Hide Above

Given the scale of its ambition and the profile of head chef Ollie Dabbous, Hide received much fanfare when it opened its doors a few years back. It shares the same Russian ownership with the ever-popular Mayfair merchant Hedonism Wines, meaning it benefits from one of the most extensive wine lists you’re ever likely to see.

Food comes from chef Ollie Dabbous, who had closed his Michelin-starred Dabbous a year or so before, and who bided his time before choosing a project that matched his culinary ambition. The sumptuous tasting menus served at the Above restaurant (the space below, Ground, serves more casual sharing plates) won it a not-particularly-surprising Michelin star a year after opening. Wine is ordered via an iPad at the table, going all the way up to a Screaming Eagle from Napa Valley for more than £3,000.

No expense was spared in the interior design, from the cinema-sized panoramic windows that provide an incredible view out across Green Park to the sumptuous staircase linking three floors made from a single piece of steam-bent oak. All of this, plus largely impeccable service, make it one of the best special-occasion restaurants in a part of town full of special-occasion restaurants.