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Dollar Grills & Martinis
With its cellar space done up in black and red, soft leather seating and arched brick alcoves, this stylish venue's offering of American wines, cocktails, seafood and meaty grills is top dollar.
Dollar Grills & Martinis 2 Exmouth Market, EC1R 2EA (020 7278 0077) Farringdon tube/ rail. Open Mon-Sat 12 noon-1 am; meals served 12 noon-4pm, 6pm-11pm. Cocktail lounge open 6pm-1am.

American Bar
Cosmopolitans and caipirinhas may come and go, but a classic martini never goes out of fashion - and the historic American Bar still does the best martinis in town.
American Bar Savoy Hotel, Strand, WC2R 0EU (020 7836 4343) Embankment tube or Charing Cross tube/ rail. Open Mon-Sat 12 noon-1am; Sun 12 noon-10.30pm.

Harlem
This bar-restaurant offers a quintessentially New York version of Southern home cooking. The menu lists Harlem downtown and uptown brunches, hot dogs, peppered steak salad, Harlem fries, cherry pie, and a delicious New York-style white chocolate and blueberry cheesecake. The look is 'West Village meets West End', and American DJs make a regular appearance. Another branch has just opened in Brixton SW9.
Harlem 78 Westbourne Grove, W2 5RT (020 7985 0900/ www.harlemsoulfood.com) Bayswater or Notting Hill Gate tube.
Open Mon-Thur 9am-2am; Fri 9am-2.30am; Sat 10am-2.30am; Sun 10am-12midnight.

Windows
You won't be able to see the Manhattan skyline, but the view from this bar on the 28th floor of the London Hilton takes in Hyde Park Corner, Green Park, the grounds of Buckingham Palace, Battersea Power Station and beyond.
Windows Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, W1K 1BE (020 7493 8000) Green Park or Hyde Park Corner tube.
Bar open Mon-Thur 12 noon-1.30am; Fri 12 noon-3am; Sat 5.30 pm-3am; Sun 12 noon-10pm.