Sparrow Italia Mayfair

Sparrow Italia sits on Avery Row, the cobbled lane that runs up behind Grosvenor Street, and it has been one of Mayfair's louder social rooms since it opened in October 2022. It is the London flagship of Noble 33, the group behind Toca Madera, and the cooking is modern Italian: handmade pasta, wood-fired plates, a long wine list and a cocktail programme built on Italian bitters.

The building stacks four distinct rooms. The ground floor is a bar and brasserie, a long run of green banquettes under leaded windows facing a floor-to-ceiling back bar. Above it, the first-floor dining room is the one people photograph: glass-rod chandeliers over white-clothed tables, olive trees between them, a long marble bar along one side and, at the far end, an indoor garden under a glazed roof. The second floor is the quiet one, with drapery to the ceiling and a six-seat bar, and the third holds the cigar lounge, run by a Master of Havana Cigars. A seasonal roof terrace, Sparrow's Nest, sits above that.

For private events the house lets each floor separately, and every one of them has its own bar and lets a client set the music. That last point is the reason this room is worth knowing: the first and ground floors are large enough for a real reception, they are enclosed, and the sound in each is under the venue's own control rather than shared with the floor above. Hire is arranged by consultation with the events team.