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clubs + bars : our favourites
DJ Lord Ant B's Top 5 Piano Bars
Windows Bar @ The
Hilton, 22 Park Lane, W1 / Live music Mon to Sat, 7pm - 1.30am
Going up in the world - all 28 stories to be precise. This has to be one
of London’s ultimate public viewing galleries offering stunning
views across the capital. The pianist does accept requests, but left to
his own devices will slip in a few cheesy choons i.e. Phil Collins. You
have been warned! It often gets very busy, attracting a mix of Arab business
men, American tourists, and dinner suited award winners.
“Play it again Glen!”
The American Bar @ The Savoy Hotel, The
Strand, WC2 / Live music Mon to Sun, 7pm - 12.00am
Hey big spender! From the moment you walk through the joint (boom boom),
from the art deco lobby, and then on upstairs to the American bar, the
entire experience is a truly magical one. It has also has a wealth of
history, being the drinking hole for non other than Ernest Hemingway,
Scott Fitzgerald and Ira Gershwin.
“Play it again Jonathan!”
The Promenade Bar @ The Dorchester, Park
Lane, W1 / Live music Mon to Sat, 3pm - late
Gently sipping afternoon tea to live piano music in the glittering setting
of The Promenade has long been an institution among Londoners. Highly
recommended!
“Play it again Evelina!”
Piano @ 106 Kensington High Street, W8
/ Live music Tues to Sat, 6pm – 11.30pm and Sun to Mon, 8pm - 11pm
Situated directly opposite the tube station, a discreet doorway leads
you up to this hidden gem where you are greeted by a long white room with
a piano at one end and a bar at the other. This is no ordinary piano,
but a 160 year old Collard and Collard grand as played by Bazz Norton
who also happens to own this classy yet lively layer.
“Play it again Bazz”
The Library Bar @ Lanesborough
Hotel, Hyde Park Corner , SW1 / Live music Mon to Sat, 6.30pm - 1am
Compared to the capital's more garish hotels, the Library Bar is a picture
of restrained elegance. They have a wide range of Cognac (38 varieties)
but unless you're feeling terrifically affluent you should give the 1796
Napoleon a wide berth, at an eye watering £750 a shot!
“Play it again Brian”
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