108 Brasserie

108 Brasserie sits at the top of Marylebone Lane, set into the back of The Marylebone hotel and marked by brick red frontage and striped awnings. It reads as a neighbourhood restaurant first, but the room carries its own cocktail bar, and that bar is the reason to stop in even when you are not eating. The Doyle family ownership shows in the service, which treats a first time visitor the way it treats a regular.

This is a bar for people who want a polished drink without theatre. The crowd skews local Marylebone, with hotel guests filling the gaps. If you want a sceney late night, look elsewhere. If you want a well made martini at a linen topped table with room to talk, 108 earns the visit.

The space runs long and softly lit, with linen clad tables and a proper bar counter rather than a service station. DesignMyNight notes the stand alone entrance on the cobbles of Marylebone Lane, which keeps it separate from the hotel lobby and gives the bar a street level pull of its own. Daytime light through the front windows turns to candle glow after dark.

The wider Marylebone setting helps. The bar sits a short walk from the Wallace Collection and the boutiques of Marylebone High Street, which makes it a natural first or last stop on a slow afternoon in the village. That walkable position is part of why locals treat it as a default rather than a special occasion.

The headline pour is 108 Gin, the house spirit built with foraged botanicals, citrus and a touch of honey, and it anchors the signature 108 G and T. The bar also runs a list of London themed cocktails, including the Wallace Collection gin sour and the smoky 221B, plus a deep wine list for the dining room. The Three Drinkers praised the house gin programme as the bar's clearest point of difference. Skip the generic spritzes and let the gin lead.

Marylebone locals and hotel guests share the room, with the loudest stretch falling over Sunday lunch and the monthly jazz brunch, when live music fills the space. Weekday evenings stay calm and conversational. The dress is smart casual, leaning toward the polished end on weekends.

For more in the area, browse our London cocktail bars guide and the full London bar guide. If you are bar hopping nearby, pair 108 with Artesian in Marylebone, the Connaught Bar in Mayfair, or Bar Termini in Soho. Searching on the move? Try our cocktail bars near me hub.