Lilibet’s is on the site of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s birthplace in Mayfair<\/p>\n
Claire Menary
\nMayfair\u2019s Newest Luxury Hotel<\/p>\n
Created from a B-52 bomber, the eagle statue soaring above The Chancery Rosewood <\/a>is a sign that Mayfair\u2019s newest hotel has a significant history. Until seven years ago, it was the main outpost of the US Embassy in London. Now, for anyone (including me) who had to spend hours waiting to be interviewed for a visa, it\u2019s infinitely more fun.<\/p>\n Rosewood Chancery opened in the former US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair<\/p>\n Ben Anders<\/p>\n Eero Saarinen\u2019s 1960 Brutalist masterpiece is now a 142-suite homage to European-American heritage, with restoration and design by Sir David Chipperfield and French interiors architect Joseph Dirand. There are eight new restaurants, including Carbone – the first European outpost of the Manhattan cult favourite. Serra brings the Southern Mediterranean to Mayfair while the Eagle bar will see guests and locals head to its roof with a wrap-around terrace, cocktails and a vinyl-centric East London collective.<\/p>\n The V&A\u2019s Big Autumn Exhibition<\/p>\n The Marie Antoinette Style is the V&A’s main autumn exhibition<\/p>\n Victoria and Albert Museum<\/p>\n Nowhere does fashion exhibitions quite like the Victoria & Albert museum and this exhibition in South Kensington Marie Antoinette Style<\/a> examines the ill-fated French queen\u2019s enduring impact on fashion, design and culture. Sponsored by Manolo Blahnik (who created the footwear for Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film), the exhibition includes Marie Antoinette\u2019s own shoes, portraits and fashion from Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Moschino and Dior. To accompany the exhibition, which runs until 22nd March 2026, The Berkeley<\/a> hotel has an appropriately regal stay, from \u00a31,020 per night, including two tickets to the flagship exhibition Marie Antoinette Style, a copy of the specially commissioned book, a chilled bottle of Billecart-Salmon champagne on arrival and English breakfast the following morning.<\/p>\n Acclaimed NY-LON Culinary Cooperation<\/p>\n Linden Pride, owner of Dante in New York outside Claridge’s Hotel in London<\/p>\n Maybourne<\/p>\n Linden Pride and Nathalie Hudson, the husband-and-wife duo behind Greenwich Village bar Dante have extended its residency at Claridge\u2019s Restaurant<\/a> on Brook Street. Now set to be in place until January 1, cocktails include the Dante Martini, Negroni Bianco, and the Chocolate Negroni \u2018fountain\u2019, created with cr\u00e8me de cacao and chocolate bitters. (And surely, as Christmas approaches, eggnog, one hopes.) And it\u2019s an all-American menu too, with Dante\u2019s signature burger with smoked bacon, pickled beets,spicy mayo, and lettuce, and served in a brioche bun, sliders, seafood towers and – at the weekend – brunch with buttermilk pancakes, corn tortilla and a whole heap of fun.<\/p>\n 1980s Club Kids Get The Museum Treatment<\/p>\n Blitz, the pivotal London club in the early 1980s, is showcased at the Design Museum this autumn<\/p>\n Luke Hayes<\/p>\n Over in Kensington at the Design Museum, Blitz: the club that shaped the eighties<\/a> is an exhibition that explores the birth of the New Romantic movement. Housed in a basement in Covent Garden, the Blitz club ran between March 1979 and October 1980. Founded by Steve Strange and Rusty Egan; Spandau Ballet, Strange\u2019s own band Visage and Boy George all emerged from this creative crucible. Beyond music, the club nurtured couture milliner Stephen Jones as Michele Clapton (renowned for her Game of Thrones costume design), as well as DJ and fashion writer Princess Julia. Forty years after its closure, the Blitz Club has been recreated, complete with original artefacts and footage. The exhibition runs until March 25.<\/p>\n East London Gains A Design-Minded New Hotel<\/p>\n Sir Devonshire is opening in Devonshire Square, near the City and Spitalfields<\/p>\n Sir Grup<\/p>\n Housed within a meticulously restored 17th-century textile warehouse, the just-opened Sir Devonshire<\/a> draws inspiration from Bauhaus, especially textile designer Anni Albers with 14 luxurious suites, created by interior design studio Maison 191 and a relaxed feel that anticipates guests will want to bed in for a while. It\u2019ll be strong on art, have relaxed all-day dining and its location – between the City and Spitalfields – is a winner.<\/p>\n And So Does Fitzrovia<\/p>\n The Newman will open in Fitzrovia later this year.<\/p>\n Kinfolk & Co<\/p>\n The Newman<\/a> opens later this autumn. Powered by the new Kinfolk & Co group, which contains plenty of alumni from both Firmdale Hotels and the Wolseley group, this hotel – largely newbuild – has ground-up appeal, starting with a wellness floor that takes inspiration from Swedish Grace Movement with hot and cold experience cabins, an active salt therapy room and a hydrotherapy pool, as well as treatments by Scandinavian clean beauty brand Nuori \u2013 marking their first London hotel presence. Upper levels will have 81 bedrooms, including a penthouse with a sauna and private plunge pool on its terrace and a neighbourhood-style restaurant and bar.<\/p>\n A Northern Culinary Powerhouse Comes South<\/p>\n Lisa Goodwin-Allen outside the Beaumont Hotel in London. The acclaimed chef will open Rosi here this autumn.<\/p>\n Beaumont<\/p>\n Lisa Goodwin-Allen, long the driver of Northcote\u2019s exceedingly strong culinary reputation – including a Michelin star – comes to the capital for the first time with Rosi, the new restaurant at the Beaumont Hotel, also in Mayfair (yes, it\u2019s hard to escape the feeling that Mayfair is having a very good 2025). When it opens on October 1, Rosi<\/a> will move the culinary dial towards classic British food, including pork pies and steamed lamb suet pudding and fish fingers, but the latter will be made from John Dory. The Beaumont\u2019s famous DIY sundaes will also remain intact, which makes my inner child very happy<\/p>\n A Suitably Regal New Restaurant<\/p>\n Lilibet’s will specialise in classic European cuisine.<\/p>\n Lateef Photography<\/p>\n