Curated
The Guides
Eight hand-picked lists. Editor's notes on every venue. No algorithms, no rankings - just what we'd recommend to a friend.
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5 venuesBest Restaurants for a First Date
Romantic but not trying too hard
Mayfair restaurants that make a first impression without overdoing it. Intimate lighting, conversation-friendly volume, and a wine list you can navigate without feeling tested.
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5 venuesBest Restaurants for a Business Lunch
Closing the deal between 12 and 2
Quiet, well-spaced tables. Service that reads the room. A menu that lets you focus on the meeting and a wine list that respects the hour.
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5 venuesBest Cocktail Bars
Where Mayfair drinks
From the unimprovable Connaught Bar to the Mount Street institutions that have been mixing drinks for decades, our pick of the cocktail rooms worth crossing town for.
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5 venuesBest Hotel Bars in Mayfair
For the lobby crawl
Mayfair's grand hotel bars are the neighbourhood's most reliable rooms - dressy, quiet, and always open. Our route through the lobbies worth your time.
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5 venuesBest Places for Sunday Lunch
Long table, longer afternoon
A proper Sunday in Mayfair means a slow lunch, the right glass, and somewhere happy to keep you all afternoon. Our picks.
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5 venuesBest for an Anniversary
Mark the occasion
The Mayfair rooms designed to commemorate something. Tasting menus, perfect service, and the kind of evening you'll remember next year.
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5 venuesBest Late-Night Spots
When the kitchen closes elsewhere
Mayfair after 11pm: the bars, kitchens, and clubs that keep going after the rest of the neighbourhood has gone to bed.
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5 venuesBest Spaces for Private Hire
For sixteen, sixty, or a hundred
Mayfair rooms made for hosting, from intimate PDRs to whole-restaurant takeovers. The numbers, the food, and what each does best.