Fifth Floor Bar at Harvey Nichols

While its core clientele were sunning themselves in St Tropez & Puerto Banus last summer, Harvey Nicks’s bar had itself a facelift. Perhaps as a nod to the increasing spending power of Moscow expats, its red, white & black decor references Bolshevic-celebrating constructivist art – an irony perhaps lost on the Ab Fab-esque Patsys absorbed in cocktail guru Nick Strangeway’s well-crafted list. Presented in collaboration with Stolichnaya, the bar’s top call is the vodka brand’s Elit Martini at a staggeringly hubristic £24. There’s a red perspex ‘Toasting Room’ – more of a booth really, & zakuski (Russian amuse-bouches) are available alongside a range of Champagne & wine, as well as spirits. Cocktail masterclasses add daytime appeal.