Mayfair
Mayfair will still feed you like a visiting diplomat. It is worth the price once a season.
An editorial note
Mayfair is a once-a-quarter neighbourhood for most of London, and that is about right. You do not eat here every week. You come because somebody is celebrating something, because a specific dish demands a specific kitchen, or because you want to start an evening with a Vesper at the Connaught and end it, badly, somewhere cheaper.
What Mayfair is good for
Martini service. Grand rooms. Afternoon tea. The occasional astonishing plate. Meetings that should have been lunches.
What Mayfair is not good for
A walk-in dinner. A thirty-quid bill. A casual Saturday night.
Where to eat in Mayfair
The Connaught Bar
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The Wolseley
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Worth a wander
- Mount Street
- The Audley, Scott's, the Connaught. Walk it end to end for a sense of how serious the neighbourhood takes itself.
- Berkeley Square
- The gardens at the centre, Sexy Fish on one side, Morton's on another. A drink at Isabel's, perhaps.
- Curzon Street
- The Curzon cinema at the east end. A long, proper dinner at Mayfair Chippy on the way past.
