10 Knightsbridge bars

Harvey Nichols is synonymous with the elect glamour of Knightsbridge. The towering corner-store behemoth dominates the thoroughfares of Knightsbridge Road and Sloane Street. Evolving from the humble linen shop of Benjamin Harvey in 1831, the internationally renowned department store has now established itself as the epitome of Knightsbridge luxury.

Whilst this is all well known, the shopping giant still has a few tricks up its gilded sleeve. Take the Fifth Floor Bar, for example. A sleekly decorated space with its own central island bar and pastel furniture, the bar can provide 80 guests with enough drinks and views to make a party that much extra special. With an impressive menu of drinks and cocktails and space for tastings and masterclasses, the Bar can be hired for private drink receptions, cocktails and canapé parties or corporate events. Night owls rejoice – The Bar is licensed to stay open until 3 am.

Really though, it's all about that name.

First on the list is The Hari, a 5-star hotel in Knightsbridge with a private-hire bar and all-weather outdoor terrace. The clean glass facade can be found sitting on Chesham Place, just minutes from Sloane Square and Knightsbridge underground stations.

If you are looking for a spot to impress your colleagues, business prospects, or friends and family, look no further: this Knightsbridge bar looks to

impress with its cocktail menu. Stand-out features include the eight “art” cocktails that are all inspired by renowned artworks, and eight “Haritinis”, made from the Hari’s own take on the usual London Dry Gin concoctions.

The whole bar can be hired out, giving you full reign over the velvet booths and danish furniture to yourself.

Set above the restaurant itself, this Knightsbridge bar is decked out in climbing ivy and exposed brickwork, bringing a relaxed, understated vibe.

With seasonally changing cocktails, Saturday night DJs and a range of bar snacks to munch on, you've pretty much got all your bases covered here.

Our recommendation for the cocktail depends, of course, on when you go. Right now we'd opt for the Bonbon; a gin-based drink combining cherries, peaches and flowered soda. Lip-smacking stuff.

All good things come in threes, so it is just fitting that number three on the list has THREE venue options to choose from, all located in the same building. If you’re just in the mood for some delicious Lebanese food and shisha, Layalina should be on your list.

But for a real treat, you should try out Privée - this is not just any bar, it’s a Cabaret & Burlesque bar, where you can enjoy the finest cocktails and food prepared according to seasonal ingredients, whilst enjoying live entertainment.

For those wishing to invite people along to a really unique Knightsbridge experience, why not rent out the entire venue? Sounds to us as if you can’t go wrong with this Knightsbridge bar.

Stormed at with shot(s) and Ale,

Boldly they drunk and well,

Into the jaws of Death,

Into the mouth of hell(es)

Rode the six hundred...

Do you really think we could write about a bar with Tennyson in the name without crudely rewriting these classic lines? Of course we couldn't.

The Alfred Tennyson is a great all-rounder bar situated in the heart of Knightsbridge. It's part up-market local, part restaurant, serving oysters and hand-pulled ales – which, believe us, is a match made in heaven.

This being Knightsbridge, the bar's interiors are classy, with light flooding the bar area. It's tempting to spend the whole day – so long as you've got the cash.