American Bar
Cocktail bar · Strand
The Savoy, Strand, London WC2R 0EZ, United Kingdom
Highlights
Step into The Savoy's iconic art deco American Bar, where mixology mastery meets live jazz in a luxe atmosphere that's pure London glamour.
Step into The Savoy's iconic art deco American Bar, where mixology mastery meets live jazz in a luxe atmosphere that's pure London glamour.
"The American Bar, established 1889, was the first proper cocktail bar in London, the quintessential melting pot of actors, playwrights, debutantes, composers, royalty and Americans feeling Prohibition. It’s where Ada Coleman invented the Hanky-Panky, Harry Craddock concocted the Corpse Reviver #2, and Erik Lorincz, first mixed his classic Green Park (gin, lemon, basil, genius). Ask to sit at the bar, use the first edition Savoy Cocktail Book as the menu and admire the bartenders’ clipped efficiency." - Emma Hughes, Anna Sulan Masing, Richard Godwin
"Having made its U.K. debut in fall 2021, Savoia Aperitivo has already started making noise as one of the most exciting aperitifs and product releases of the year." - Tyler Zielinski
"The longest surviving cocktail bar in London, known for its art deco style and famous regulars, offering unique cocktails like the Pinstripe." - Ann Shields
"One of the most storied cocktail bars in the world, the Savoy’s American bar is also among the best places to channel one’s inner Don Draper and sip on an Old Fashioned in surrounds of unabashed opulence. Best of all — the dress code means no smelly runners stopping in to refuel. Bliss." - Andrew Leitch, James Hansen
"On the opposite end of the spectrum, the century-old American Bar at the Savoy in London—with its Art Deco-inflected decor and gin drinks fit for the Queen Mother—won world's best bar, best international bar team, and best international hotel bar this year."
