Mayfair bars and pubs

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Discover our favourite bars and pubs in Mayfair, one of London's most exclusive areas

Mayfair has long been a favourite haunt of the rich and privileged, but that doesn't mean the bars are stuffy. Places like Trader Vic's and the infamous Mahiki are fun and kitschy. Those wishing to enjoy more elegant surroundings might try the sophisticated and inviting Coburg Bar or Library, with its gorgeously appointed interior.

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  • Coburg Bar

    Rating: 5/5 The Connaught, Carlos Place, London, W1K 2AL

    There's no velvet rope barring your way to the Connaught's destination bar, and no door-nazi attitude: you can just walk straight on in. And once you've done so, the...
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  • The Connaught Bar

    Rating: 5/5 The Connaught, Carlos Place, London, W1K 2AL

    The Connaught's other bar is both cosy and elegant, with unobtrusive lighting, pastel walls and a conspiratorial duskiness that settles through the rooms as the evening...
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  • Galvin at Windows

    Rating: 4/5 London Hilton on Park Lane, 28th floor, 22 Park Lane, London, W1K 1BE

    Your rewards for sussing out the Byzantine lift-button system and negotiating the compulsory coat-check are breathtaking panoramic views, from both the bar (to the left)...
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  • Claridge's Bar

    Rating: 3/5 Claridge's, 49 Brook Street, London, W1K 4HR

    Claridge's remains one of London's best hotels. The downside: everyone knows it, and its beautiful bar (designed by David Collins) can be a little oversubscribed...
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  • Donovan Bar

    Rating: 3/5 Brown's Hotel, 33-34 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BP

    Any bar that features something called a Sticky & Sweet-ini needs to be approached with caution, even if it is named after one of the finest photographers ever to snap...
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  • Library

    Rating: 4/5 The Lanesborough, 1 Lanesborough Place, Hyde Park Corner, London, SW1X 7TA

    Across the road from Hyde Park and carefully muffled against the noise of Hyde Park Corner sits the Lanesborough, a former hospital that now offers a rather more luxurious...
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  • Mahiki

    Rating: 3/5 1 Dover Street, London, W1S 4LD

    Don't try to take this mock-Polynesian palace seriously. You can't. It's silly, it's tacky, it attracts monied airheads - and it's bags of fun, made likeable by an international team of...
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  • Polo Bar

    Rating: 3/5 Westbury Hotel, New Bond Street, London, W1S 2YF

    'Art deco lite' might best describe the look of the Westbury Hotel's Polo Bar: the bar is marble-topped, the tables are inlaid wood, the pillars chunky and square. Yet perhaps because...
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  • Trader Vic's

    Rating: 3/5 London Hilton on Park Lane, 22 Park Lane, London, W1K 4BE

    This warren of Samoan-themed, carved-wood campery in the bowels of the Hilton has been here since 1963. There's even a cocktail in honour of its arrival: the London Sour...
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  • Audley

    Rating: 3/5 41-43 Mount Street, London, W1K 2RX

    The local family history outlined on the exterior of this beautifully renovated public house...
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  • Guinea

    Rating: 3/5 30 Bruton Place, London, W1J 6NL

    'Established 1675' says the sign outside and, tucked down a sought-after Mayfair mews, this venerable establishment is truly a thoroughbred in the Young's stable. A gilt-framed...
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  • Punch Bowl

    Rating: 3/5 41 Farm Street, London, W1J 5RP

    'Camera equipment strictly prohibited' says the notice outside what was a pretty standard local pub until it was taken over by Guy Ritchie and two of his pals.
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  • A recently opened Bar in Mayfair by the design of the architect Mark Hatter with unique signature cocktail of Candy Floss Martini and a real Flaming Moo. The bar is located in 14 Maddox street in the basement.

    Ross Mon May 7 2012
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