This legendary 90-room luxury hotel offers an intimate experience. The hotel has recently finished part-one of an extensive renovation; a new wing is scheduled to open in 2009. Within the old-world charm of the hotel, is a new modern, glass-fronted café with a wonderful view of charming Mayfair. Two-Michelin-star Parisian chef Helene Darozze has also opened her new super expensive restaurant at the hotel.

Well edited and smart collection of designer fashions including shoes, bags and accessories.

A lively, chic restaurant serving delicious Italian food.  The restaurant is open for breakfast straight through until 12:00 am on Sundays and 1:00 am during the week.  There’s a large central bar for drinks or single dining and large windows that open the restaurant to the street.  It’s located right off Piccadilly behind the Royal Academy and in the heart of the shops and West End Galleries.  Because it’s open so late, it’s a great spot for post-theatre dining. Favorites: all the salads; roast cod; roast wild salmon; pappardelle with duck ragu; chocolate fondant with mascarpone ice cream.

This 205-room classic luxury hotel is conveniently located in elegant Mayfair close to Hyde Park, theatres, and shopping on Bond Street. There is also a health and fitness center and an acclaimed Gordon Ramsay restaurant.

A hip clothing, accessories, and gift store conceived by Rei Kawakubo, founder of Comme de Garcon. The labels range from established masters like John Galliano to the avant-garde Boudicca.

Opened in 2007 by Arjun Waney, the owner of Zuma and Roka, with Zuma chef Raphael Duntoye in charge of the kitchen, La Petit Maison was inspired by the original La Petit Maison in Nice. Here is the flavorful and rustic cuisine of Southern France with an emphasis on salads, seafood, and grilled meat served family style to a chic upbeat crowd. The simple, contemporary, light-filled room has a view of the kitchen.  To start, there is addictive crusty bread with olive oil and a quirky centerpiece comprised of a candle, lemons, and delicious tomatoes to slice and eat with the bread. But while the food is absolutely wonderful, the room can be very noisy. Favorites: beetroot salad; lentil salad; thinly sliced octopus; clams in tomato sauce; salt-crusted baked loup de mer; grilled lamb cutlets; baked leg of lamb for four; warm chocolate mousse with pistachio ice cream; warm apple tart with ice cream; prunes in armagnac with gingerbread ice cream.

Closed Sunday

An elegant shop offering unique perfumes, soaps, candles, and lotions in an array of fragrances including citrus, floral and wood.  Special teas are sold as well, and there’s a small tearooom in the back.

If you’re longing for elegant and very English stationery, this is the perfect shop.  The friendly and professional staff will help you design custom stationery or invitations and have the order ready in just a few days. The greeting cards are the wittiest we’ve ever seen.

Elegant, smart and buttery soft leather jackets as well as a refined (and expensive) collection of separates are a real find in this Mayfair boutique.

Rupert Sanderson is definitely the English shoe designer of the moment. His very stylish and wearable shoes offer an unbeatable combination.

Updated and restored by new management (the La Caprice/Ivy team), Scott’s is now buzzing. Inside is an inviting wood-paneled space dominated by an oyster bar; outside there are tables for open-air dining. Known for wonderful fish and game, Scott’s serves nearly all day making it perfect for late lunch or early pre-theatre dinner. The bar is a good choice when dining alone. Favorites: artichokes with black truffles; shrimp salad with avocado; grilled Cornish sea bass; grilled monkfish skewers with peppers on white beans.

This beautiful restaurant located in a gorgeous garden serves chef Antonin Bonnet’s inventive French cuisine. The wine list is especially impressive with a cellar that includes over 3000 labels. The Greenhouse is one of four restaurants to have won Wine Spectator’s Restaurant Grand Award every year since 2005. The serene ambiance and gracious service are equally impressive.

Closed Sunday

Located on the 4th floor of the very chic Dover Street Market, this small branch of the Paris-based Rose Bakery, is a good choice for a light lunch.