![]() ![]() Expect gender-neutral bathrooms, creative cocktails and white glove service without the white gloves.Ģ2 Grosvenor Square, W1K 6LF, the22.london Price: Membership fees available on requestįun fact: The 42,500 square foot behemoth has been designed with a new generation of private club members in mind. Why: To come together and feel welcome, regardless of where you come from, your profession, or what you choose to wear Elsewhere, the club’s four bars, two al fresco terraces and evening dining room promise to cater to all tastes and appetites. Helmed by Executive Chef Alan Christie, The Twenty Two’s round-the-clock neighbourhood restaurant dishes up seasonal modern British cuisine with a lightness of touch and flair that is classically Mediterannean. Housing 31 lavishly-appointed bedrooms – including a mews house – inspired by 18th Century French opulence, this lovingly restored former family residence, complete with plush, maximalist interiors, makes the ideal home-away-from-home for everything from spontaneous sojourns to long-term stays. Housed in an immense Edwardian manor on Grosvenor Square, West End hideaway The Twenty Two is a hotel-cum-cultural space ‘dedicated to the art of lingering’. The Twenty Two Photography by Philip Sinden Whilst men are normally required to wear a blazer or jacket, this will be waived over the hot summer months.įun fact: The original Langan’s was co-founded by Michael Caine in 1976 and has hosted everyone from Princess Grace of Monaco and Joan Collins to Marlon Brando and Muhammad Ali Why: For after-work dinner, drinks and dancing with a side of good old-fashioned hedonismĭress: Smart – no ripped jeans, trainers or sportswear. And when you’re ready to kick off your shoes and take to the dancefloor, live music comes courtesy of Upstairs’ house band, who make way later in the evening for the city’s hottest DJs to spin hits as you dance well into the wee hours.įounders: Graziano Arricale (of Chelsea member’s club KX) and James Hitchen (of Manchester restaurant group East Coast Concepts) ![]() Food, taking the lead from the brasserie’s a la carte offering, is classic and casual: think truffle croque monsieur, yellowfin tuna and filet mignon. Open six days a week from 6pm, this new late-night hotspot pays homage to the brasserie’s history with cocktails inspired by its illustrious clientele including Everything is Turning to Gold (a blend of Glenfiddich 15-year-old, Manzanilla sherry, banana and a spritz of gold), a nod to Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, and the Cocoa & Tomato Terry (Bulleit Bourbon, 5 berry wine, rabarbaro and tomato) honouring esteemed British footwear designer Terry de Havilland. Inspired by Langan’s golden age, and reimagined for a new age of decadence, the invite-only members club Upstairs is an intimate bar and lounge space, resplendent in rich ruby red and honey yellow velvet panelling with plush, retro fittings. ![]() It’s up to you, however, to find a proposer and seconder to get you in… Upstairs at Langan’sĭrawing back the heavy velvet curtain at the top of Langan’s sweeping listed staircase is like stepping through a time portal into the heyday of Studio 54. From Annabel’s to the AllBright, Mayfair has long been home to some of the capital’s most illustrious members’ clubs, each of which offers far more than your average hotel, bar or restaurant – whether you’re looking for glamour, philanthropy, truffles at 3am or a daily dog walker. Private members’ clubs have come a long way since the gentlemen’s gaffs of old, evolving into eclectic playgrounds that court creatives, entrepreneurs and London’s high society. ![]()
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