Luxury guide · London
Luxury London: Our Favourites
The finest of London, gathered in one place: the grandest hotels, MICHELIN-starred tables, legendary bars, luxury shopping and tailoring, and the car showrooms of Berkeley Square.
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Grand hotels
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Art Deco Mayfair
Claridge’s
Mayfair’s great Art Deco hotel on Brook Street, with its famous lobby, afternoon tea in the Foyer and the Fumoir bar.
Brook Street, W1K 4HRExplore View on map
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Mayfair elegance
The Connaught
An elegant hotel on Carlos Place in the heart of Mayfair, with a three-star restaurant, the Connaught Bar and a quiet spa.
Carlos Place, W1K 2ALExplore View on map
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Piccadilly since 1906
The Ritz London
César Ritz’s grand hotel on Piccadilly, opened in 1906, famous for afternoon tea in the Palm Court.
150 Piccadilly, W1J 9BRExplore View on map
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On the Strand since 1889
The Savoy
A legendary grand hotel between the Strand and the Thames, opened in 1889, home to the American Bar and the Savoy Grill.
Strand, WC2R 0EZExplore View on map
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Park Lane landmark
The Dorchester
A Park Lane landmark opened in 1931, overlooking Hyde Park, with celebrated restaurants and a grand Promenade for afternoon tea.
53 Park Lane, W1K 1QAExplore View on map
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A 1920s banking hall
The Ned
A hotel in Sir Edwin Lutyens’s former Midland Bank headquarters in the City, with restaurants around a vast banking hall, a spa and a rooftop.
27 Poultry, EC2R 8AJExplore View on map
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Rooms in the sky
Shangri-La The Shard
A luxury hotel occupying floors high in The Shard, with an infinity pool and some of the highest hotel rooms in London.
31 St Thomas Street, SE1 9QUExplore View on map
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Near Buckingham Palace
The Goring
A family-owned luxury hotel near Buckingham Palace, opened in 1910, with a large private garden and a celebrated dining room.
15 Beeston Place, SW1W 0JWExplore View on map
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Between Knightsbridge and the park
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
A grand Edwardian hotel on Knightsbridge with rooms overlooking Hyde Park, home to Dinner by Heston Blumenthal.
66 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LAExplore View on map
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Knightsbridge style
The Berkeley
A Maybourne hotel between Knightsbridge and Belgravia, with the Blue Bar and the fashion-themed Prêt-à-Portea afternoon tea.
Wilton Place, SW1X 7RLExplore View on map
Fine dining
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Three MICHELIN stars
Hélène Darroze at The Connaught
Hélène Darroze’s restaurant in The Connaught, holding three stars in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026.
The Connaught, Carlos Place, W1K 2ALExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN stars
The Ritz Restaurant
The gilded Louis XVI dining room of The Ritz, holding two stars in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026; jacket and tie required.
150 Piccadilly, W1J 9BRExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN stars
Gymkhana
An Indian restaurant styled like a colonial-era gymkhana club, holding two stars in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026.
42 Albemarle Street, W1S 4JHExplore View on map
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Overlooking Green Park
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Ollie Dabbous’s restaurant on Piccadilly, with a sculptural oak staircase, a huge wine list and views over Green Park.
85 Piccadilly, W1J 7NBExplore View on map
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Mayfair’s seafood institution
Scott’s
A glamorous seafood restaurant on Mount Street, with a marble crustacea bar at its centre and a terrace for watching Mayfair.
20 Mount Street, W1K 2HEExplore View on map
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Since 1742
Wiltons
A traditional St James’s restaurant, founded in 1742 as a shellfish stall, serving oysters, fish and game.
55 Jermyn Street, SW1Y 6LXExplore View on map
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Level 33 of The Shard
Hutong
A Northern Chinese restaurant on Level 33 of The Shard, with views over the City and the river.
Level 33, The Shard, 31 St Thomas Street, SE1 9RYExplore View on map
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Three MICHELIN stars
Core by Clare Smyth
Clare Smyth’s Notting Hill restaurant, celebrating British produce, with three stars in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026.
92 Kensington Park Road, W11 2PNExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN stars
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, reviving historic British recipes, with two stars in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026.
66 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LAExplore View on map
Legendary bars
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The Martini trolley
The Connaught Bar
An elegant Art Deco-inspired bar in The Connaught, famous for the Martini mixed at your table from a trolley.
The Connaught, Carlos Place, W1K 2ALExplore View on map
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Martinis, Fleming-style
Dukes Bar
A small, discreet bar in Dukes London, famous for its strong Martinis mixed from a trolley, and linked to Ian Fleming.
35 St James’s Place, SW1A 1NYExplore View on map
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Cocktail history
The American Bar at The Savoy
The Savoy’s celebrated Art Deco cocktail bar, where cocktails have been mixed since the 1890s, with a pianist in the evenings.
The Savoy, Strand, WC2R 0EZExplore View on map
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A celebrated cocktail bar
Artesian at The Langham
The cocktail bar of The Langham hotel, opposite the BBC, with an opulent room and changing, creative menus.
1C Portland Place, W1B 1JAExplore View on map
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Art Deco at the Ritz
The Rivoli Bar at The Ritz
The Ritz’s small, jewel-box Art Deco bar, inspired by the Orient Express.
150 Piccadilly, W1J 9BRExplore View on map
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Cocktails on Level 52
GŎNG at Shangri-La The Shard
The cocktail bar on Level 52 of The Shard, which the hotel describes as London’s highest hotel bar.
Level 52, The Shard, 31 St Thomas Street, SE1 9QUExplore View on map
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A famous blue room
The Blue Bar at The Berkeley
The Berkeley’s cocktail bar, designed by David Collins and painted a distinctive shade of blue.
The Berkeley, Wilton Place, SW1X 7RLExplore View on map
Luxury shopping
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Luxury fashion and jewellery
Bond Street
Old and New Bond Street, London’s great luxury shopping street, lined with fashion houses, jewellers, art dealers and the auction house Sotheby’s.
Bond Street, W1SExplore View on map
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A Regency arcade
Burlington Arcade
A covered Regency arcade off Piccadilly, opened in 1819, with small shops for watches, jewellery, leather and cashmere, watched over by its Beadles.
51 Piccadilly, W1J 0QJExplore View on map
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The home of bespoke tailoring
Savile Row
The Mayfair street synonymous with bespoke tailoring, home to historic tailors such as Henry Poole and Gieves & Hawkes.
Savile Row, W1SExplore View on map
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Mayfair’s most elegant street
Mount Street
A handsome street of pink terracotta buildings, luxury boutiques, a historic butcher and the quiet Mount Street Gardens.
Mount Street, W1KExplore View on map
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Vintage Rolex in the arcade
The Vintage Watch Company
A specialist in vintage watches, above all Rolex, in Burlington Arcade.
24 Burlington Arcade, W1J 0PSExplore View on map
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Wine merchants since 1698
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Britain’s oldest wine and spirits merchant, trading from the same St James’s Street shop since 1698.
3 St James’s Street, SW1A 1EGExplore View on map
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Knightsbridge landmark
Harrods
The famous terracotta department store on Brompton Road, with its Food Halls and lights that outline the building at night.
87-135 Brompton Road, SW1X 7XLExplore View on map
Luxury cars
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A historic Bentley showroom
Jack Barclay Bentley
A long-established Bentley showroom on Berkeley Square, part of H.R. Owen.
18 Berkeley Square, W1J 6AEExplore View on map
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Rolls-Royce in Mayfair
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London
The Rolls-Royce showroom on Berkeley Street in Mayfair, run by H.R. Owen.
Berkeley Street, W1J 8HDExplore View on map
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Ferrari on Berkeley Square
Ferrari Mayfair
H.R. Owen’s Ferrari showroom on Berkeley Square.
15 Berkeley Square, W1J 6EGExplore View on map
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Aston Martin on Berkeley Square
Aston Martin London
H.R. Owen’s Aston Martin showroom on Berkeley Square.
14 Berkeley Square, W1J 6AFExplore View on map
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McLaren in Knightsbridge
McLaren London
The McLaren showroom on Knightsbridge, at the foot of One Hyde Park.
100 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LJExplore View on map
