Dover Yard

Dover Yard is the ground-floor bar and lounge of 1 Hotel Mayfair, set off Berkeley Street and looking onto a planted courtyard. The room is built from natural materials: a dry-stone wall, reclaimed timber and warm clay tones, with domed pendants hung low over rust-red sofas and stump-topped tables. Shelves of books, ceramics and trailing greenery soften the edges, so the space reads closer to a private drawing room than a hotel bar.

The drinks list follows the hotel's sustainability brief. Cocktails are arranged as Extraction, Rebirth and Transformation, built on British spirits and seasonal produce, with zero-waste touches such as a house sour mash pressed from spent citrus. Through the afternoon it works as a quiet retreat; in the evening a DJ takes over and the mood turns livelier.

For private events the bar can be taken on an exclusive-hire basis, its counter, lounge seating and courtyard outlook given over to receptions and celebrations. It sits within 1 Hotel Mayfair, whose events team handles arrangements, so a booking here can extend to the wider hotel.