The back story
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The back story
Mayfair and Marylebone: the back story
Georgian squares, grand hotels, Bond Street and Savile Row, and the village charm of Marylebone High Street.
Neighbourhood guide · luxury and village charm
Mayfair & Marylebone: Our Favourites
Grand hotels, MICHELIN-starred dining, Martini trolleys, Bond Street and Savile Row, and the village charm of Marylebone High Street.
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What to see and do
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A collector’s town house
The Wallace Collection
A great private art collection displayed in a historic town house on Manchester Square, with Old Masters, French 18th-century art and armour.
Hertford House, Manchester Square, W1U 3BNExplore View on map
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The Summer Exhibition
Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy, in Burlington House on Piccadilly, with major exhibitions and the famous Summer Exhibition.
Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1J 0BDExplore View on map
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Chamber music and song
Wigmore Hall
A small, beautiful concert hall for chamber music and song, famous for its acoustics and Monday lunchtime concerts.
36 Wigmore Street, W1U 2BPExplore View on map
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Two musicians, two houses
Handel Hendrix House
The neighbouring Mayfair homes of George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix, two centuries apart, now a museum.
25 Brook Street, W1K 4HBExplore View on map
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London’s great park
Hyde Park
One of London’s great Royal Parks, with the Serpentine lake, Speakers’ Corner, boating and long walks.
Hyde ParkExplore View on map
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Roses, the zoo and the view
The Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill
A great Royal Park north of Marylebone, with Queen Mary’s Gardens, the boating lake, the Open Air Theatre and London Zoo, and the view from Primrose Hill.
The Regent’s Park, NW1 4NRExplore View on map
Where to eat
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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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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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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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Art, tea and theatre
Sketch
A playful, art-filled townhouse off Bond Street with several restaurants and bars, famous for afternoon tea in The Gallery.
9 Conduit Street, W1S 2XGExplore 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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A Viennese grand café
Fischer’s
A Viennese-style café-restaurant on Marylebone High Street, serving schnitzels, strudels and coffee from breakfast to dinner.
50 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5HNExplore View on map
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Indian coastal cooking
Trishna
A relaxed Marylebone restaurant cooking the seafood dishes of India’s south-west coast, with a fine wine list.
15-17 Blandford Street, W1U 3DGExplore View on map
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A Marylebone gastropub
The Grazing Goat
A smart gastropub with rooms near Marble Arch, known for its Sunday roasts.
6 New Quebec Street, W1H 7RQExplore View on map
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An escape from Oxford Street
St Christopher’s Place
A pedestrian quarter of restaurants, cafés and boutiques off Oxford Street, opposite Bond Street station.
St Christopher’s Place, W1UExplore View on map
Bars and nightlife
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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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Erik Lorincz’s bar
Kwãnt Mayfair
The cocktail bar of renowned bartender Erik Lorincz, near Green Park, with a bright, glass-fronted room and imaginative drinks.
52 Stratton StreetExplore View on map
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A 1920s American bar
Le Magritte at The Beaumont
The Art Deco bar of The Beaumont hotel, inspired by the American bars of the 1920s and 1930s.
The Beaumont, Brown Hart Gardens, W1K 6TFExplore 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
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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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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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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A village high street
Marylebone High Street
A village-like high street of independent shops, cafés, cheesemongers and Daunt Books, a short walk from Oxford Street.
Marylebone High Street, W1UExplore View on map
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An Edwardian bookshop
Daunt Books Marylebone
A beautiful Edwardian bookshop with oak galleries and a skylight, where travel books are arranged by country.
83-84 Marylebone High Street, W1U 4QWExplore View on map
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Oxford Street’s grand store
Selfridges
The great department store on Oxford Street, opened in 1909, with fashion, beauty, a huge food hall and famous windows.
400 Oxford Street, W1A 1ABExplore View on map
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Candles since 1643
Trudon
The London shop of the French candle-maker founded in 1643, on Marylebone’s Chiltern Street.
36 Chiltern Street, W1U 7QJExplore View on map
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London’s high street
Oxford Street
London’s great high street, running from Marble Arch to Tottenham Court Road, with Selfridges, John Lewis and flagship high-street stores.
Oxford Street, W1Explore View on map
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John Nash’s curving street
Regent Street
A grand curving street of the 1810s and 1820s, designed by John Nash, lined with flagship stores and famous for its Christmas lights.
Regent Street, W1BExplore View on map
Where to stay
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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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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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Opened in 1837
Brown’s Hotel
A historic hotel on Albemarle Street, opened in 1837, with a wood-panelled bar and afternoon tea in the English Tea Room.
Albemarle Street, W1S 4BPExplore View on map
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A Victorian grand hotel
The Langham, London
A grand Victorian hotel at the top of Regent Street, opened in 1865, with the Artesian bar and afternoon tea in the Palm Court.
1C Portland Place, W1B 1JAExplore View on map
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Jazz Age style
The Beaumont Mayfair
An Art Deco-style hotel on Brown Hart Gardens, inspired by the grand hotels of the 1920s and 1930s.
Brown Hart Gardens, W1K 6TFExplore View on map
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