Fifth Floor Bar at Harvey Nichols

Displaying a lack of understatement worthy of Ab Fab’s Patsy & Edina, Fifth Floor’s bar is a vision of lime-green pouffes, bright-pink cushions, cream-leather chaises longues & a padded counter studded with oversized diamantés. Somehow, it pulls off this bold look & turns it into a self-assured, contemporary fashion statement popular with age-defying ladies looking to toast some successful retail therapy, & trendy Mary Portas wannabes enjoying pre-dinner drinks. Staff circulate with pretty liquid concoctions from the seasonal cocktail list, such as summery cucumber spritz (Sauvignon Blanc with elderflower liqueur, cucumber, mint & soda); plenty of neat Champagne is permanently in evidence, too. The only men to be found here are those hoping to impress a not-so-cheap date – watch them blush as they order marshmallow martinis & passionate raspberry kisses.