Claridges Bar

With its gleaming ivory pillars, red leather bar stools and artwork by celebrity photographer Richard Young, Claridges is a rarefied space in which to drink, thanks to designer David Collins (who also designed Corinthia’s Bassoon Bar). In the heart of Mayfair, you’ll find famous faces of every ilk, the fashion mafia, wannabes, hasbeens, bankers and well-heeled travelers in the mad medley of London. The champagne list testifies to the drink of choice here. For bar snacks, think oysters, sushi and Caspian caviar with Beluga at a tidy £336 per 30 grams.