close to Hyde Park in Belgravia, this modern, luxury hotel offers an exceptional dining experience
Tamarind Terrace – Mayfair
Tamarind was the first Indian restaurant to gain a Michelin star. It has now gained a new Terrace created by up-and-coming designer Stephanie Barba Mendoza, and we are excited to have been asked to review
Silva – Restaurant of the Month
Silva styles itself as having a day-to-night ambience welcoming modern Londoners to a dining experience that is ‘refined and refreshingly relaxed’. I am not sure what a ‘modern’ Londoner is or whether I fit that description, but I opt for an early dinner time slot at the end of the week.