The Connaught Bar is a bar in Mayfair, London.
Editorially verified August 24, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: The Connaught, Carlos Place, Mayfair, London W1K 2AL
Salvatore Calabrese's hotel cocktail bar inside Dukes London in St James's, trading since 1908, claims to have inspired Ian Fleming's James Bond Vesper.
DrinkVesper Martini (trolley-poured)
FoodHotel snacks
TipThe trolley-Vesper is the marquee order; £28 a glass. The bar remains open during the hotel's 2026 refurbishment.
Ryan Chetiyawardana (Mr Lyan)'s cocktail bar inside the Sea Containers hotel on the South Bank in London, opened 2019, runs an ingredient-driven menu.
DrinkWhatever Mr Lyan ingredient feature is on the menu
FoodSnacks and small plates
TipWalk-up at the bar most weeknights; weekend tables book a week ahead. Six house ingredients drive the menu each season.
Mia Johansson and Bobby Hiddleston's two-floor cocktail bar on Old Compton Street in Soho London, opened 2016, runs an upstairs Irish-coffee bar.
DrinkIrish coffee at the upstairs bar
FoodSnacks upstairs, late kitchen downstairs
TipUpstairs takes walk-ins from 17:30. The basement runs to 02:00 with a deeper whiskey list. The Borough sibling has the same kitchen.
Salvatore Calabrese's hotel cocktail bar inside Dukes London in St James's, trading since 1908, claims to have inspired Ian Fleming's James Bond Vesper.
DrinkVesper Martini (trolley-poured)
FoodHotel snacks
TipThe trolley-Vesper is the marquee order; £28 a glass. The bar remains open during the hotel's 2026 refurbishment.
The Savoy hotel's American Bar on the Strand in central London, trading since 1893 and the world's oldest surviving cocktail bar of name, codified the modern.
DrinkWhite Lady (or any 1920s recipe from the Savoy Cocktail Book)
FoodHotel snacks
TipWalk-up only between 11:30 and 19:00; book a week ahead for evenings. The Beaufort Bar across the lobby has the more modern programme.
Daniel Bovey's east-London cocktail bar on Cambridge Heath Road in Bethnal Green London, opened 2014, runs a daily-changing menu of classic and modern.
DrinkThe daily-changing menu (printed at 17:00)
FoodSnacks only
TipWalk-up only. Tuesday-Thursday from 17:00 is the easy slot. The daily menu turns over fully; favourites change weekly.
Justyna Kosinska's basement cocktail bar in a former 1900s tailor's storeroom on Wentworth Street in Spitalfields London, opened 2013, runs a focused.
DrinkHouse Old Fashioned
FoodSnacks only
TipWalk-up only. Doors open 18:00 weekdays; weekend queues run 30 minutes. Cash and card; tiny capacity below ground.
