The Coburg at The Connaught Hotel

It may be a hard task to choose between the merits of The Connaught’s two highly distinctive, but equally classy bars. For sink-in lush luxe, swing right as you enter the hotel, & head to the comfy, clubby Coburg with its plush, postmodern upholstery in Quality Street-wrapper tones. ‘Quality’ is also an adjective that applies to a list of heritage drinks: order sours & flips from Vanity Fayre days, the cobblers & cups of Lark Rise to Candleford, or grasshoppers & Floradoras as served at Downton Abbey. Other historical commendations should go to mimosa & white lady (shades of The Great Gatsby), while screwdrivers & piña coladas will be as familiar to Mad Men as cosmopolitans are to the girls from Sex & The City. The wine list, bar food & service nail The Connaught’s commitment to elegant, fine living.