Claridge's Hotel Hotel Compare Iconic Art Deco Elegant Claridge's Mayfair $$$$ The Brook Street Art Deco grande dame, afternoon tea in the Foyer, a Foyer Bar by Bryan O'Sullivan, and the most famous lobby in London. Similar vibe
The Wolseley Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Classic Elegant See & Be Seen The Wolseley Piccadilly $$$ Piccadilly's grand café, the Viennese-Parisian brasserie that runs from breakfast to supper Similar vibe
Raffles London at The OWO Hotel Hotel Compare New Iconic Elegant Raffles London at The OWO Whitehall $$$$ The 2023 conversion of the Old War Office on Whitehall, Mauro Colagreco's Michelin-starred Saison, a Guerlain spa, and the most ambitious new opening in the city. Similar vibe
Sketch (The Lecture Room and Library) Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Michelin Three Star Destination Iconic Sketch (The Lecture Room and Library) Mayfair $$$$ Pierre Gagnaire's three-Michelin-star Mayfair drawing room, the most theatrical fine-dining address in W1. Similar vibe
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Elegant Intimate Classic Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Chelsea $$$$ Royal Hospital Road's three-Michelin-star founding flagship, held continuously since 2001 Similar vibe
American Bar at The Savoy Bar Editor's Pick Bar Compare Classic Elegant See & Be Seen American Bar at The Savoy Strand $$$$ The 1893 hotel bar that wrote the cocktail manual the rest of London still reads Similar vibe
Brown's Hotel Hotel Hotel Compare Iconic Elegant Traditional Brown's Hotel Mayfair $$$$ London's oldest luxury hotel, 13 connected Georgian townhouses on Albemarle Street, a Michelin-starred Charlie's by Adam Byatt, and Rocco Forte stewardship. Similar vibe
The Berkeley Hotel Editor's Pick Hotel Compare Iconic Elegant Contemporary The Berkeley Knightsbridge $$$$ The Maybourne sister to Connaught and Claridge's, Wilton Place, a rooftop pool over Hyde Park, and a 2024 redesign that finally looks contemporary. Similar vibe
The Lanesborough Hotel Hotel Compare Iconic Elegant Traditional The Lanesborough Knightsbridge $$$$ The Oetker Collection mansion at Hyde Park Corner, Regency interiors, a personal butler in every room, and Céleste under the cupola. Similar vibe
The Goring Hotel Hotel Compare Iconic Elegant Traditional The Goring Belgravia $$$$ The only hotel ever granted a royal warrant, fourth-generation family-owned in Belgravia, and the address that hosted Catherine Middleton the night before the wedding. Similar vibe
Cédric Grolet at The Berkeley Cafe Cafe Compare Modern Elegant See & Be Seen Cédric Grolet at The Berkeley Belgravia $$$$ The Berkeley's pastry counter, Grolet's first London room, the trompe-l'œil fruits the audience has only seen on Instagram Similar vibe
Hélène Darroze at The Connaught Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Elegant Michelin Three Star Intimate Hélène Darroze at The Connaught Mayfair $$$$ Three Michelin stars in the panelled drawing room of Mayfair's most discreet hotel, the defining London fine-dining address. Similar vibe
The Connaught Bar Bar Editor's Pick Bar Compare Elegant Iconic Destination The Connaught Bar Mayfair $$$$ Agostino Perrone's silver-trolley martini and a room that has spent a decade at or near the top of the World's 50 Best Bars list. Similar vibe
Wiltons Restaurant Restaurant Compare Iconic Institution Elegant Wiltons St James's $$$$ Since 1742, Jermyn Street oysters, game in season, and a clubland Britain that has stopped existing almost everywhere else. Similar vibe
Scott's Mayfair Restaurant Restaurant Compare See & Be Seen Iconic Seafood Scott's Mayfair Mayfair $$$$ Mount Street seafood and the city's most consequential lunch crowd, the Mayfair set-piece. Similar vibe
The Connaught Hotel Hotel Compare Iconic Elegant Intimate The Connaught Mayfair $$$$ The Mayfair townhouse hotel, three Michelin stars in the dining room, the world's best bar downstairs, and the address that defines W1. Similar vibe
Josephine Marylebone Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Elegant Classic Lively Josephine Marylebone Marylebone $$$ Claude and Lucy Bosi's Parisian-brasserie second site, the Marylebone room that opened where Daylesford Blandford Street used to sit Similar vibe
Borough Market Shop Editor's Pick Shop Compare Historic Artisan Producer Led Borough Market Borough $$$ London's oldest market, 4.5 acres of producer-fronted stalls under the Southwark railway arches Same category
The Audley Public House Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Classic Elegant Artistic The Audley Public House Mayfair $$$ Hauser & Wirth's reimagined Mayfair pub, Sunday roast under a Phyllida Barlow ceiling Similar vibe
The Beaumont Hotel Hotel Compare Intimate Elegant Art Deco The Beaumont Mayfair $$$$ Corbin and King's 1920s-styled Mayfair townhouse, a 73-room Art Deco hotel with an Antony Gormley sculpture you can sleep inside. Similar vibe