Balls Brothers Mayfair Exchange

This neo-Edwardian cellar is just the ticket for South Molton Street’s shopped-out Champagne socialites, who can get fizz from a fiver a flute (for Prosecco) or Bollinger Special Cuvée at £70. Others might drop by to enjoy a homemade steak & kidney pie washed down with a bottle of Côtes de Beaune Villages (£36) from Balls Brothers’ sensibly sommeliered list, & there are also plenty of votes for pints of London Pride or trendy world beers (Tiger & Leffe Blonde, for example) – not forgetting classic cocktails including Moscow mule from £6. Aside from the aforementioned s&k pie, restorative lunchtime grub runs to bangers & mash, fish & chips, sarnies & salads, plus pots, plates & platters – the latter three also available in the evening.