Bourne & Hollingsworth Bar

You may not be able to tell if you're seated inside west London's hippest basement-level speakeasy, or in your Aunt Mabel's dining room. But be assured, the London leisure megastars behind Bourne & Hollingsworth have fitted their bar to be the shining jewel atop the long list of Fitzrovia's charming basement nook (and Aunt Mabel was never this hip). The wallpaper is pure Georgian chic, and the drinks are enough to fuel your Evelyn Waugh-era daydreams. The bar staff are friendly and willing to make you something bespoke, perhaps left undaunted by the occupancy: Unlike some of Fitzrovia's other posh watering holes, you won't get hundreds cramming in come quitting time.