Website: coventgarden.london
Sketch, MayfairEdmund Dabney
Sketch, Mayfair
A Mayfair organization, Sketch’s range of ever-changing, art-inspired bars, lounges and dining establishments – all housed in a standard townhouse – have actually been the background for numerous a debaucherous nightcap, upscale business lunch, remarkable birthday meal and wacky afternoon tea (think: pear and pomegranate cheesecake and lemon marshmallows). The Alice in Wonderland of places, the numerous areas here are a melting pot of art, music and culture, with epic setups and, naturally, the world-famous egg-pod bathrooms. And though dogs utilized to the finer things in life are regretfully not allowed the Michelin-starred Library restaurant upstairs, they are more than welcome to socialize with their unquestionably well-clad owners in the Parlour and numerous of the personal lounges. It’s simply an embarassment they’re colour-blind.
Address: Sketch, 9 Conduit Street, London W1S 2XG
Website: sketch.london
Bistrotheque, Tower Hamlets
You’d be forgiven for believing you’d taken an incorrect turn on arrival at Bistrotheque due to the fact that simple Wadeson Street in Tower Hamlets doesn’t provide like your normal supper affair. Follow the well-dressed liberal residents into a side door though and up a flight of neon light-flooded concrete stairs and you’ll quickly discover yourself inside a whitewashed storage facility, where the East London style crowd relax low-lit tables eating in restaurants on French-inflected meals (think: steak tartare and bunny schnitzel), served from the open cooking area. The ambiance? Buzzy and unique throughout daytime hours – with hungover Acne-attired suppers absorbing bloody mirrors at the bar, which extends the length of the room – and romantic after dark, in-part, thanks to the child grand piano in the corner.
Address: Bistrotheque, 23-27 Wadeson Street, London E2 9DR
Website: bistrotheque.com
